http://tzmartin.com Startup Aficionado, Mobile Strategist & Developer Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:48:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just as the Internet fueled demand for engaging online, mobile apps are fueling the desire to interact on hardware. Here are 2 examples from 2012 CES the give life to the "Internet of Things".]]> http://tzmartin.com/mobile-apps-and-the-internet-of-things/2012-01-16 Walmart believes it can create the infrastructure for the next generation of mobile shopping and converge these services to create new experiences for consumers. And, it's doing it with the help of former Yahoo! engineers.]]> http://tzmartin.com/a-glimpse-into-walmarts-vision-for-mobile/2012-01-04 I just came across a search result page on Google and noticed this new snippet…     Evidently they are referencing lists of information that is either semantically formatted within ...]]> http://tzmartin.com/google-search-snippet-for-list-pages/2011-09-05 Here is a quick summary table of iOS resolution settings for image assets.]]> http://tzmartin.com/ios-resolution-table/2011-09-05 The JavaScript InfoVis Toolkit provides web standard based tools to create interactive data visualizations for the Web.  I’m porting this to a commonJS module for Titanium Mobile. Right now it’s a ...]]> http://tzmartin.com/javascript-infoviz-titanium-mobile/2011-09-04 Performing statistical operations in javascript is now easier with jStat, a library that allows you to perform advanced operations without the need of a dedicated statistical language (ie., MATLAB or R). ...]]> http://tzmartin.com/jstat-statistical-library/2011-09-04 Ti.OpenGL extends the Ti.View class with a Titanium view that responds to Open GL API commands and renders the resulting graphics. Ti.OpenGL views provide Javascript wrappers for almost all of the ES 1.1 and ES 2.0 API. In some cases, the Ti.OpenGL versions have been modified to accommodate the differences between Javascript and lower-level codes like Objective C and C++.]]> http://tzmartin.com/titanium-mobile-opengl-es-docs/2011-09-01 Just a reminder to the startup community to think about Heilmeier’s catechism when creating products or solutions. George H. Heilmeier is credited for asking a set of very basic questions ...]]> http://tzmartin.com/heilmeiers-catechism/2011-03-23 "Design + Business" is the new school of thought, or at least it hits at the heart of an identity crisis that I have personally struggled with: should I study design or should I study finance and build a business. I find my self struggling to balance between the two as I work on startups, solve problems, build apps or productize ideas.]]> http://tzmartin.com/design-school-business-school/2011-03-22 In late 2010 I had the pleasure of starting a company with a friend in California.  During my time there, I stayed at Fred’s ranch while we both worked on ...]]> http://tzmartin.com/freds-ranch/2011-03-17