DINO Clients Tease Upcoming Releases

Electric Type offers a “Sneak-a-peek” at the upcoming lushly illustrated adaptation of “The Jungle Book” PB&J Publishing asks for your help in finding “Hansel and Gretel” in this fresh update of a family favorite. DINO is very lucky to be working with these studios who both have such an appreciation for high quality and attention to detail. Both of these fun, deeply interative children’s books will be released for iPad soon. Keep... Read More

A different thought on Apple’s in-app subscription rules

So, now that apple has released their official word on in-app purchase requirements, providers are essentially going to have to (or choose to) face reality and figure out how to make a 30% tariff off the top of a potentially significant portion of revenue into a workable business model. It’s a long shot, but if companies actually started to increase their exra-app price in order to allow them to raise their in-app price to something reasonable, we could start seeing more... Read More

Apple TV eBooks?

Photo Credit: Flickr User nakagawa All signs are pointing to another app store soon – one with apps designed for the Apple TV. Google has promised apps for it’s Google TV devices (the future of which seems a bit uncertain) and we have several TV manufacturers who build “apps” into their TVs which do simple things such as show the current weather, stream media, and even connect to security cameras. But the Apple TV has an opportunity to cash in on a rich... Read More

DINO’s Tips for Making the Most out of Book^2 Unconference

Aaron and I are on our way to Book^2 Camp in New York. It’s an “unconference,” an event that has a participatory style of generating bottom-up content from the attendees rather than providing top-down, pre-determined content. In the tech industry this is a very common format. After talking with a couple of our clients also attending, I realized that to people used to “normal” conferences, the notion of unconferences can seem really, really strange. So... Read More

On the design of a simple object

My life, for better or worse, revolves around Apple products. I use a MacBook Pro to run Xcode to create software for iPhones, iPods and iPads using an Apple Aluminum Keyboard and Magic Trackpad. I test that software on my many models of iPhones, an iPod touch and an iPad. I keep track of my schedule and conduct nearly all my personal and business correspondence on my iPhone and iPad and use those same devices to enjoy a variety of media at home via my Apple TV. Each of these... Read More

Concerning the business and ethics of Apple’s in-app purchase requirements (UPDATED)

News Corp recently introduced The Daily to the iOS world. Sony tried to publish an eReader app at about the same time. Apple blessed the first for doing everything right, and banished the latter for not pleasing them. It’s been long-standing policy (in that anything related to the App Store is long-standing) that any purchases of content allowed within an iOS app use only Apple’s in-app purchase system. They get their cut, developers get to use an established payment... Read More

PBS Digital Learning Library client

The PBS Digital Learning Library (DLL) applicationThe DLL contains hundreds of videos, images, lesson plans, documents, audio clips, interactives and more on a mammoth range of subjects. The iPad client allows teachers to search and present these items in the classroom and to display previously-created playlists in a variety of methods. While this app was created as a proof-of-concept application, most features were fully implemented in only a five-week development cycle.  Read More

ABCs and Animals

ABCs and Animals is a universal iPhone/iPad application providing interactive alphabet learning flashcards. The player taps on various portions of each flashcard to cause animals to move, objects to make sounds, and even stars to appear and disappear. Targeted at young children, ABCs and Animals is an excellent companion to traditional materials for learning the alphabet.  Read More

RDL Insider

Developed for the Rossignol/Dynastar/Lange brands of ski and snowboarding equipment, RDL Insider allows the RDL salesforce to educate staff members at retail stores in the features and performance information related to the RDL brands. The app includes detailed product images, lush video, and a flexible system for capturing salesforce and industry contact information which is synchronized to a server. The RDL Insider app was distributed internally within the RDL organization... Read More

ZipZap Retail Finder App

ZipZap allows users to find skateboarding accessory brands at local retailers near their current location. ZipZap makes use of XML data feeds providing always-up-to-date retailer information and special promotions, interfaces with the Location API in iOS, and features several unique interface elements.  Read More