By integrating the current gesture-enabled Appcast code with HTML5 sqlite, offline-cache, and apple hooks, Appcast now offers potential for richer UI and faster load time. The new code is hosted on Google Code Appengine, but it can be easily hosted on very lightweight hosting services like ripplehost. iPhone users click here for Richer, Faster Appcasts
1. Offline cache using cache-manifest allows modern browsers like safari to load the page from the home screen without fetching from the server. The old way was to store everything in the url. With offline cache, styles, code, data, and even images can be stored by the browser and made available offline.
2. Apple hook for icon allows the homescreen icon to be an image file on the server.
3. Sqlite database allows additional custom data to be stored locally on the iPhone. This will allow you to send a URL containing data that will be store in sqlite only by those who receive your email. The data is never stored on any server (other than secure mail servers) or app store and the recipient can have a truly unique custom appcast.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
More new types of apps from recent research
The safari browser on the iPhone/iPod is more advanced than the typical IE/FF browser running on most desktops. I've been following these features and experimenting with the ones that will enable different types of "apps" to run on the iPhone/iPod. The appcast is one type, but it doesn't really use the advanced HTML5 features due to security restrictions. Client side sqlite apps are easy to code but the unnecessarily strict requirements on cache-manifest implementation is hindering progress on quick deployment techniques.
This is not another attempt to circumvent Apple's app store. It is just interpretting the implications of new technology and applying it toward common goals and solutions. Of course, it has the advantage of cross-platform deployment because it is based on WC3 specs instead of proprietary OS specs. But that is still just a possiblity becasue we know the industry's track record on actually implementing WC3 specs.
This is not another attempt to circumvent Apple's app store. It is just interpretting the implications of new technology and applying it toward common goals and solutions. Of course, it has the advantage of cross-platform deployment because it is based on WC3 specs instead of proprietary OS specs. But that is still just a possiblity becasue we know the industry's track record on actually implementing WC3 specs.
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