Smart Watch – Part 3

In the previous article we got the layout and state machine defined for our app to time and measure stoppages during a football match. In this concluding article in the series we’ll hook it all up to the timer logic so that the timers update while the match is in progress.

Smart Watch – Part 2

In the previous article we looked at some of the considerations that we must make for developing apps for the smaller form factor of the i’m watch Android smart watch, and outlined the football timer app that we will look at in this article.

Smart Watch – Part 1

Wearable technology is here. We have Google Glass, various Smart Watches, personal fitness / eHealth devices; with new devices appearing almost daily. Many devices will connect to your Android phone or tablet over Bluetooth, but the I’m Watch is a Smart Watch which runs Android. The nice folks at imsmart.com have kindly loaned me a…

Transition Animations – Part 4

Previously in this series we’ve looked at a few aspects of Transition animations, but all of the examples have comprised of the views being animated having a single, common parent. In other words, they are all children of the same parent layout. However, Android layouts are rarely as simple as the example layouts that we’ve…