Endless Hybrids

Endless Hybrids: work as a journey of creativity

  • Field Trip app hints at Google’s future

    Aimed at travelers & locals curious to learn more about their city, Google’s Field Trip app (Android only for now) serves up content based on your specific location within that city. The app launches today in six cities. The app, oddly for a Google product, presents a very nice visual design. There’s  even a sleek made-for-tv […]

  • Where are the Apps for the Armchair Traveler?

    Mobile developers & entrepreneurs occasionally forget that smartphones and tablets are often used in the home. The iPad makes an excellent lean-back device. We mostly recognize that tablets excel as devices for reading, watching, shopping, & other “passive” activities. Obviously I’m leaving out a wide range of tablet uses but for the sake of this […]

  • Reading in Print Again

    Last night as I climbed into bed I discovered that the battery on the iPad was empty. Urgh. No bedtime video watching or reading. Well, I could have used the iPhone but I prefer the larger screen iPad. So I went over to the bookshelf where I still maintain a fairly good collection of print […]

  • Xcode error: “failed to send the qLaunchSuccess packet”

    If you get this error in Xcode when starting an app on a device, be sure to check your schemes. You’re likely running a release build with a distribution profile when you’re really intended to run a debug build with a development profile.

  • Notes on setting up in-app purchase on iOS: iTunes Connect

    A series of posts focused on different aspects of setting up in-app purchases for iPhone & iPad apps. This is not a detailed walkthrough but just notes that outline the process. Be sure to read the in-app programming guide for a thorough overview, though be warned that the official guide doesn’t clearly cover every aspect […]

  • Focus on the vertical niche

    Imagine you’re interested in selling a set of how-to guides as e-books on a particular topic. A few years back you could throw up a Web site & find an audience after an intensive amount of SEO. That might also have involved blogging on your topic. Now it’s a lot tougher to find that audience […]

  • Forming a channel on the Internet

    The other day I asked,”What is keeping new networks and channels from forming on the Internet?” The answer, of course, is nothing. The answer, of course, is that there already are a significant number of channels on the Internet. We often just don’t think of them that way yet. The old-time TV set had a […]

  • TV networks will never go for it…so what?

    There’s a belief that Internet TV is hampered by the unwillingness of TV networks to license content. The critical question: why does Internet TV need traditional TV programming? As a greater supply of video-based content is built up on the net that is outside of traditional broadcast television then the need for those TV networks […]

  • Something’s cooking in Cupertino

    Apple observer John Gruber points out that trusted sources are not always accurate…at least, the trust sources of others….but Gruber does state: “Something big is going on with Apple TV in Cupertino, but it’s still being cooked.” Meanwhile, Apple’s AirPlay technology offers ways to  present apps on iOS touch devices while utilizing a TV display […]

  • The Applification of TV

    Midway through episode 41 (around the 31 minute mark) of The Critical Path Horace Dediu talks about on the future of TV & apps. In those 8 minutes he forecasts a platform that will be as popular as smartphones and tablets. The first part is about the value proposition of a disruptive entrant in television […]