The "Beat Thang" Groovebox Software

Beat Kangz Electronics hired Art & Logic to create the firmware for the Beat Thang, a new groovebox aimed at the hip hop market. The project also includes a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) plugin for Mac OS X and Windows called the Beat Thang Virtual. It is available at Sam Ash, Guitar Center, and online.

TAGS:  Mac OS X  Windows  Audio  Xcode  XML  Embedded  C++  Desktop  Visual C++  USB  Cross-platform  Plug-in  Core Audio  Linux  PACE  Installer  ASIO  VST  JUCE  Music

Web-based DMS for Motorola

Motorola's SURFboard wireless cable modem incorporates gateway, firewall, VPN, and WEP security features. Art & Logic developed an API which allowed cable service providers to customize the interface at runtime, selectively hiding and showing content and changing fields to read/write or read-only. The interface was integrated with a customized version of the GoAhead Webserver and Art & Logic's own Device Management Framework.

TAGS:  Web  XML  HTML  Embedded  Linux  HTTP  SSL  GoAhead WebServer  GoAhead  Networking  Computer Hardware  Telecom

iPhone Application to Deliver eBook Content

Pockettales offers authors the ability to convert published works into apps for the iPhone and iPod touch. The company hired Art & Logic to build the deployment technology for converting PDF documents to conform with the special requirement of the iPhone.

TAGS:  iOS  Mobile  iPhone  Smartphone  Objective-C  iPod touch  XML  Entertainment  Lifestyle  Publishing

Web Interace for Smart Thermostat

Trilliant Networks hired Art & Logic to develop the consumer side of their system for smart thermostats. This included an attractive Web interface for monitoring energy use remotely.

TAGS:  JavaScript  Java  XML  HTML  AJAX  Web services  Oracle  C#  SOAP  Tomcat  Google Web Toolkit  Energy

iLearning Online Interactive for Harcourt Interactive Technology (iloli™)

Art & Logic developed a suite of web applications that provides Harcourt's Reading and Math Assessment Tests to elementary school students across the country via the internet. The applications enable school superintendents to create Teacher accounts, who in turn can create Student accounts, create classroom groups, assign tests to students either as a group or as part of their individual development plans. Students log onto the system, take tests, and view test results instantaneously. Teachers and Supervisors can view reports to gauge how students are performing against state benchmarks. more...

Art & Logic developed a suite of web applications that provides Harcourt's Reading and Math Assessment Tests to elementary school students across the country via the internet. The applications enable school superintendents to create Teacher accounts, who in turn can create Student accounts, create classroom groups, assign tests to students either as a group or as part of their individual development plans. Students log onto the system, take tests, and view test results instantaneously. Teachers and Supervisors can view reports to gauge how students are performing against state benchmarks. A separate offline application was developed for importing XML content into the backend database. iloli™ applications have delivered millions of online assessments to hundreds of thousands of primary and secondary school students in the United States. The iloli framework implements Harcourt's HSPOA and READS product lines. Following the completion of the original application for Harcourt Interactive Technology (HIT), the Harcourt Education and Measurement (HEM) group hired Art & Logic to modify the original application for use with their testing products. Unlike HSPOA and READS, which are assessment practice tools, the SDRT/SDMT product is a "high stakes" test administered to students in Kindergarten through 12th grade.

TAGS:  Web  JavaScript  Java  XML  Oracle  WebObjects  Publishing  Education

PhotoJabbr Brings iPhone Pictures to Life!

Bring your pictures to life with PhotoJabbr! Take a photo with your camera or choose an image from your photo library. Then add fun accessories like glasses, hats, eyes and lips. Record your voice, press play, and watch the eyes look around as the mouth moves in perfect synchronization with your voice! And, when you're done animating your PhotoJabbr, you can send it as an e-greeting through SMS or email to your friends and family!

TAGS:  iOS  Mobile  iPhone  Smartphone  Objective-C  Cocoa  iPod touch  Xcode  XML  PHP  HTTP  QuickTime  PHP5  OpenGL  MMS  Entertainment  Lifestyle

Mobile Movie Showtimes

Terry Hines & Associates hired us to create applications for viewing local movie showtimes. We began by designing an SMS based search tool, to be used as a part of our client's motion picture marketing campaigns. After the initial phase we developed a website and a mobile WAP site, which serve as entertainment resource gateways. We also developed an SMS subscriber list management tool, and a number of web services and Flash/HTML widgets that can be embedded in other sites. more...

Terry Hines & Associates hired us to create applications for viewing local movie showtimes. We began by designing an SMS based search tool, to be used as a part of our client's motion picture marketing campaigns. After the initial phase we developed a website and a mobile WAP site, which serve as entertainment resource gateways. We also developed an SMS subscriber list management tool, and a number of web services and Flash/HTML widgets that can be embedded in other sites. More recently, we created an iPhone version of the WAP site, where users can look up movie showtimes, view entertainment news and gossip, or information about the films themselves. We have also added a feature where SMS or Flash requests can triggered a return voice message, and added an online community to the WAP site.

TAGS:  iOS  Web  Mobile  iPhone  Smartphone  JavaScript  iPod touch  MySQL  XML  HTML  PHP  Linux  HTTP  WAP  SMS  Facebook  Geocoding  Entertainment  Lifestyle  Marketing  Film  Public Relations

Contact Management for the BlackBerry Platform

M Financial Group hired Art & Logic to develop a native BlackBerry application to allow clients to access contact information hosted by third-party data providers. Users can log into the application, search for contacts, and view detailed information about those contacts via web services published by the data provider. Users can easily phone or email their contacts by clicking hyperlinks that invoke the corresponding BlackBerry applications. The application also utilizes BlackBerry GPS capabilities along with Google Maps to provide directions to a contact's location from the user's current location.

TAGS:  Java  XML  BlackBerry  Google Maps  GPS  Software  SAAS

Medical Information Card

This innovative system allows access to your important medical information at any time or location. The MiCARD system includes a small rechargeable battery powered card with a color viewing screen and web-based software for loading the card with personal health information. The system works in conjunction with Google Health® and other personal health system providers.

TAGS:  Web  Objective-C  Mac OS X  Windows  JavaScript  MySQL  Xcode  Java  XML  HTML  Python  Desktop  Visual C++  USB  Flash  Web services  TurboGears  SQL  JSON  HTTP  Safari  SSL  MFC  Applet  Apache  Genshi  Verisign  JNI  Google Health  Google  Medical  Emergency Response

Desktop Exec Client Software for a Canon Group Company

The Office Exec software intercepts print requests from any application and allows the user to specify print, fax, e-mail and storage parameters for the job. The client software then sends the print job via TCP/IP to the server software running on Windows 2000 Server, where the job is routed to the appropriate output device based on the job parameters. Art & Logic used XML and XSLT technologies to create dynamic dialogs that system administrators can easily configure on the server. Art & Logic developed the Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X client software, including a custom Mac OS 9 desktop printer, a custom Mac OS X CUPS backend, and their corresponding client and status applications. more...

The Office Exec software intercepts print requests from any application and allows the user to specify print, fax, e-mail and storage parameters for the job. The client software then sends the print job via TCP/IP to the server software running on Windows 2000 Server, where the job is routed to the appropriate output device based on the job parameters. Art & Logic used XML and XSLT technologies to create dynamic dialogs that system administrators can easily configure on the server. Art & Logic developed the Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X client software, including a custom Mac OS 9 desktop printer, a custom Mac OS X CUPS backend, and their corresponding client and status applications. All of this was developed for Océ, a Canon Group company.

TAGS:  Objective-C  Mac OS X  Mac OS 9  XML  Driver  C++  XSL  Printer  AppleScript  Microsoft Visual Studio 2005  CUPS  Computer Hardware  Printing

Designated Driver iPhone App

NeoWave Institute hired Art & Logic to develop one of the first socially responsible iPhone apps to allow a user to reach out to family, friends or a cab to request a ride when a designated driver becomes necessary. A user can configure Designated Driver to send messages to up to 5 recipients. Each message includes a call back number and a Google Map link to the user's location. Alternatively, the user can click a button to contact a national taxi service to request a taxi if friends are not available or not willing to come get them.

TAGS:  iOS  Mobile  iPhone  Smartphone  Objective-C  Cocoa  iPod touch  Xcode  XML  Google Maps  SMS  Entertainment  Lifestyle  Beverages

Keep Track of the Miles You Walk

Virgin HealthMiles hired Art & Logic to port their existing Windows-based GoZone iSync software to Macintosh. Virgin's GoZone pedometers connect via USB to a user's computer. The software retrieves data from the pedometer and uploads it to the Virgin Health Miles website. The number of steps you take each day is rewarded at certain daily level of activity.

TAGS:  Objective-C  Cocoa  Mac OS X  Xcode  XML  USB  PowerPC  Intel  Porting  Iceberg  I/O Kit  Lifestyle  Health

Property Survey and Analysis Reporting

PSAR Systems, a real-estate appraisal company, hired Art & Logic to develop a Windows application that, using PSAR's proprietary technology, automatically provided property appraisals when supplied with just a property address. Art & Logic later converted this Windows application into a web-based application. A large SQL database was designed and implemented to replace both the client's old data store and to provide integrated accounting, generalized P2P interface definitions, internationalization support, and abstracted algorithm support. more...

PSAR Systems, a real-estate appraisal company, hired Art & Logic to develop a Windows application that, using PSAR's proprietary technology, automatically provided property appraisals when supplied with just a property address. Art & Logic later converted this Windows application into a web-based application. A large SQL database was designed and implemented to replace both the client's old data store and to provide integrated accounting, generalized P2P interface definitions, internationalization support, and abstracted algorithm support. An application layer was designed and implemented using XML to communicate with clients/vendors at both ends of the solution, and to communicate with the computation engine's COM automation interface.

TAGS:  Web  Windows  XML  COM  Real Estate

iPhone Application for Golfers

PasturePool.com enables golfers to track their golf scores, handicap, greens in regulation, putts, up/down percentage, and more. The PasturePool native iPhone application allows PasturePool subscribers to record their golf rounds while offline, and then upload them to the PasturePool.com website where they are available for reporting and analysis. The application features course search, course database update, and both summary and detailed golf round entry. more...

PasturePool.com enables golfers to track their golf scores, handicap, greens in regulation, putts, up/down percentage, and more. The PasturePool native iPhone application allows PasturePool subscribers to record their golf rounds while offline, and then upload them to the PasturePool.com website where they are available for reporting and analysis. The application features course search, course database update, and both summary and detailed golf round entry. The detail entry mode features an 18-hole scorecard that lets the golfer enter hole-by-hole scores, statistics and notes. Users can call a selected golf course and load a Google map of the course in an embedded browser. An iPhone-optimized version of the online web application is also available in an embedded browser in case the golfer wants to enter his/her round data directly to the PasturePool.com website.

TAGS:  iOS  Mobile  iPhone  Smartphone  Objective-C  Cocoa  iPod touch  Xcode  XML  SQLite  Safari  WebKit  Entertainment  Lifestyle  Sports

Theatre Directory Client Application for Terry Hines & Associates

The Theatre Directory application allows theatre owners to publish movie advertisements and schedules with Terry Hines' online theatre directory. The user can download last week's listings, add new movies, make modifications, print the listings, and save them back on the server via FTP. The data format is defined in an XML syntax and utilizes IBM's International Classes for Unicode to ensure correct handling of text in any language. The application dynamically builds or modifies the XML document from a form that is customized for fast data input.

TAGS:  XML  Entertainment