iPhone Applications & iPads & Trends – Interview with Chris Cabell
I met Chris a few months ago through the New Tech Meetup down here in South Florida. I like going to these meetups since I get to meet other people in my field plus learn about some of the new trends and technologies. Chris is the owner of Application Works, a company that specializes in designing Iphone applications.
Here is what he has to say…
What is your business and how did you get into it?
I design applications for the iPhone, iPad, and Google Android. I designed my first application in 2007 when the iPhone first came out. It was a mobile travel guide for the Las Vegas strip. I realized that I enjoyed the creative aspect of application design much more than my corporate banking job. I began devoting more time to developing mobile applications, until I eventually left my job and created AppWorks Inc. To date I have collaborated on more than 60 iPhone Apps.
Where do you see mobile technologies and applications going in the future? Is the market growing?
I think the mobile market in going to explode over the next few years. I think we will see the line between the traditional web and the mobile web start to blur. The mobile web is going to have the same robust content we have on our home computers. I also think people are going to find more and more creative ways to monetize mobile technology, which will further drive growth.
What do you suggest for small business like my clients?
If you have a great idea, chances are someone out there is thinking of doing the same thing. And if someone else has already tried your idea, but you think you can do it better… Go for it.
What do you think about the iPad?
At first I was skeptical. I didn’t see the full potential of the device until people began approaching me with application ideas. Most of the applications would not be practical on an iPhone, but the iPad’s size gives it a distinct advantage. For example, I had someone who owned a nightclub approach me to make an application that would allow his patrons to enter their emails and phone numbers on the iPad. The device would store all the data into a spreadsheet and provide him with a great email and sms marketing list. That application would not be practical on an iPhone, and laptops are cumbersome. The iPad seems to fill the void between a mobile phone and a laptop.
I think the iPad also has the potential to crush the Kindle and all the other readers. Apple has a very solid infrastructure with which to sell and distribute books and publications. I think we will see a lot of newspapers and magazines offering their content digitally on the iPad.
Heather is the owner and creative director of Third Eye Studio, a graphic/web/art studio located in Lake Worth, South Florida.
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Ten years ago I found myself on an extraordianry spiritual quest that took me from my ancestral roots and Ireland’s pagan sites, to the Mayan Pyramids in Central America and onto the island of Bimini in the Bahamas where I began my life work with wild dolphins & the history of Atlantis. More recently I trained at the Hippocrates Health Institute in South Florida and graduated as a Natural Health Educator. I decided to take a leap of faith and pieced together all the elements that had personally changed my life for the better. I started “Raw Dolphins”, offering 10 day residential retreats on the island of Bimini, swimming with wild dolphins, teaching about raw living vegan foods, yoga, meditation & breathwork.
