Making Android Accessories with IOIO 
by Simon Monk
Create your own electronic devices with the popular IOIO ("yoyo") board, and control them with your Android phone or tablet. With this concise guide, you'll get started by building four example projects - after that, the possibilities for making your own fun and creative accessories with Android and IOIO are endless.To build Android / IOIO devices, you write the program on your comput...
Price: $5.99 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2012
by Tom Igoe
If you want to experiment with radio frequency identification (RFID), this book is the perfect place to start. All you need is some experience with Arduino and Processing, the ability to connect basic circuits on a breadboard with jumper wire - and you're good to go. You'll be guided through three hands-on projects that let you experience RFID in action.RFID is used in various applications, such a...
Price: $3.99 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2012
by Bear Cahill
When you are building an iOS app, you want more than basic concepts - you want real answers to practical problems. You want iOS in Practice.This book distills the hard-won experience of iOS developer Bear Cahill into 98 specific iOS techniques on key topics including managing data, using media, location awareness, and many more. And the sample apps are wonderful! As you pull them apart, you'll see two ...
Price: $35.00 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2012
by David Mark Clements
A hands on approach to learning Node to equip and guide you in the art of asynchronous server side JavaScript.Packed with practical recipes taking you from the basics to extending Node with your own modules. Create your own web server to see Node's features in action. Work with JSON, XML, web sockets, and make the most of asynchronous programming....
Price: $26.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2012
by Zheng Yang
Complete focus on the best Windows Phone 7 game development techniques using XNA 4.0. Easy to follow cookbook allowing you to dive in wherever you want. Convert ideas into action using practical recipes. Apply the tap, flick, hold and drag gestures on Windows Phone 7 touch screen for different situations. Understanding the XNA content pipeline for improved game asset processing and management. Hook up your ...
Price: $26.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2012
by Jocelyn Harrington, Brandon Trebitowski, Christopher Allen, Shannon Appelcline
iOS 4 in Action, written for Xcode 4, is a detailed, hands-on guide that goes from setting up your development environment, through your first coding steps, all the way to creating a polished, commercial iOS 4 application. You'll run through examples from a variety of areas including a chat client, a video game, an interactive map, and background audio. You'll also learn how the new iOS 4 features...
Price: $4.18 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2011
by Ashish Sarin
Portlets in Action is a comprehensive guide to building portlet-driven applications in Java. It teaches portlet development hands-on as you develop a portal that incorporates most key features of the Portlet 2.0 API. And because portals and portlets are so flexible, the accompanying source code can be easily adapted and reused. Along the way, you'll learn how to work with key web frameworks like Spring...
Price: $6.89 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2011
by Matthew Scarpino
OpenCL in Action blends the theory of parallel computing with the practical reality of building high-performance applications using OpenCL. It first guides you through the fundamental data structures in an intuitive manner. Then, it explains techniques for high-speed sorting, image processing, matrix operations, and fast Fourier transform. The book concludes with a deep look at the all-important subject of ...
Price: $20.63 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2011
Android in Action, 3rd Edition
by Frank Ableson, Robi Sen, Chris King, Enrique Ortiz
Android in Action, Third Edition takes you far beyond "Hello Android." You'll master the SDK, build WebKit apps using HTML 5, and even learn to extend or replace Android's built-in features. You'll find interesting examples on every page as you explore cross-platform graphics with RenderScript, the updated notification system, and the Native Development Kit. This book also i...
Price: $38.64 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2011
by Simon Laws, Mark Combellack, Raymond Feng, Haleh Mahbod, Simon Nash
Tuscany SCA in Action is a comprehensive, hands-on guide for developing technology-agnostic, extensible applications. By following a travel-booking example throughout the book, you'll learn how to model, compose, deploy, and manage applications using SCA. The book emphasizes practical concerns, like effectively using Tuscany's supported bindings and protocols and integrating with standard technolo...
Price: $3.99 | Publisher: Manning | Release: 2011