GadgetSearch is an application I made to teach my self as much android programming as I could. The primary reasoning behind this was that there are no applications that I could find that could search across on line retailers quickly for the latest and best technology.
What platform is it for?
Currently Gadget Search is only for Android devices. There is no version of iOS devices planned for future releases.
What did you learn from making this?
I learned many of the basics of programming in Android. I primarily used the Eclipse editor in conjunction with the Android SDK to build and test the project. I have since ported my development work flow over to Android Studio.
The concepts of android that I got from this experience include:
Android Debugging
Basic Android Syntax and libraries
Design properties and layouts for front end UI
Calling another app and passing information between applications (in this case a key word)
How to use intents to start activities in other applications (in this case the bar code scanner)
Many other concepts associated with android development