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With tools like Appcelerator's Titanium and some
JavaScript programming skill, creating native iPhone and iPad apps
is simple. The danger is in not being always on the look-out for
the kind of design pitfalls that plague many products in the App
Store. In this post, we'll consider some design tips that will get
you on the road to iPad success.Apps will define the iPad, it's
true. But in developing your app idea, which comes first, the idea
or the device? Good news: neither. It's people! When brainstorming
and researching ideas for your app, step back and consider the
context in which the device will be used by real live people. How
does the iPad fit into our lives? In what situations would we
prefer this device to a laptop or iPod Touch?
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