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Jadason Technology Ltd and the Cyberport IncuTrain Centre are organizing the iPhone Game Engine Workshop. It’s an Unity3D based training from 26 March to 28 March. (This workshop is not free)
For details, please check IncuTrain Centre blog.
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Got a brand new mic for our CocoaHeads meetup this Thursday (25 March). Hm… I’ve forgotten to get a mic cover (those spongy mic condom thing).
Anyways, speakers and equipments are both ready. It’s time for a final call! Come join us this Thursday.
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Normally, our events feature only one single speaker on a dedicated topic. This is our first event with a speaker lineup! It’s an accomplishment!
The speakers, each, will spend about 5 min to pitch their favorite Mac apps to us. 5 min is short but it’s long enough to show key features which make people stick. Come talk to Mac app lovers, get inspiration and feedback!
The meetup is on 25 March (Thur). Please check the event post for details and RSVP.
Leon Ho, an iPhone developer, has been coding on his Mac since his founded Stepcase. He likes staring at his Macbook Pro’s LCD screen everyday. He will show us a screen capturing application.
William Taysom Chief Philosopher at JadeTower. Finds the Mac frequently frustrating, but it’s the best we’ve got. He likes listening to Alex read articles while he lifts weights.* He will show us a window managing application.
Belle Liu, Development Abstraction Layer of BeansBox, a digital agency in HK – an unintended Apple “evangelist” since her switch from Windows in 2002. She loves helping PC users switch to Mac and trying out any app with a sexy interface. She will show us a password manager application.
Casey Lau – Creator of Super Kaiju Hero Force for the iPhone, Associate Publisher of the Popcorn Media Network and organizer of iPhanatics and iPadawans in HK. He likes everything from Steve Jobs, even Newton. He will show us design and utility applications in 5 minutes.
Spike is a corporate IT director, photographer and writer. You may be familiar with his column in BC magazine or his blog Hongkie Town. One of Spike’s favorite applications on his MacBook is a productivity app. He will show us in meetup.
Thank you very much to all the speakers.
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February passes quick. It’s Chinese New Year, it’s short month, it’s… me visiting France and CocoaHeads Paris. 
We are doing something Mac related this month. “What’s on your dock?” is an event where you speakers spend 5 min demo-ing one of their favorite Mac apps.
It’s a great chance meeting app lovers and talk about apps – why and how people like them. You will definitely be inspired and get better ready for your next app. Or, maybe, you can recruit beta testers too.
So, come share your own experience with the speakers, discover new Mac apps and have some random chats with the fellow.
The speaker list will come up soon. It will be a good mix of local and expat speakers as usual.
You aren’t one of the speakers? No worries! Show it to us in the mingling time.
(There’s still room for one or two more speakers. If you’d like to share your favorite with us, please contact me)
Details as follow:
Topic: What’s on your dock?
Date and Time: 25 March 2010, Thur 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, talk begins at 7:15 pm (iCal)
Venue: Ultimate PC & Mac Gallery, Central Shop Two – G/F, 99 Des Voeux Road, Central (Google map)
Registration: Facebook (this meetup is free of charge)
Event Contact: @billibala
Venue Sponsor: 
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Thanks everyone for showing up!
Ada gave us a detail and thoughtful review on the topic “Adapting for the small screen”. Her company goes further by offering a free usability review of 2 screens of your iPhone app!!
I will definitely make use of the offer and ask for advices on my app. If you have an iPhone app, don’t wait. Please go ahead to contact them about the details of the offer.
If you have missed the event, we have put up the speech in blip. Slides of the speech are up as well.
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Happy 2010! Hope you all had a great time during the holiday.
Time for a dose of Cocoa pill 
This month’s focus is “Adapting for the small screen”. Facebook app, New York Times app and Engedget app are just a few of the thousands of popular apps which serve as the mobile complement of an larger application. How did they translate a full-blown application to the iPhone? What did they do right and what did they do wrong?
Ada Yuen from AddiThink – a Hong Kong based usability consultation company will answer that for us. They will talk about usability and interface design issues when you adapt an existing desktop application or web site for small screen devices, namely, iPhone.
Ada is a veteran in usability and interface design. Having serviced in company such BunnyFoot Asia and Global Sources, she has finally decided to go indie running her consultancy company -AddiThink specialized in usability, interface design and SEO services.
You can find out more about her in AddiThink site.
Details as follow:
Topic: Adapting for the small screen
Date and Time: 28 Jan 2010, Friday 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, talk begins at 7:15 pm (iCal)
Venue: Ultimate PC & Mac Gallery, Central Shop Two – G/F, 99 Des Voeux Road, Central (Google map)
Registration: Facebook (this meetup is free of charge)
Event Contact: @billibala
Venue Sponsor:
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What a great evening meeting up George and the fellow CocoaHeads!
We are a late in posting update about the October meetup. Finally, the slides are up. You can download from here: Admob Creative Roadshow
Go check out the slides. There are loads of examples of successful ad campaign and, more importantly, tips.
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The CocoaHeads Hong Kong bi-monthly meetup is back in October. It’s the meetup for Mac / iPhone developers, designers, advertisers, media buyers!!
The speaker this time… George Chen – Product Design Manager of Admob to share his experience with mobile advertising best practices and user experience.
AdMob is the world’s largest mobile advertising marketplace, offering solutions for discovery, branding and monetization on the mobile web. Mobile devices are a critical media platform and we are building the tools to let every business on earth leverage mobile.
Ad revenue is a major income source for free iPhone apps. Many developers just put an ad banner somewhere in the app interface. In many case, developers use ad network aggregators like AdWhirl and Tapjoy to deliver ads to the app hoping to maximize ad revenue.
This may not be the best option…
In George’s talk, he’ll discuss user experience and best practices in mobile advertising.
Want to know the best way to monetize your app? Looking for the best ad placement strategy? Don’t miss the coming CocoaHeads Hong Kong meetup.
Plus, you may notice, we are returning to the Ultimate PC & Mac Gallery in this meetup. There will be special offering to all event participants on software, accessories and hardware items. If you want to get the latest Mac gadgets, hold till 23rd! Get it from Ultimate shop!
Details as follow:
Topic: iPhone Mobile Advertising Best Practices / User Experience
Date and Time: 23 Oct 2009, Friday 6:45 pm – 8:30 pm, talk begins at 7:15 pm sharp (iCal event)
Venue: Ultimate PC & Mac Gallery, Central Shop Two – G/F, 99 Des Voeux Road, Central (Google map)
Registration: Facebook
Event Contact: @billibala
Last but not least, I want to thank George for making his time to share his experience in his personal trip to Hong Kong and Ultimate for providing the venue + special offer!
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Barcamp Hong Kong 2009 is on this coming Saturday!
Sept 12 9:30 am till you are drunk @ 30/F Oxford House, Taikoo Place, Quarry Bay
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Not sure if you are interested in the Cyberport Incubation Programme. They are having an event on Sept 14 - Pre-Incubation Programme Series - Enhance your Business Value by Cyber Laws.
If you are wanna know more about the incubation programme, please check out the event.