Project topic ideas

A small-scale html5 “app store”

Technically a link repository to html5 web apps/pages, but would have app store like features like:

• simple upload tool for app developers
• appstore-like look-and-feel/layout for customers
• screenshots of apps
• short descption of apps
• search

Super add-on features would be:

• app classification: app categories, languages, regions/countries
• capability to comment on apps (review, stars)
• share app on FB, twitter

And obviously it runs on html5

Back off to native application

This would be a module (javasctipt library + some other stuff as needed?) that could be used in any html5 app. The module would identify the browser in which it is being executed and if the browser container does not have all features needed to run the full app, then the module would propose to the user to download and install a native app from the platform app store. In this way companies could provide a very nice single entry point into all their mobile goodness regardless of browser.

Example: The html5 application needs feature xyz and is being executed in the Android browser. The module would detect that the browser does not support feature "xyz". The module would display a message to the user suggesting that the user instead download the corresponding application from the Androind Market.

Info on browsers, OSes and matching applications should be defined using some simple parameters.