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HTML5 – ein Überblick
11 11 2009HTML5 – ein Überblick
von Clemens Kaposi | Veröffentlicht am 10.11.2009 | Letzte Änderung am 10.11.2009. Rubriken: HTML, Standards, W3C | 15 Kommentare
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HTML5 ist derzeit in aller Munde. Ende Mai ließ Google auf der Entwicklerkonferenz »Google I/O 2009« in San Francisco aufhorchen, als groß Werbung für den zukünftigen Webstandard betrieben wurde, welcher die Basis für kommende Google-Anwendungen stellen soll. Einen weiteren Schub erhielt die neue HTML-Version, als das Standardisierungskonsortium W3C (englisch) Anfang Juli die Einstellung der Arbeiten am parallel entwickelten XHTML2-Standard ankündigte, um sich voll und ganz auf HTML5 konzentrieren zu können.
HTML5 soll das in die Jahre gekommene HTML4 beziehungsweise XHTML 1 ablösen und besser an die neuen Anforderungen des vielzitierten Web 2.0 angepasst sein. Aufwändige Workarounds sollen damit der Vergangenheit angehören. Die Entwicklung wird von der WHATWG (englisch) (Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group) vorangetrieben, einer Arbeitsgruppe, die aus dem W3C heraus entstanden ist. Mit Ausnahme Microsofts sind alle namhaften Browserhersteller in der WHATWG involviert.
Wer sich bereits der neuen Technologie annehmen will, muss nicht notwendigerweise alles Alte über Bord werfen. HTML5 versucht großteils, abwärtskompatibel zu sein. Wer aktuell mit den Strict-Varianten von HTML4 oder XHTML 1 arbeitet, muss grundsätzlich nur die Doctype-Deklaration auf <!DOCTYPE html> ändern und einige wenige Elemente entrümpeln, die nur der visuellen Darstellung dienen, oder für die es bessere Alternativen gibt. Natürlich kann man erst mit den neuen Elementen und Attributen die Stärken von HTML5 richtig nutzen.
Struktur ist Alles
HTML5 kennt einige neue Elemente zur besseren semantischen Strukturierung von Dokumenten. Diese sind vor allem dazu da, um mit den inzwischen verbreiteten <div id="…">-Blöcken aufzuräumen und den Aufbau einer Seite standardisiert auszuzeichnen. Die Schlüsselrollen nehmen hierbei die neuen Elemente header, nav, article, aside und footer ein, welche – grob umrissen – folgende Aufgaben erfüllen:
- header umfasst den Kopfbereich eines Dokuments und kann typischerweise den Titel des Dokuments, Logos, ein Formular zur Schnellsuche oder ein Inhaltsverzeichnis enthalten.
- nav ist – nomen est omen – für Hauptnavigationsblöcke gedacht.
- article ist der Ort für die eigentlichen Inhalte der Seite. Die Verwendung soll so erfolgen, dass article-Blöcke, für sich genommen, alleinstehend sind, also beispielsweise auch unverändert als Inhalt eines Newsfeeds verwendet werden könnten. article-Blöcke können mit section in mehrere Abschnitte unterteilt werden und sind außerdem schachtelbar.
- aside beheimatet Abschnitte, die nicht unmittelbar mit dem eigentlichen Inhalt zusammenhängen – ein klassischer Fall für Sidebars, aber auch für inhaltliche Einschübe in einem article.
- footer beinhaltet das, was man üblicherweise im Fußbereich eines Dokuments findet: Autor- und Copyright-Informationen oder Querverweise. footer kann, aber muss nicht notwendigerweise am Ende eines Dokuments stehen.
Das aktuelle Grundgerüst der Seiten des Dr. Web Magazins liefert ein prädestiniertes Beispiel für gängige HTML-Strukturen, und ließe sich einfach mit den neuen HTML5-Strukturelementen formulieren.
Reformulierung des HTML-Grundgerüsts des Dr. Web Magazins in HTML5
Mehr Wert durch mehr Bedeutung
Ausgesprochen nützlich sind jene Elemente, die nicht nur ein Mehr an Struktur bringen, sondern auch die Semantik auf Textebene bereichern.
Mit dem time-Element kann man Datums- und/oder Zeitangaben im Text gesondert auszeichnen. Angaben à la »übermorgen« kann man mit Hilfe des datetime-Attributs präzisieren. Das genaue Datum (beziehungsweise Uhrzeit) muss dabei im ISO-Format angegeben werden:
Der diesjährige »CSS Naked Day« <time datetime="2009-04-09">anfang April</time> fand wieder mehr als 1000 Unterstützer aus aller Welt.Durch die maschinenlesbaren Metaangaben ist beispielsweise eine Funktion zum Exportieren in ein Kalenderprogramm denkbar. Das time-Element eignet sich leider nicht für historische Angaben (die oft ungenau sind, etwa »19. Jahrhundert«) oder Daten, die nicht den gregorianischen Kalender verwenden. Dieser Umstand wird allerdings noch diskutiert, und es scheint, als sei hier das letzte Wort noch nicht gesprochen.
Ein weiteres nützliches Element ist mark. Mit mark können Textpassagen hervorgehoben werden, wie man es mit einem Leuchtstift auf Papier machen würde. Ein klassischer Verwendungszweck ist das Hervorheben von Schlüsselbegriffen auf einer Seite, die als Ergebnis einer Suche geliefert wurde.
<p>In der Bucht von San Francisco befindet sich unter anderem die ehemalige Gefängnisinsel <mark>Alcatraz</mark>, wo eine Flucht nahezu unmöglich war.</p>
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Entwickler von Web-Applikationen werden das neue Element progress begrüßen. Es erlaubt, den Fortschritt einer Aufgabe anzuzeigen – beispielsweise als Prozent- oder Sekundenangabe – und via JavaScript laufend zu aktualisieren. Mit dem Attribut value (beziehungsweise mit dem Elementinhalt) läßt sich der aktuelle Wert setzen. Das max-Attribut spezifiziert den Wert, der bei Vervollständigung des Tasks erreicht wird. Ein enger Verwandter von progress ist meter, welches einen statischen Überblick über einen aktuellen Ist-Zustand gibt, etwa den aktuellen Platzverbrauch des eigenen Webmail-Kontos:
Fortschritt: <progress max="100" value="67">67%</progress>
<meter min="0" max="100" value="75">75 von 100 MiB verbraucht</meter>Multimedia total
Eine weitere Neuerung stellt das Element figure dar. Damit können Abbildungen mit einer Beschriftung versehen werden (legend), wie man es aus dem Printbereich kennt. Bislang mußte man sich dazu mit Mikroformaten (englisch) behelfen. Man ist dabei freilich nicht auf Fotos oder Grafiken beschränkt, sondern kann dies beispielsweise auch für Videos oder Programmier-Codeausschnitte verwenden, zum Beispiel:
<figure>
<legend>Abbildung 1. Die Golden Gate Bridge. (© Christian Mehlführer)</legend>
</figure>
<figure>
<pre><code>print "Hello, world!"</code></pre>
<legend>Abbildung 2. Das »Hello, world!«-Programm in Python.</legend>
</figure>
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Vor allem Bilder- und Videogalerien werden von diesem neuen Element profitieren und zukünftig einheitlich ausgezeichnet werden können, womit man auch schon bei der nächsten Neuerung angelangt ist: den Elementen video und audio.
Zunehmende Bandbreiten haben in den letzten Jahren die sprunghafte Verbreitung von Videodaten im WWW möglich gemacht, Stichwort: YouTube. Mittlerweile findet man Filmchen und Audioschnipsel an allen Ecken. Dieser Trend war bei der Erstellung der alten HTML-Spezifikation vor zirka zehn Jahren, als die heutigen Möglichkeiten des Internet noch nicht einmal in den Kinderschuhen steckten, nicht absehbar. Entsprechend umständlich ist bisweilen immer noch die browser- und plattformübergreifende Einbindung von Multimediadateien.
video und audio sollen dem ein Ende setzen und bieten eine einfache Lösung an:
<video src="montana-to-rice.ogv" type="video/ogg; codecs='theora, vorbis'" controls="controls"></video>
<audio src="the-play-radio-call.oga" type="audio/ogg; codecs='vorbis'"></audio>
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Wenn – wie im Beispiel – das controls-Attribut gesetzt ist, können die Browser dann selbst alle nötigen Kontroll-Elemente zur Steuerung anzeigen, etwa Fortschrittsbalken, Start/Pause-Schaltfläche oder Lautstärkenregelung. Die Crux an der Geschichte, es wird in der Spezifikation wohl kein gemeinsames Audio- und Videoformat festgelegt werden, welches jeder Browser unterstützen sollte. Daher ist es ratsam, mit dem type-Attribut den MIME-Type der eingebundenen Mediendatei zu spezifizieren. Ursprünglich waren die freien Codecs der Ogg-Familie (englisch) als gemeinsame Basis angedacht, doch das widerspricht beispielsweise Apples Interessen, welches sein hauseigenes Quicktime-Format vorantreiben will. Somit müssen Videoersteller weiterhin hoffen, daß eine möglichst große Zahl an Clients ihr gewähltes Videoformat unterstützt. Ob damit eine Abkehr von den gängigen suboptimalen Flash-Lösungen gelingt, bleibt abzuwarten.
Web-Applikationen
Die größte Aufmerksamkeit erregt aktuell das canvas-Element. Es stellt grundsätzlich eine 2D-Bitmap-Zeichenfläche frei definierbarer Größe zur Verfügung. Mittels JavaScript kann man darin zeichnen und Grafiken on-the-fly erstellen. Somit lassen sich zum Beispiel Diagramme einfach dynamisch generieren, oder man kann auch Mini-Spiele damit produzieren.
<canvas width="150" height="100" id="canvas" />wird mit entsprechendem JavaScript
var canvas = document.getElementById('canvas');
if (canvas.getContext) {
var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
ctx.fillStyle = 'rgba(160, 63, 63, 0.5)';
ctx.fillRect(20, 20, 80, 60);
ctx.fillStyle = 'rgba(63, 63, 160, 0.5)';
ctx.fillRect(70, 30, 40, 60);
}zu
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An und für sich wären solche Anwendungen auch mit dem bereits etablierten XML-Vektorformat SVG (englisch) realisierbar, doch der Durchbruch im Web wurde bei SVG nie erreicht. Auch wenn sich der Browserhersteller aus Redmond mit der Unterstützung von canvas noch ziert, besteht hier mehr Hoffnung. Das neue Element ist zum einen ein Teil der kommenden Spezifikation und keine eigenständige Technologie und zum anderen bringt es eine flachere Lernkurve mit sich, da es über das Entwicklern bereits vertraute JavaScript zu bedienen ist.
Web Forms 2.0
Wo Web-Applikationen sind, sind Formulare nicht weit. HTML4 stellt nur allgemeine Formularelemente zur Verfügung, wie zum Beispiel Texteingabe- und Passwortfelder, Checkboxen oder Dropdown-Listen. Wenn man in einem Textfeld etwa eine Datumseingabe erwartet, so ist man in der Regel gezwungen, serverseitig zu verifizieren, ob es sich bei der Benutzereingabe überhaupt um ein gültiges Datum handelt. Ähnlich verhält es sich bei URLs, numerischen Werten oder anderen Eingaben.
HTML5 erweitert die Möglichkeiten des input-Elements beträchtlich, indem es dem type-Attribut einige neue Werte beschert. So kann man beispielsweise mit type="email" angeben, dass man eine E-Mail-Adresse erwartet. Die Überprüfung, ob es sich bei einer Eingabe um eine gültige Adresse handeln kann, findet dann bereits direkt im Browser statt – ohne, dass der Web-Entwickler dazu einen Finger rühren muss. Weitere neue type-Werte sind date, time und datetime (bzw. datetime-local) für Datums- und/oder Zeitangaben, number für numerische Werte, color für RGB-Farbwerte in Hex-Notation oder url für Internetadressen.
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Für komplexere Fälle kann man über das pattern-Attribut ein Suchmuster in Form eines regulären Ausdrucks angeben, auf welches der Eingabewert zutreffen muss. Sehr praktisch ist in dieser Hinsicht auch das neue Attribut required. Wenn es gesetzt ist, muss das betreffende Feld vom Benutzer ausgefüllt werden, unabhängig von möglichen weiteren Werteinschränkungen.
Ein weiteres Highlight des neuen input-Elements ist das autocomplete-Attribut. Setzt man dieses auf on, so wird dem Browser signalisiert, dass Eingaben in dieses Feld gespeichert und bei zukünftigen Seitenaufrufen zur automatischen Vervollständigung angeboten werden sollen – ein klassischer Anwendungsfall für Suchfelder. In dieselbe Kerbe schlägt das list-Attribut, wo man die id eines im Dokument angeführten datalist-Elements angeben kann. Die option-Einträge unterhalb der so verknüpften datalist dienen dem input-Element als Eingabevorschläge.
<label for="datalist">Suche Statistiken für…</label>
<input id="datalist" type="text" name="name" list="mylist" />
<datalist id="mylist">
<option value="Joe Montana" />
<option value="Jerry Rice" />
<option value="Steve Young" />
</datalist>
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Nützlich ist ebenfalls das Attribut autofocus. Ist es bei einem Element gesetzt, so wird dieses automatisch fokussiert, sobald die Seite vollständig geladen ist. Damit kann ein Benutzer sofort mit dem Ausfüllen eines Formulars beginnen, ohne erst noch das betreffende Eingabefeld extra anklicken zu müssen.
Allein durch diese hier aufgezählten Neuerungen werden zahlreiche gängige JavaScript-Lösungen durch einen einheitlichen Standard obsolet.
Schöne neue Welt
Der Standardisierungs- und Spezifizierungsprozess von HTML5 ist aktuell noch im Gang und soll bis 2010 abgeschlossen werden. Dieser Artikel stellt nur einen kurzen Streifzug mit einer unvollständigen Auswahl an neuen Elementen dar. HTML5 kann darüber hinaus auch noch viel mehr – beispielsweise werden JavaScript-Schnittstellen zur Benutzerinteraktion definiert, unter anderem Drag-and-Drop-Support.
Der Haken am neuen Webstandard: die Browser-Unterstützung steckt noch in den Kinderschuhen. Einzig in puncto Formulare sticht Opera mit Implementierung der meisten neuen Funktionen hervor und auch WebKit-Browser wie Apples Safari sowie Google Chrome können in diesem Bereich schon einiges vorweisen. video, audio und canvas können zum Teil schon bei Firefox sowie Safari und Chrome verwendet werden. Darüber hinaus gibt es immer wieder nur punktuellen Support für einzelne Features. Die englischsprachige Wikipedia bietet laufend aktualisierte Vergleichstabellen an.
Dies muss jedoch nicht notwendigerweise ein Hindernis für den Einsatz sein. Dank Graceful degradation werden unbekannte Elemente meist sinnvoll dargestellt. Stolpert ein Browser beispielsweise in einem Dokument über das ihm unbekannte mark-Element, so wird der Inhalt üblicherweise als normaler Fließtext dargestellt.
Bis auf Microsofts Internet Explorer lassen sich die neuen Elemente grundsätzlich tadellos via CSS formatieren und auch dem Redmonder kann man mit dem HTML5 enabling script (englisch) von Remy Sharp auf die Sprünge helfen. Alternativ kann man dem IE auch mit einem Plugin, Google Chrome Frame (englisch), moderne HTML5-Funktionalität beibringen.
Konkrete Beispiele, wie HTML5 bereits heute schon in freier Wildbahn eingesetzt wird, bietet die HTML5 Gallery (englisch), wo ambitionierte Entwickler von bestehenden Seiten lernen und sich inspirieren lassen können.
Mit HTML5 besteht die große Chance auf eine einheitlichere Browserunterstützung eines Standards. Die teilweise wüsten Auswüchse von browsereigenen Features aus dem ehemaligen Browserkrieg zwischen Netscape und Internet Explorer können ebenso wie diverse Altlasten endgültig entsorgt werden. ™
Über Clemens Kaposi
Clemens Kaposi arbeitet als Software Engineer im Mobilfunkbereich und ist in seiner Freizeit als Entwickler von Web-Applikationen tätig. Er ist Herausgeber von 49ersFanZone.net, der deutschsprachigen Community für Fans der San Francisco 49ers. Clemens studierte Angewandte Informatik an der Universität Salzburg. Website. Weitere Beiträge für Dr. Web: 1
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3 11 20091. Sweb Apps
What it Does: Sweb Apps offers an online service which lets anyone build their own iPhone apps even if they don’t know how to code. Designed with small business owners in mind, the company offers pre-created templates which you can customize with different background images and your own custom icons if desired. Otherwise, you’re welcome to use the graphics provided by the company’s own image library. After picking the category for your app (Restaurant, Retail, Business, etc.), you choose the buttons you want to include (Menu, Directions, Map, etc.). You can even create a mobile storefront where Sweb Apps manages your inventory.
How Much it Costs: The company offers four-, six- and eight-button packages, which all include a one-time set-up fee of $50 per button. Then there is a $25 monthly hosting fee applied to every application going forward
Our coverage: Build Your Own iPhone App with New Service from Sweb Apps and Sweb Apps 2.0: Build Your Own Mobile Storefront for the iPhone
2. AppIncubator
What it Does: Think you have a great idea for an iPhone app but not the skills to build it yourself. Like Apple says: “there’s an app for that!” The AppIncubator iPhone App from MEDL Mobile lets you submit your ideas which the company’s development team will then build into apps for you. App submissions can be sent in via the iPhone app or by way of the company website. Once received, you go online to use the company’s “storyboard” tool to sketch out in more detail how you imagine the app working.
How Much it Costs: Using the service or downloading the iPhone app itself is free, but MEDL Mobile takes a cut of the profits after the app goes live in the iTunes App Store. 25% of the total revenue is shared with you and the company keeps the rest.
Our coverage: This iPhone App Helps You Make iPhone Apps
3. Kanchoo
Kanchoo is another platform that allows content producers to create native iPhone applications, this one is designed for news organizations. To use the service, you provide the company with an iPhone application icon, a splash screen (in .png format) and a description of your application which will be used in the iTunes App Store. Then, using their online tools, you build your app by uploading the content which can consist of either photos or news articles.
How Much it Costs: Basic account holders pay $88 for creation of their iPhone application and submission to the iTunes App Store along with a $28 per month fee for bandwidth and hosting.
4. AppBreeder
What it Does: AppBreeder is another DIY app builder service, similar to SwebApps. Where SwebApps offers categories to choose from, AppBreeder offers “App-Kits.” These are pre-defined collections of app settings which include gadgets, icons, and behavioral elements. There are kits for a wide range of industries including everything from real estate to legal and bands to restaurants. You use the kits as a jumping off point to start building your app and then add or remove gadgets as your needs require. After building your app, you can then publish it to the iTunes App Store. However, AppBreeder isn’t just limited to the iPhone – it also lets you publish apps for Blackberry and Android devices as well. (Note: the company’s website says that “due to sudden demand spike” AppBreeder’s build and publishing tools will be unavailable until Nov. 30th.)
How Much it Costs: AppBreeder offers different packages depending on whether your app will be ad supported or ad-free and which platforms you plan to distribute it on. Ad supported apps are free, iPhone web apps are $9.95 – 14.95, native iPhone apps are $29.95, and the iPhone/Blackberry/Android app package is $39.95 – 49.95.
5. MyAppBuilder
What it Does: MyAppBuilder is a service that creates iPhone applications designed to help you sell your content. Whether that’s books, music, videos, etc., the service turns any content into an app. You can also use MyAppBuilder to create custom quizzes, apps that are fed by Twitter pages, or you can turn your blog into an app by way of its RSS feed. To use the online app builder, you login to the service’s “Control Panel” where you submit details about your app including content, features, flow, and image files. The company then uses this information to create an app for you which is sent back to you for review. After you approve the app, MyAppBuilder submits it to the iTunes App Store on your behalf.
How Much it Costs: The service is available for a fee of $29 per month. There is also a $20 processing fee to compile your data, put it in the appropriate format, and submit it to the App Store for review.
6. BuildAnApp
What it Does: BuildAnApp is another DIY cross-platform app builder designed for small businesses, community groups and professional service organizations. Using the web-based service, you can pick and choose from the company’s customizable templates to create apps for the iPhone, Blackberry, or Windows Mobile platforms. As with Sweb Apps, creators can use their own graphics or choose images from the company’s own online gallery. A special feature of this service is its ability to house an email distribution list that will notify end users to download the application once it becomes available. (Note: this service is currently in private beta testing right now. You can sign up here to be notified when it’s available).
How Much it Costs: The company says pricing has not yet been determined but will be “competitive” with similar services.
7. eBookApp
What it Does: The eBook App Maker is a service specifically designed to create iPhone apps from eBooks. The app builder supports nearly all digital formats including PDF, Doc, Zip, CHM, HTML, TXT, FB2, PDB, PRC, Mobi, PDB, MHT, RTF. eBook creators can also specify various fonts and sizes, can add images and notes, can lock the orientation to landscape or portrait, and more.
How Much it Costs: The company’s site doesn’t publicly list its pricing but offers a “request a quote” form instead.
8. GameSalad
What it Does: GameSalad is a downloadable tool for creating games without needing to know programming or scripting. Using the company’s visual editing software, you can create games which can then be published to both the web and to the iPhone. GameSalad offers a suite of “interactions” and attributes which you can add into your game to create the action. You can also drag-and-drop art files and sound files from your computer into the game builder, too. As you create the game, you can tweak the various elements during the building process and can preview what the game looks like before compiling it.
How Much it Costs: The company offers a basic, free version of GameSalad which lets you publish to the web, but not the iPhone. For iPhone games, there are two versions available: the Express version for $99/year and the Pro version for $1999/year.
Our coverage: Gendai Games Launches GameSalad Beta
9. MobileRoadie
What it Does: Mobile Roadie is an application builder that lets bands create their own custom iPhone applications which can include content like photo galleries, streaming music files, YouTube videos, upcoming concert listings, lyrics, news, Twitter and RSS feeds, and even interactive features like a “wall” where fans can post comments and photos. The app can also link to Ticketmaster and LiveNation ticket sales information and to the band’s album(s) on iTunes.
How Much it Costs: There is a $499 set up fee for Mobile Roadie followed by a $29/month fee for the first 100 installs. To get rid of the 1 cent per install fee, bands can choose to host their own content instead.
10. MobBase
What it Does: Similar to Mobile Roadie, MobBase is also an app creation tool designed for bands. Without needing programming skills, musicians can create apps that include videos, images, bios, band news, streaming playlists, concert schedules and links for music purchases. The tool, offered by MixMatchMusic,
How Much it Costs: Applications are $20 dollars to activate. Free apps are priced at $15 dollars a month for the first 500 installs with $5 dollars per additional 1000 downloads. Paid apps cost $20 dollars per month for the first 500 installs and $6 dollars per month for each additional 1000. MobBase does not take any application sales fees in regards to revenue share. The company also receives 5% of purchased music downloads.
11. Rhomobile
What it Does: Rhomobile does require that you know how to code, but only HTML and Ruby, not the Objective C required for building iPhone apps. Developers can build any application and then use Rhomobile to deploy their app anywhere – including the iPhone, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Symbian, or Android marketplaces.
How Much it Costs: The Rhodes framework is free for developers who open source their applications under GPLv3. Commercial Rhodes licenses are also available at $500 per application and commercial RhoSync server licenses are available based upon the planned number of users connected to the server.
12. PhoneGap
What it Does: Like Rhomobile above, PhoneGap is also an open source development tool for building mobile apps. Also like PhoneGap, you do need to know how to code, but this time, you just need to know HTML and Java as opposed to the iPhone’s Objective C. With this tool, you can build apps for iPhone, Blackberry, and Android while also taking advantage of the phones’ native features like geolocation, the accelerometer, sound and more.
How Much it Costs: PhoneGap is completely open source and free to use.
Our coverage: PhoneGap: People’s Choice Winner at Web 2.0 Expo Launch Pad
13. RedLaser
What it Does: Red Laser is an iPhone application that lets you scan barcodes with your iPhone in order to compare the in-store price with other online deals. However, with the latest version of the application, RedLaser 2.2, you can create your own custom barcode scanning apps. To do so, first download the updated application from the iTunes App Store, then visit www.redlaser.com/apps from the iPhone’s web browser. Follow the instructions on the page to set up your own application – you’ll need to fill in data like the URL of the site you want to compare prices with, the URL for the app icon, etc. When complete, tap the “build app” button. The completed app can then be added to your homescreen. Although this app is designed more for personal use and not resale, it’s still worth checking out if you want to create your own barcode scanning application without needing to know how to code.
How Much it Costs: RedLaser is available on the iTunes App Store for $1.99.
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