Tapiki is pleased to have been selected as the Company of the Month at the Manoa Innovation Center run by the High Tech Development Corporation. We received a one month parking pass to park in the Company of the Month stall, woot!! Awesome-sauce!
Tapiki founder Brian Dote received his fourth patent on March 26th, 2013. This patent is from work Brian did on the original iPhone while at Apple (Brian was part of a team of developers). Other patents awarded:
http://www.tapiki.com/2012/09/patent-number-three-8261209/
http://www.tapiki.com/2012/04/patent-number-two-8161179/
http://www.tapiki.com/2012/03/our-first-patent-8126966-is-our-lucky-number/
Generating low resolution user interfaces for transmission to mobile devices
“A computer-implemented method includes generating a user interface for displaying one or more images, receiving a request from a remote device to view the user interface, determining whether the remote device is a mobile device communicating over a wireless network, depending on a result of the determination, generating a low resolution version of the user interface that is computationally less intensive to render compared to the previously generated user interface, and transmitting the low resolution version of the user interface to the requesting device.”
Check out the full patent here: Generating low resolution user interfaces for transmission to mobile devices
Tapiki and Sae Design redesign and relaunch the Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company website. I learned a lot about the cane growing and harvesting process while working on this website. I grew up in a plantation town less than a half mile from sugar mill and I always took sugarcane for granted. It’s fascinating to read about what it takes, and the future of cane from energy research to water conservation. It’s also interesting to watch the stories of the people who work at HC&S.
For more than 50 years, Rainbow Drive-In has served some of the cheapest and best plate lunches to Hawaii and the world. Tapiki is pleased to have redesigned and relaunched the iconic Rainbow Drive-In website.
We’ve simultaneously launched the RainbowTiki online store.
In 2012 Rainbow Drive-In opened RainbowTiki, a logo shop next to the drive-in where they sell their Rainbow Drive-In T-shirts, caps, bags, stickers and other gift items. They also sell their popular Chili Seasoning & Rub, Buttermilk Pancake Mix, Mom’s Mix and two kinds of Hawaii-style chili pepper water.
Tapiki launches the 15th Annual Lantern Floating Hawaii website. Definitely one of our favorite events. You can participate in many ways, regardless of your current location. If you happen to be on Oahu or visiting, this is a must-see.
Details:
May 27, 2013 Monday, Memorial Day
Ala Moana Beach Honolulu, Hawai‘i
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
From the website:
Every year on Memorial Day, tens of thousands of people gather on O‘ahu’s south shore along with thousands more who join this event via live streaming and telecast to honor loved ones and generate hope toward the future. Lantern Floating Hawaii allows people a personal moment to remember, reflect and offer gratitude to those who have gone before us. It is also a collective experience where families, friends and even strangers reach out with love and understanding to support one-another. We become stronger as a community when we are able to recognize our shared values. Lantern Floating Hawaii helps to open our hearts in an experience that transcends the human boundaries that usually divide us.
Tapiki launches the all-new Flo Water website. Check it out and help reduce bottled water pollution!
About Flo Water (http://flowaterusa.com/hawaii.html):
Flo Water® was founded in 2008 by young environmental entrepreneur, Wyatt Taubman, who grew up in the tropical paradise of Hawaii. Taubman conceived of Flo Water® while studying Environmental Studies and Economics at the University of San Diego. After learning extensively about the plastic water bottle pollution crisis that we face globally, he felt passionately compelled to do something about it and the concept of Flo Water® was born.The first Flo Water® Refill Station™ became a reality in 2009, when Taubman moved back to Hawaii after graduation and secured a small business loan from the Bank of Hawaii. Shortly thereafter, the first Flo Water® Refill Station™ was installed at Island School, a private K-12 school on Kauai, where it was embraced by both students and faculty alike. This first pilot was followed by successful beta programs at Iolani School and the University of Hawaii at Manoa, as well as at shopping centers, gas stations, and convenience stores in Hawaii.
Tapiki founder Brian Dote received his third patent on Sept. 4th, 2012. This patent is from work done at Apple on the original iPhone and the Mobile Me gallery app (Brian was part of a team of developers). Other patents awarded:
http://www.tapiki.com/2012/04/patent-number-two-8161179/
http://www.tapiki.com/2012/03/our-first-patent-8126966-is-our-lucky-number/
Updating content display based on cursor position
“A computer-implemented method can include displaying a display region, on a display device associated with a computer system, corresponding to a container at a remote location operatively coupled to the computer system over a network, wherein the container includes at least two content items, dividing the display region into at least two portions, wherein each portion corresponds to one of the at least two items, and upon detecting a positioning of a cursor in a first portion of the at least two portions, transmitting a request to the remote location for a first content item, of the at least two content items, receiving the first content item, and displaying the first content item in the display region.”
Check out the full patent here: Updating content display based on cursor position
I love this quote. And I love what Ka‘ala Farm is doing out on the Leeward coast. Tapiki has redesigned the kaala.org website, check it out and support this awesome organization.
Today at the Manoa Innovation Center, Jeannette Paulson Hereniko showcased an app we developed in partnership between Asia Pacific Films and Tapiki called Hawaii Filmmakers to both Steve Case and Neil Abercrombie, the Governor of Hawaii. Abercrombie took interest in seeing the Patsy Mink film that is included as one of the 7 award winning films. See another photo here by Ricky Li.
About the Hawaii Filmmakers iPad App:
Stream seven award-winning films that illustrate the richness, diversity and complexity of Hawai’i and the region. Each film is made by an outstanding filmmaker from Hawai’I who tells visual stories with originality, technical excellence, courage and abiding passion.
The Hawaii Filmmakers’ app is curated by Jeannette Paulson Hereniko (bio can link to this information and attached photo). She is President of Asia Pacific Films and Vice President of the international nonprofit organization, NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema). She is the Founder of the Hawaii International Film Festival, serving as Director from 1981 to 1997, and the first director of the Palm Springs International Film Festival in 1990. Ms. Hereniko is also a storyteller and a filmmaker. Her work includes a one-woman show, Wild Wisdom, and producing the award-winning Fiji/USA 2004 narrative feature film, The Land Has Eyes, that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
Pa’a Pono Miloli’i Inc., will host the 2012 Miloli’i Lawai’a ‘Ohana Camp for South Kona on Wednesday June 27 to Saturday June 30, 2012 at the Miloli’i Beach Park & Community Pavilion.
This year’s camp is open to 10-15 year old and their families and will focus on Traditional & Modern conservation practices & Sustainability. The camp will consist of a variety of activities some which are: Fish Counting, Cross-Net Demonstration, Hula, Oli, Mo’olelo, ‘Opihi & Fish Anatomy, Limu, Community Service (Alkaline Pond cleaning), Media Technology, Basket Weaving and more.
Website by Tapiki LLC:
http://www.miloliilawaiacamp.com/
Tapiki founder Brian Dote (Brian was part of a team of developers) get’s another patent. This patent is from work done at Apple on the original iPhone and the Mobile Me gallery app (here’s the other one). This one was filed on June 28th, 2007 and finally awarded on April 17th, 2012.
Generating low resolution user interfaces for transmission to mobile devices
“A computer-implemented method includes generating a user interface for displaying one or more images, receiving a request from a remote device to view the user interface, determining whether the remote device is a mobile device communicating over a wireless network, depending on a result of the determination, generating a low resolution version of the user interface that is computationally less intensive to render compared to the previously generated user interface, and transmitting the low resolution version of the user interface to the requesting device.”
Check out the full patent here: Generating low resolution user interfaces for transmission to mobile devices
Tapiki designed and developed the Hapalua website (but not the beautiful logo shown to the left), The Hapalua is Hawaii’s newest half-marathon by the same organization that does the Honolulu Marathon. The inaugural Hapalua is this Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 6:00am and Brian Dote will be running it. The Hapalua starts at the Duke Kahanamoku statue in Waikiki and is a 13.1 mile run. Check out the website and join us for a great run!
Tapiki founder Brian Dote get’s his first patent. Took a long time in the approval process but it finally was approved today! Thanks to all the great engineers on the iPhone team, some of our best work ever (my piece was tiny in comparison to what the rest of the engineers did)! This patent was filed back when Brian Dote was an engineer at Apple, Inc. working on the very first iPhone. Take a look at the file date, wow. June 28th, 2007. Hard to believe it was 5 years ago…
Check out the patent here: Separating attachments received from a mobile device
Late last year we launched the HAF website but in the hectic flurry of activity we forgot to share with everyone. Go check out some of the awesome programs provided by the HAF including:
Kunia Ag Park
Lei Fresh
The Hawaii Food and Wine Festival
Ag in the Classroom
The HAF’s mission is:
Promoting agriculture and farming to enhance environmental stewardship in Hawaii, through agricultural research, education, training, management and public outreach, while building a sustainable agricultural industry by connecting farmers with the community.
Tapiki in partnership with Giddymachine has been selected to build a new website for the GIFT Foundation of Hawaii. The GIFT Foundation of Hawaii’s mission is to encourage young adults to participate in philanthropic giving. Each year the GIFT Foundation of Hawaii selects several local non-profit organizations or programs to benefit from funds raised through our annual fundraising event. They have gifted over $1.2 million dollars so far. Support this worthy local non-profit volunteer organization. Beneficiary applications for 2012 are available for download. The new site will launch soon!
What a great client and a fun project to work on! Can’t wait for another great promo by HIS!
Testimonial:
Hawaii HIS Corporation is the second largest Japanese travel agency in Hawaii. Tapiki LLC developed an airline ticket purchasing website for our “Golden Week” flight specials. wegojapan.net Brian Dote was very accommodating with respect to various revisions we requested during development of the website, while also working under time constraints. The SSL-enabled e-commerce site was developed and launched within 10 days at a reasonable price. We intend to utilize Tapiki’s services for our future website needs.
Tapiki built the website for HIS Travel Corp’s Spring Sales Event. Tickets were reserved online using a custom Paypal transaction system. What a great promotion, perhaps the best airfares to Japan I’ve ever seen!
Check it out, there’s a few tickets left for sale! http://wegojapan.net
Tapiki LLC., in partnership with Asia Pacific Films, is building an app that will stream award-winning films to your iPad or iPhone. Want to watch on the big screen? Simply hook up your iPad via the HDMI cable connector kit from Apple and enjoy these films in your living room! Our first installment will feature 5 films by local filmmakers and will ship later this year. Quick, go find your remote!
This morning, Tapiki LLC. launched another successful campaign website! We did the design, development, and site administration for Kirk Caldwell’s new official campaign website at http://www.kirkcaldwell.com. This morning Kirk Caldwell announced his candidacy for Mayor of Honolulu. Go Kirk! Find out more about Kirk Caldwell on his Facebook page or follow Kirk on Twitter.
Tapiki, in collaboration with Pono Media, has been awarded the subcontract to redo the Lantern Floating Hawaii website at http://www.lanternfloatinghawaii.com.
Learn more about Pono Media here: http://faleafine.com/communities/pono-media/.
If you haven’t been to one of these events you definitely are missing out.
I was asked to write up a 5-things list for Hawaii Business magazine (see earlier post here: http://www.tapiki.com/2011/11/tapiki-founder-brian-dote-in-hawaii-business-magazine/). The article didn’t include all of my original text, and for good reason! That said, I’ve decided to post the entire article I wrote.
1. Does grandma SMS?
Are your customers or those you want to influence smartphone users? If you’re building a location-based service, be sure your customers want you to know their location. If you deal with money, your customers need to trust you’ll keep their data safe. If the key viral feature is social network integration, be sure your customers even use social networks!
2. You want me to what?
What specific user behavior are you after? Are you trying to build brand awareness or capture customer leads? Are you after signups or perhaps you’re trying to increase customer loyalty. Keep your goals in mind and be sure the app is designed to facilitate the specific consumer behavior you are after. Make the desired behavior so easy your customers love doing it.
3. Smaller is not better. It’s only… smaller.
Don’t build just a smaller version of your existing website. A mobile friendly site is something all business should have but this shouldn’t be the only thing your app does.
Smartphones offer a bucket of building blocks from which to build great applications. The more pieces you connect, the more compelling and powerful the experience. Photos, videos, location, in-app purchase, and social networks. The whole is greater than a sum of its parts.
4. Building it is only half the battle.
The App Store is a pot of gold but not for everyone. Your app is one of a few hundred thousand apps fighting for downloads. Imagine American Idol with 300,000 contestants all on-stage and singing at the same time. In order for your app to be a success you need a clear marketing plan specifically tailored for mobile applications.
5. Care and feeding
All mobile apps have a lifecycle and you need to be sure your app has the care and feeding it needs to flourish. The initial application launch is the first milestone. You need to be sure you’re in it for the long haul. Respond to customer requests, complaints, bugs, and feature enhancements. Answer support emails.
Just as a static website is a dead website, the same is true for apps. No one wants to invest money or time in an app that is clearly abandoned by the app creator. Customers love apps that are continually updated with fresh content, new features, or enhancements. Nothing screams value more than an app that stays fresh.
We can’t wait till you get your hands on this one, but we can’t tell you about it just yet. Suffice to say, it’ll be just as good as a Rainbow’s Drive-In mix plate with extra gravy! While you wait for this great app, check out the merchandise on their Rainbow’s Online Store or check out their great menu!
Check out the latest issue (November 2011) of Hawaii Business Magazine and read the Small Biz 5 Steps to Creating a Mobile App article on page 72 or read it online:
http://www.hawaiibusiness.com/SmallBiz/November-2011/5-Steps-to-Creating-a-Mobile-App/
Thanks to Shara Enay for a great article. I hope business owners find some of the tips informative and helpful! If any small business owners have questions and would like more information, don’t hesitate to contact Brian at brian [at] tapiki.com.
We’re excited to announce that Tapiki has been selected to design and build the website for the Honolulu Marathon Hapalua 2012. This exciting new half-marathon is coming to Oahu in March 2012. Check back for updates on this project.
Brian Dote will be running in the event, interested in joining him? You can register here: http://www.eventsonline.ca/events/honolulu_half/
Check out the October-December 2011 copy of Pacific Edge magazine to read an article Brian Dote contributed to. The article starts on page 28 in the TECHedge section, titled “When Apps Apply”. Special thanks to Jacob Kamhis for a well-written and informative article. Also check out Dan Leuck’s company, Ikayzo.
You can also read the article online.
