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Converting between NSString and C strings in an iOS project
Published on 2011-12-24 02:24:00
I recently had to use a C library in an iPhone project, which is mostly in Objective-C. Things were going on smoothly until I had some C functions that return C strings (wchar_t*, char*) and require conversions in order to work with Objective-C NSString* types.There are 3 ways to declare a string in an iOS project in xCode:NSString* str = @"hello world"; // declare an Objective-C stringwchar_t* str = L"hello world"; // declare a wide-character (Unicode) stringchar* str = "hello world"; // de
HMC-35HD Media Player with NAS Server Review
Published on 2011-11-16 21:08:00
A few days ago I upgraded my home media player from the HMC-35HD made by Mele, a Chinese company, to the ASUS O!Play Air HDP-R3 to enjoy the many video formats supported by the HDP-R3. Before I resell the unit and earn back some cash, I am writing this short review which will hopefully help others who intend to purchase this player.Overall the unit is very light, with a dimension of 220x196x73mm and weight of 1096g (without HDD) (see full specs here). It seemingly offers a wide range of features
Dreambook W7: Cheap and apparently features-packed but unusable Chinese-made Android tablet
Published on 2011-10-14 09:33:00
Well, if you're intending to buy this tablet, the title says it all. This article serves as a reminder to watch out for things that are too good to be true. Save your money and buy a proper tablet!It all looks promising at first - the Dreambook W7 is an Android 2.2 tablet (upgradeable to 2.3) running on a 1GHz Freescale IMX515 processor, 512MB RAM and 8GB internal storage. The device also has GPS, Bluetooth, SIM card slot (supports 3G, call and SMS), SD card slot supporting up to 16GB, mini-HDMI
