Ortwin Gentz
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Ortwin Gentz is founder and lead developer of the iPhone app development company FutureTap. He's based in Seefeld at the south-western outskirts of Munich, Germany.
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[edit] Biography
Ortwin Gentz is a long-time Mac user, his first one was a Mac LC running System 6.0.7. After finishing his diploma in computer science at TU Munich he cofounded the Mac software vendor equinux, in 1999. After nearly 10 years the former founders went separate ways and Gentz founded FutureTap. Being a two-time Apple Design Awards winner[1], Gentz is passionate about combining rich functionality with gorgeous user interface design.
[edit] Apps
- Where To? – GPS Points of Interest, originally developed by tap tap tap, Gentz/FutureTap acquired[2] the app in 2008, brought it back to the App Store and has since then developed two new major versions.
[edit] Open Source projects
- InAppSettingsKit: framework to display a settings in-app in addition to the Settings app, developed together with Luc Vandal
- FTLocationSimulator: simulate Core Location updates in the iPhone simulator
- iTunesFeaturedCheck: small script to scrape featured entries from the App Store
[edit] Publications (German)
- MapKit-Entwicklung für iPhone-Applikationen: Digitaler Stadtplan, Mac Developer 1/2010
- InAppSettingsKit: Einstellungen schnell im Zugriff, Mac Developer 2/2010
- 360iDev: iPhone-Entwicklerkonferenz im iPad-Rausch, Mac Life 7/2010
- WWDC 2010: Apples Entwicklerkonferenz ganz im Zeichen von iPhone und iPad, Mac Life 8/2010
- Rückblick Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2010: iOS-Entwickler in der Überzahl, Mac Developer 4/2010
- Open-Source-Framework FTLocationSimulator: Freie Fahrt am Schreibtisch, Mac Developer 2/2011
- Entwicklerkonferenz ohne Apple: Bericht von der europäischen NSConference 2011, Heise Mac & i, 30.3.2011
- Trend Report 2011: Ortwin Gentz gibt Antworten zu Tools, Programmiersprachen und mehr, 19.08.2011
[edit] Talks (English)
- Augmented Reality Usability Challenges, M-Days 2011, January 27-28 2011, in Frankfurt, Germany
- Simulating Core Location, Blitz Talk, NSConference 2011, 21.-23.3.2011 in Reading, UK
[edit] Talks (German)
- Markteintritt in den App Store – Kauf oder Eigenentwicklung?, iPhone Dev Con 2009, 1.-2.12.2009 in Cologne, Germany (Slides)
- Digitaler Stadtplan, Macoun 2010, 2.-3.10.2010 in Frankfurt, Germany (Slides, Demo Project)
- Location Based Mobile Marketing – Neue Chancen und Herausforderungen, Internet World Kongress 2011, 12.-13.4.2011 in Munich, Germany
- iOS 5 Appearance Customization, Macoun 2011, 1.-2.11.2011 in Frankfurt, Germany (Slides, Demo Project)
- Augmented Reality, 2. Experten-Forum MEINE LOKALE WELT, 8.11.2011 in Cologne, Germany (Video-Interview, Slides, Begleitartikel)
- MapKit und Core Location – Mobile Developer Conference 2012, 13.-14.2.2012 in Hamburg, Germany
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- FutureTap Company Website
- Blog
- GitHub Open Source Code
- @futuretap on Twitter
- @ortwingentz on Twitter
