Same code for iOS, Android and Windows Tablet

Question

Is it possible to write the same application for different kinds of Tablet PC? The application should be able to access the camera of the tablet and it's peripheral devices (like a printer). If it is possible then with what languages/technologies/libraries?

Answer 1

Yes there are libraries to develop cross platform apps. The most common ones are Appcelerator, PhoneGap and Rhodes. I have worked only with Rhodes , so I can't really tell how good or bad the other two are. Rhodes is a ruby framework and can be used to develop apps on iOS, Android, Windows and Symbian.

This article should really help you out. Its a comparison between App Inventor, DroidDraw, Rhodes, PhoneGap, Appcelerator, WebView, and AML. http://www.amlcode.com/2010/07/16/comparison-appinventor-rhomobile-phonegap-appcelerator-webview-and-aml/

Answer 2

Try PhoneGap

Its an open-source mobile development framework developed by Nitobi Software. It enables software programmers to build applications for mobile devices using JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS3, instead of often less-known languages such as Objective-C.

PhoneGap currently supports development for the operating systems Apple iOS, Google Android, HP webOS, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Nokia Symbian OS and RIM BlackBerry.