OpenGL ES from the Ground Up: Table of Contents

This posting will act as a table of contents to my OpenGL From the Ground Up series of tutorial. As I add new postings, I will add them here:

1. Basic Concepts. Also read Alphabet Soup
2. A Look at Simple Drawing
3. Viewports in Perspective
   
4. Let There Be Light. This chapter is supplemented by an alternate version of the final code
5. Living in a Material World
6. Textures and Texture Mapping
7. Transformations and Matrices
8. Interleaving Per-Vertex Data
9. Animation Principles and Keyframe Animation then Quaternions

There are some other OpenGL-related postings that may be of interest to you:

• OpenGL ES Template for Xcode


• NeHe OpenGL Lesson 02 Ported to iPhone
• NeHe OpenGL Lesson 03 Ported to iPhone
• NeHe OpenGL Lesson 04 Ported to iPhone
• NeHe OpenGL Lesson 05 Ported to iPhone
• Preparations for NeHe OpenGL Lesson 06
• NeHe OpenGL Lesson 06 Ported to iPhone (sort of)


• Procedural Spheres in OpenGL ES
• Wavin' in the Breeze


• An OpenGL ES Particle Generator
• An OpenGL ES Wavefront OBJ file Loader


• Speed With a Catch


• Making OpenGL ES Screenshots


• Source code for the missing gulLookAt() function
• Source code for the missing gluPerspective() function

MiLi unveils 'world's thinnest' iPhone battery and USB charger

MILI-the accessory maker announces the release of two novelties for the iPhone users.

The first called Power skin is external battery case which is supposed to be the tinniest in the iPhones history. It has 1200 mAh lithium-polymer battery which adds extra time between charges, 230 hours of standby, 3.9 hours of 3G talk, 3.9 hours of 3G Web surfing, 19 hours of audio playback, or 5.4 hours of video-playback time and is comparable with iPhone 3G and 3GS.

The second called PocketPal is smallest USB charger with ability to charge iPod, Mp3 players and mobile phones but unable for iPad.

Additionally, PocketPal is foldable and easy to use.

Both accessories are available in eight different two-tone combinations: black, white, blue, green, orange and etc.

Price and availability:

Price of Power Skin is $70 (USD) and PocketPal is for $20 (USD). Both devices sell at discounted price for $80 (USD).

Accessories will be available from U.S. distributors soon.

iPad windshield mount will test your multitasking skills!

USBFever's Car Windshield Mount for iPad is new device that you can mount on your windshield or dashboard in three minutes. This novelty is probably for you if your iPad is everywhere you go. Now you can watch movies and check your e-mails while driving the car just imagine! And you're able to test your multitasking skills!

But on the other hand you have to take into the consideration that iPad is mounted right in front of you obscuring your sight-lines and attracting your attention with challenging movie scenes or unread mails and you must focus on the road at the same time. Well, its really comfortable for passengers without an argument but for the driver it's really embarrassing and even more then a little. So Please estimate your possibilities before using Windshield Mount device for your iPad while driving.

Disclaimer: It's not safe to use your iPad while driving even in a windshield mount so Please don't use it.

This accessory is suitable for:

- Apple iPad
- UMPC
- eee PC (Netbook)
- DVD Player
- eBook

Price: 29 (USD).