Ideaholic: An Android Application for gift ideas

摘要

Internet has catered to the various requirements and searches in almost every field for decades. Lately, the world is moving towards mobile devices. Almost every work, small or big, has the possibility and capability of being done through mobile devices. The demand nowadays is to get everything done in the least possible time. As a result, people have silently and slowly moved towards mobile devices, leaving behind the desktop PCs. Yet as mobile devices are considered nowadays, they come with restrictions on resources such as memory, storage space, screen size, etc. Given the requirement of gifting the loved ones, one is generally found spending hours browsing the internet for various ideas to come up with a nice gift. We create an Android Application, Ideaholic for this purpose. This paper talks about the development of Ideaholic, keeping in mind the various different restrictions, and the related topics of its interface, the users' reviews, etc. The development of this android application consisted of research in this field, learning the power and reach of android in the present world, using various tools to come up with a reliable and accommodating solution for the gifting requirements. It helps people get all kinds of options for gifting ideas in just a small space. This application is free and can help people save time and effort in searching for gifts and ideas for setting up surprises. This application provides solution in three categories namely personalized handmade gifts, gift ideas and surprise ideas. The ideas provided in our solution guide the user step by step and also provides help through images. This solution is realizable and consists of ideas that are cost effective, time saving and quality oriented.