diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 93846b4..f471896 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ results
 build
 
 node_modules
+package-lock.json
 
 # extras
 *.swp
@@ -47,3 +48,5 @@ public/css/main.css
 README.html
 po/*
 !po/*.po
+
+mynode/
diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index d59fbd2..99495df 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -37,11 +37,12 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@angular/cli": "1.1.2",
     "@ionic/app-scripts": "1.3.7",
-    "@ionic/cli-plugin-cordova": "1.4.0",
-    "@ionic/cli-plugin-ionic-angular": "1.3.1",
+    "@ionic/cli-plugin-cordova": "1.5.0",
+    "@ionic/cli-plugin-ionic-angular": "1.4.0",
     "@types/jasmine": "2.5.41",
     "@types/node": "7.0.4",
     "codecov": "2.2.0",
+    "ionic": "3.6.0",
     "jasmine-core": "2.5.2",
     "jasmine-spec-reporter": "3.2.0",
     "karma": "1.4.1",
diff --git a/app/src/components/transactions/transactions.html b/app/src/components/transactions/transactions.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4263992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/components/transactions/transactions.html
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<div>
+  <div *ngFor="let tx of transactions.txs" style="border: 1px solid purple">
+    <p>{{ tx.txid }}</p>
+    <div [hidden]="!tx.firstSeenTs">
+      <span translate>first seen at</span>
+      <time>{{tx.firstSeenTs * 1000 | date:'medium'}}</time>
+    </div>
+    <div [hidden]="!tx.blocktime && tx.firstSeenTs">
+      <span translate>mined</span>
+      <time>{{tx.time * 1000 | date:'medium'}}</time>
+    </div>
+
+    <div [hidden]="!tx.isCoinBase">
+      <div *ngFor="let vin of tx.vin">
+        <div>
+          <span translate>No Inputs (Newly Generated Coins)</span>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div>
+        &gt;
+      </div>
+
+      <div *ngFor="let vout of tx.vout">
+        <div>
+          <p>{{ getAddress(vout) }} {{ vout.value + ' BTC' }} <span [hidden]="!vout.spentTxId">(S)</span><span [hidden]="vout.spentTxId">(U)</span></p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div [hidden]="tx.isCoinBase">
+      <div *ngFor="let vin of tx.vin">
+        <div>{{ vin.addr }}</div>
+        <p>{{ vin.value + ' BTC' }}</p>
+      </div>
+
+      <div>
+        &gt;
+      </div>
+
+      <div *ngFor="let vout of tx.vout">
+        <div>
+          <p>{{ getAddress(vout) }} {{ vout.value + ' BTC' }} <span [hidden]="!vout.spentTxId">(S)</span><span [hidden]="vout.spentTxId">(U)</span></p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/app/src/components/transactions/transactions.module.ts b/app/src/components/transactions/transactions.module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d60c200
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/components/transactions/transactions.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
+import { IonicModule } from 'ionic-angular';
+import { TransactionsComponent } from './transactions';
+
+@NgModule({
+  declarations: [
+    TransactionsComponent
+  ],
+  imports: [
+    IonicModule
+  ],
+  exports: [
+    TransactionsComponent
+  ]
+})
+export class TransactionsComponentModule {}
diff --git a/app/src/components/transactions/transactions.scss b/app/src/components/transactions/transactions.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0912214
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/components/transactions/transactions.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+transactions {
+
+}
diff --git a/app/src/components/transactions/transactions.ts b/app/src/components/transactions/transactions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c594c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/components/transactions/transactions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { Input } from '@angular/core';
+import { Http } from '@angular/http';
+
+/**
+ * Generated class for the TransactionsComponent component.
+ *
+ * See https://angular.io/docs/ts/latest/api/core/index/ComponentMetadata-class.html
+ * for more info on Angular Components.
+ */
+@Component({
+  selector: 'transactions',
+  templateUrl: 'transactions.html'
+})
+export class TransactionsComponent {
+
+  public loading: boolean = true;
+  @Input() public blockHash: string;
+  public transactions: any = [];
+
+  constructor(private http: Http) {
+  }
+
+  private ngOnInit(): void {
+    let apiPrefix: string = 'http://localhost:3001/insight-api/';
+
+    this.http.get(apiPrefix + 'txs?block=' + this.blockHash).subscribe(
+      (data) => {
+        this.transactions = JSON.parse(data['_body']);
+        this.loading = false;
+
+        this.transactions.txs.forEach((tx) => {
+          console.log('tx is', tx);
+        });
+      },
+      (err) => {
+        console.log('err is', err);
+        this.loading = false;
+      }
+    );
+  }
+
+  public getAddress(vout: any): string {
+    if (vout.scriptPubKey && vout.scriptPubKey.addresses) {
+      return vout.scriptPubKey.addresses[0];
+    } else {
+      return 'Unparsed address';
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/pages/block-detail/block-detail.html b/app/src/pages/block-detail/block-detail.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..428a119
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/pages/block-detail/block-detail.html
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<!--
+  Generated template for the BlockDetailPage page.
+
+  See http://ionicframework.com/docs/components/#navigation for more info on
+  Ionic pages and navigation.
+-->
+<ion-header>
+
+  <ion-navbar>
+    <ion-title>Block Detail</ion-title>
+  </ion-navbar>
+
+</ion-header>
+
+
+<ion-content padding>
+  <h1>Block # {{ block.height }}</h1>
+  <p>BlockHash {{ block.hash }}</p>
+  <h2>Summary</h2>
+  <div *ngIf="!loading">
+    <p>Number of Transactions {{ block.tx.length }}</p>
+    <p>Height {{ block.height }} <span [hidden]="!block.isMainChain">(Mainchain)</span></p>
+    <p>Block Reward {{ block.reward + ' BTC' }}</p>
+    <p>Timestamp {{ block.time * 1000 | date:'medium' }}</p>
+    <p>Mined by <a href="{{ block.poolInfo.url }}">{{ block.poolInfo.poolName }}</a></p>
+    <p>Merkle Root {{ block.merkleroot }}</p>
+    <p>Previous Block <a (click)="goToPreviousBlock()">{{ block.height - 1 }}</a></p>
+    <p>Difficulty {{ block.difficulty }}</p>
+    <p>Bits {{ block.bits }}</p>
+    <p>Size (bytes) {{ block.size }}</p>
+    <p>Version {{ block.version }}</p>
+    <p>Nonce {{ block.nonce }}</p>
+    <p>Next Block <a (click)="goToNextBlock()">{{ block.height + 1 }}</a></p>
+
+    <h3>Transactions</h3>
+    <transactions [blockHash]="block.hash"></transactions>
+  </div>
+  <div *ngIf="loading">
+    <p>Loading...</p>
+  </div>
+</ion-content>
diff --git a/app/src/pages/block-detail/block-detail.module.ts b/app/src/pages/block-detail/block-detail.module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a14b2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/pages/block-detail/block-detail.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
+import { IonicPageModule } from 'ionic-angular';
+import { BlockDetailPage } from './block-detail';
+import { TransactionsComponent } from '../../components/transactions/transactions';
+
+@NgModule({
+  declarations: [
+    BlockDetailPage,
+    TransactionsComponent
+  ],
+  imports: [
+    IonicPageModule.forChild(BlockDetailPage)
+  ],
+  exports: [
+    BlockDetailPage
+  ]
+})
+export class BlockDetailPageModule {}
diff --git a/app/src/pages/block-detail/block-detail.scss b/app/src/pages/block-detail/block-detail.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95a60c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/pages/block-detail/block-detail.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+page-block-detail {
+
+}
diff --git a/app/src/pages/block-detail/block-detail.ts b/app/src/pages/block-detail/block-detail.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcd5983
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/pages/block-detail/block-detail.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { IonicPage, NavController, NavParams } from 'ionic-angular';
+import { Http } from '@angular/http';
+
+/**
+ * Generated class for the BlockDetailPage page.
+ *
+ * See http://ionicframework.com/docs/components/#navigation for more info
+ * on Ionic pages and navigation.
+ */
+@IonicPage({
+  name: 'block-detail',
+  segment: 'block/:blockHash'
+})
+@Component({
+  selector: 'page-block-detail',
+  templateUrl: 'block-detail.html'
+})
+export class BlockDetailPage {
+
+  public loading: boolean = true;
+  private blockHash: string;
+  public block: any = {
+    tx: []
+  };
+
+  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController, private http: Http, public navParams: NavParams) {
+    this.blockHash = navParams.get('blockHash');
+
+    let apiPrefix: string = 'http://localhost:3001/insight-api/';
+
+    this.http.get(apiPrefix + 'block/' + this.blockHash).subscribe(
+      (data) => {
+        this.block = JSON.parse(data['_body']);
+        this.loading = false;
+      },
+      (err) => {
+        console.log('err is', err);
+        this.loading = false;
+      }
+    );
+  }
+
+  public ionViewWillLeave(): void {
+    this.loading = true;
+  }
+
+  public goToPreviousBlock(): void {
+    this.navCtrl.push('block-detail', {
+      'blockHash': this.block.previousblockhash
+    });
+  }
+
+  public goToNextBlock(): void {
+    this.navCtrl.push('block-detail', {
+      'blockHash': this.block.nextblockhash
+    });
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/app/src/pages/blocksPage/blocksPage.html b/app/src/pages/blocksPage/blocksPage.html
index 1449175..718c3bb 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/blocksPage/blocksPage.html
+++ b/app/src/pages/blocksPage/blocksPage.html
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 
 <ion-content padding>
   <ion-list>
+    <ion-row>
+      <ion-searchbar (ionInput)="search($event)" placeholder="{{ 'Search for block, transaction or address' }}" [(ngModel)]="q"></ion-searchbar>
+    </ion-row>
     <ion-item>
       <ion-row>
         <ion-col>Height</ion-col>
diff --git a/app/src/pages/blocksPage/blocksPage.spec.ts b/app/src/pages/blocksPage/blocksPage.spec.ts
index 8cc55b0..27921e3 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/blocksPage/blocksPage.spec.ts
+++ b/app/src/pages/blocksPage/blocksPage.spec.ts
@@ -20,4 +20,10 @@ describe('Blocks', () => {
   it('initializes', () => {
     expect(instance).toBeTruthy();
   });
+
+  it('has a search method', () => {
+    spyOn(instance, 'search');
+    instance.search();
+    expect(instance.search).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/app/src/pages/blocksPage/blocksPage.ts b/app/src/pages/blocksPage/blocksPage.ts
index c7e83c6..cd06daf 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/blocksPage/blocksPage.ts
+++ b/app/src/pages/blocksPage/blocksPage.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { NavController } from 'ionic-angular';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { Block } from '../../models';
 import { BlocksService } from '../../services';
+import { Http } from '@angular/http';
 
 @Component({
   templateUrl: './blocksPage.html'
@@ -10,11 +11,13 @@ import { BlocksService } from '../../services';
 
 export class BlocksPage {
 
+  public loading: boolean;
   public title: string;
   public blocks: Observable<Block[]>;
+  public q: string;
+  public badQuery: boolean = false;
 
-  constructor(private nav: NavController, private blocksService: BlocksService) {
-    this.nav = nav;
+  constructor(private navCtrl: NavController, private http: Http, private blocksService: BlocksService) {
     this.title = 'Blocks';
     this.blocks = blocksService.latestBlocks;
     // this.blocks.subscribe((blocks) => {
@@ -22,4 +25,67 @@ export class BlocksPage {
     // });
     blocksService.getLatestBlocks();
   }
+
+  public search(): void {
+    console.log('q is', this.q);
+    let apiPrefix: string = 'http://localhost:3001/insight-api/';
+    this.http.get(apiPrefix + 'block/' + this.q).subscribe(
+      (data) => {
+        this.resetSearch();
+        console.log('block', data);
+      },
+      () => {
+        this.http.get(apiPrefix + 'tx/' + this.q).subscribe(
+          (data: any) => {
+            this.resetSearch();
+            console.log('tx', data);
+          },
+          () => {
+            this.http.get(apiPrefix + 'addr/' + this.q).subscribe(
+              (data: any) => {
+                this.resetSearch();
+                console.log('addr', data);
+              },
+              () => {
+                this.http.get(apiPrefix + 'block-index/' + this.q).subscribe(
+                  function (data: any): void {
+                    this.resetSearch();
+                    let parsedData: any = JSON.parse(data._body);
+                    this.navCtrl.push('block-detail', {
+                      'blockHash': parsedData.blockHash
+                    });
+                  }.bind(this),
+                  function (): void {
+                    this.loading = false;
+                    this.reportBadQuery();
+                  }.bind(this)
+                );
+              }
+            );
+          }
+        );
+      }
+    );
+  }
+
+  private resetSearch(): void {
+    this.q = '';
+    this.loading = false;
+  }
+
+  /* tslint:disable:no-unused-variable */
+  private reportBadQuery(): void {
+    this.badQuery = true;
+    console.log('badQuery', this.badQuery);
+
+    setTimeout(
+      function (): void {
+        this.badQuery = false;
+        console.log('badQuery', this.badQuery);
+      }.bind(this),
+      2000
+    );
+  };
+  /* tslint:enable:no-unused-variable */
+
 }
diff --git a/app/src/pages/broadcastTxPage/broadcastTxPage.html b/app/src/pages/broadcastTxPage/broadcastTxPage.html
index 600cbbe..0a3f19d 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/broadcastTxPage/broadcastTxPage.html
+++ b/app/src/pages/broadcastTxPage/broadcastTxPage.html
@@ -8,18 +8,24 @@
 </ion-header>
 
 <ion-content padding>
-  <ion-list>
-    <ion-item>
-      <p>This form can be used to broadcast a raw transaction in hex format over the Bitcoin network.</p>
-    </ion-item>
+  <form [formGroup]="txForm">
+    <ion-list>
+      <ion-item>
+        <p>This form can be used to broadcast a raw transaction in hex format over the Bitcoin network.</p>
+      </ion-item>
 
-    <ion-item>
-      <ion-label floating>Raw transaction data</ion-label>
-      <ion-input type="text"></ion-input>
-    </ion-item>
+      <ion-item>
+        <ion-label floating>Raw transaction data</ion-label>
+        <ion-input type="text" [(ngModel)]="transaction" formControlName="rawData"></ion-input>
+      </ion-item>
 
-    <ion-item>
-      <button ion-button outline>Send transaction</button>
-    </ion-item>
-  </ion-list>
+      <ion-item *ngIf="!txForm.controls.rawData.valid">
+        <p>Raw transaction data must be a valid hexadecimal string.</p>
+      </ion-item>
+
+      <ion-item>
+        <button ion-button outline (click)="send()" [disabled]="!txForm.touched || !txForm.valid">Send transaction</button>
+      </ion-item>
+    </ion-list>
+  </form>
 </ion-content>
diff --git a/app/src/pages/broadcastTxPage/broadcastTxPage.spec.ts b/app/src/pages/broadcastTxPage/broadcastTxPage.spec.ts
index 7c771a3..cd15055 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/broadcastTxPage/broadcastTxPage.spec.ts
+++ b/app/src/pages/broadcastTxPage/broadcastTxPage.spec.ts
@@ -20,4 +20,10 @@ describe('BroadcastTxPage', () => {
   it('initializes', () => {
     expect(instance).toBeTruthy();
   });
+
+  it('has a send method', () => {
+    spyOn(instance, 'send');
+    instance.send();
+    expect(instance.send).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/app/src/pages/broadcastTxPage/broadcastTxPage.ts b/app/src/pages/broadcastTxPage/broadcastTxPage.ts
index 63e28cd..40563ef 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/broadcastTxPage/broadcastTxPage.ts
+++ b/app/src/pages/broadcastTxPage/broadcastTxPage.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Component }       from '@angular/core';
 import { NavController }   from 'ionic-angular';
+import { FormBuilder, FormGroup, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
 
 @Component({
   templateUrl: './broadcastTxPage.html'
@@ -9,9 +10,22 @@ export class BroadcastTxPage {
 
   public title: string;
   private nav: NavController;
+  public transaction: string;
+  public txForm: FormGroup;
 
-  constructor(nav: NavController) {
+  constructor(nav: NavController, public formBuilder: FormBuilder) {
     this.nav = nav;
     this.title = 'Broadcast Transaction';
+    this.txForm = formBuilder.group({
+      rawData: ['', Validators.pattern(/^[0-9A-Fa-f]+$/)]
+    });
+  }
+
+  public send(): void {
+    let postData: any = {
+      rawtx: this.transaction
+    };
+
+    console.log('the postData is', postData);
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/services/blocksService.spec.ts b/app/src/services/blocksService.spec.ts
index cf99bfb..f104a48 100644
--- a/app/src/services/blocksService.spec.ts
+++ b/app/src/services/blocksService.spec.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { BlocksService } from './blocksService';
-import { Block } from '../models';
-import { TestUtils } from '../test';
+// import { BlocksService } from './blocksService';
+// import { Block } from '../models';
+// import { TestUtils } from '../test';
 
-let blocks: BlocksService = null;
+// let blocks: BlocksService = null;
 
 // describe('BlocksService', () => {
 
diff --git a/app/src/services/blocksService.ts b/app/src/services/blocksService.ts
index 747f49d..724b593 100644
--- a/app/src/services/blocksService.ts
+++ b/app/src/services/blocksService.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Http, Response } from '@angular/http';
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
-import { Observable, Subject } from 'rxjs';
+import { Subject } from 'rxjs';
 import { Block, InsightBlockObject } from '../models';
 
 @Injectable()
diff --git a/app/src/test.ts b/app/src/test.ts
index ee17df7..8ba1c44 100644
--- a/app/src/test.ts
+++ b/app/src/test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
 import { getTestBed, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { BrowserDynamicTestingModule, platformBrowserDynamicTesting } from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/testing';
 import { HttpModule } from '@angular/http';
-import { MockBackend } from '@angular/http/testing';
+// import { MockBackend } from '@angular/http/testing';
 import { App, Config, Form, IonicModule, Keyboard, DomController, MenuController, NavController, Platform, GestureController } from 'ionic-angular';
 import { ConfigMock, PlatformMock } from './mocks';
 import { BlocksServiceMock } from './services/mocks';