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CabSense Makes Hailing a Cab Easier for New Yorkers
Mar 31st
The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission and Sense Networks, Inc. have announced the release of CabSense, an app designed to make finding and hailing taxis easier. With this free application, users can figure out which street corners offer the most best chances of finding a cab based on the date and time. CabSense provides the current location of the user as well as a few options. If you find yourself in a part of the city with a relatively low number of taxis, CabSense will find and recommend nearby car services as well as provide an option to call a livery cab.
CabSense also features:
- Radar View — A color-coded tool that points users to the highest rated corner nearby
- Time Slider — Users can plan ahead and view the best corners to find an available taxi at a later time and day
- Taxi Hailer — Once users find an available taxi, they can simply shake the phone and it will whistle for them
Grab CabSense for free out of the Android Market or scan the barcode below!
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‘Happy Hours’ Appeals to Your Inner Jimmy Buffet
Mar 2nd
A new app has arrived in the Android Market called Happy Hours and it is likely to be a hit. It’s one of those “genius-in-simplicity” applications that appeals to many of us. Open the app up, let it detect where you are via GPS, and find nearby happy hours. Period. While this might not be the newest idea on the planet, it does offer one advantage over similar apps. Rather than being confined to specific metropolitan markets or one in particular, Happy Hours kicks off with more than 30 to start.
Designed with help from Village Voice Media, the app pulls up over 15,000 happy hours from across the United States and offers up additional resources. Learn what kind of food is service, what the atmosphere is like, and read reviews from other users.
The following cities are already supported by Happy Hours: Akron, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Boulder, Broward / Palm Beach, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Fort Worth, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York, Oakland, Orange County, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Saint Paul, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Seattle Eastside, St. Louis, Tampa, and Washington DC
Source: Washington Post/TechCrunch
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Google Maps Navigation Reviewed by GPS Blogger
Jan 19th
We’re huge fans of the built-in Google Maps Navigation that comes with Android 1.6 and later. The free GPS service has come along and found itself replacing applications and services from bigger, more established players. Naturally, we tend to show a little bias around here being that we’re all Android lovey-dovey. How does the service stack up in the eyes of GPS bloggers though? We were interested to read the perspective of a writer for a site called GPSTrackLog and find out how they view Google Maps Navigation.
One of the biggest features in Google’s service is that the navigation is tied to the cloud. This means that the data should be always updated, constantly changing and improving. Does that help? We’ll save the meat and potatoes for the full review, but here’s some of the takeaway. Rich Owings, the writer says it’s “Promising, but not ready for prime time. Google has a great start here, but it still needs a lot of work.”
Thanks Rich!
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Google Maps Navigation Reviewed by GPS Blogger
Jan 19th
We’re huge fans of the built-in Google Maps Navigation that comes with Android 1.6 and later. The free GPS service has come along and found itself replacing applications and services from bigger, more established players. Naturally, we tend to show a little bias around here being that we’re all Android lovey-dovey. How does the service stack up in the eyes of GPS bloggers though? We were interested to read the perspective of a writer for a site called GPSTrackLog and find out how they view Google Maps Navigation.
One of the biggest features in Google’s service is that the navigation is tied to the cloud. This means that the data should be always updated, constantly changing and improving. Does that help? We’ll save the meat and potatoes for the full review, but here’s some of the takeaway. Rich Owings, the writer says it’s “Promising, but not ready for prime time. Google has a great start here, but it still needs a lot of work.”
Thanks Rich!
Wikitude 4 Now Available
Jan 15th
One of my favorite Android apps from day one has been Wikitude, by Mobilizy. It has always been fun to watch the reaction from people as I show them the first, and arguably best, “augmented reality” app. After starting out with a great app back in 2008, Wikitude just keeps getting better. Today sees the launch of Wikitude 4!
Among the new/improved features are overlays (think “Layar”) with Youtube, Google Local Search, Twitter, and more showing up directly over your camera view. The interface gets a little bit of enhancement as well. It’s also possible to use history and bookmarks to improve your experience.
Wikitude 4 will look up content from all overlays to help you find the places and terms you search for. For example, do a search for ‘pizza’ and you might get tweets from people mentioning the local hotspot, Panoramio pictures, and a Wikipedia entry or two. The results are displayed for you without you needing to know which overlays to mess with!
Look for Wikitude for free in the Android Market today. Read more about the app by heading to Mobilizy’s page.
New Ping Feature in waze Due Shortly
Jan 14th
The good folks over at waze don’t like to stand still very long. Today we received word that a new version of waze, the free, social mapping software, should be going live later today or tomorrow. So what’s new in the app?
Like practically all mobile app updates, this version includes new performance fixes, improved responsiveness and lower memory use. The main, new feature in waze is called “ping a wazer” which gives users the ability to send pings directly through waze to other users. The opt-in service allows other waze ping you and check on weather conditions, road hazards, or just to say, “hello”. Oh, you can ping others without setting yourself up for pings.
If you’ve already installed waze you’re advised to keep an eye out for the update. If you don’t have waze yet, we’re advising you check it out!
PhantomAlert Uses GPS to Help Avoid Traffic Tickets
Dec 10th
When you see a name PhantomAlert you may be inclined to think that it’s something that warns you if there’s a comic character near you. No, this app for Android smart phones, is a GPS based system that warns you of nearby speed traps, red light cameras, speed cameras, school zones, DUI checkpoints, railroad crossings, dangerous intersections and some other “hazards” you may find while driving your car.
The company states that it has more than 400,000 points of interest in their database. These virtual landmarks are gathered with the input and reports from users and are rated for accuracy as others pass by them. The user is then warned by the system way before getting there, quoting “…you will see them before they see you.”
Some will say that drivers will only behave carefully if they see an alert. That being the case, PhantomAlert should decrease accidents and make for safer drivers.
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