Show HN: GPS + Calendar + Traffic = always on time
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Show HN: GPS + Calendar + Traffic = always on time
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Re: Show HN: GPS + Calendar + Traffic = always on time
#2Couple of quick thoughts after installing:
1) It appears to be continuously getting GPS data. That will kill my battery. Dead battery = I'm late anyway I may need to uninstall until this is fixed.
2) I don't need to be reminded of everything on every calendar I have access to. Have it so I can select which calendar I need to bounce for.
3) Along the same lines of 2, allow me to ignore specific events. I subscribe to a couple general holiday calendars and I don't need to be told when to leave for "Memorial Day" or whatever.
Otherwise, great concept. I look forward to keeping up with your progress.
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#3Concept seems awesome! Hopefully iPhone or web version to come soon.
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#4Great concept. I would love to see a video demonstration on the landing page. How easy is it to use? How much data entry does it take? How does it determine where my calendar events are geographically? What if I put "Building 51, Room 4115"? Can it learn where that is?
As I said, it's a great concept. I just need a little more before I take the plunge.
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#5Given I live in NYC and have an iPhone, I won't be able to test it, but I love the concept. Wish there was something like this that use subway data to do the same thing and worked on iPhone
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#6This is probably woefully inaccurate for driving. It would be great for public transport, but I hear thats not too big with you americans.
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#7Another +1 for the concept. Get it up on the apple store as soon as possible.
Re: Show HN: GPS + Calendar + Traffic = always on time
#8Couple of quick thoughts after installing: 1) It appears to be continuously getting GPS data. That will kill my battery. Dead battery = I'm late anyway I may need to uninstall until this is fixed. 2) I don't need to be reminded of everything on every calendar I have access to. Have it so I can select which calendar I need to bounce for. 3) Along the same lines of 2, allow me to ignore specific events. I subscribe to…
With regards to issue #1. The drain of numerous applications using the GPS hardware on the phone and thus killing battery life makes me wish Google Latitude had an API that devs could use to request my GPS co-ordinates. If you can login via Facebook why can't you do location via Latitude ?
Re: Show HN: GPS + Calendar + Traffic = always on time
#9Couple of quick thoughts after installing: 1) It appears to be continuously getting GPS data. That will kill my battery. Dead battery = I'm late anyway I may need to uninstall until this is fixed. 2) I don't need to be reminded of everything on every calendar I have access to. Have it so I can select which calendar I need to bounce for. 3) Along the same lines of 2, allow me to ignore specific events. I subscribe to…
With regards to issue #1. The drain of numerous applications using the GPS hardware on the phone and thus killing battery life makes me wish Google Latitude had an API that devs could use to request my GPS co-ordinates. If you can login via Facebook why can't you do location via Latitude ?
Yeah that makes perfect sense. Have Android handle the actual GPS interaction and allow app developers to poll for that info. Then, have a global setting in the phone's settings that says how often it can poll the GPS. Get on it, Google!
Re: Show HN: GPS + Calendar + Traffic = always on time
#10Couple of quick thoughts after installing: 1) It appears to be continuously getting GPS data. That will kill my battery. Dead battery = I'm late anyway I may need to uninstall until this is fixed. 2) I don't need to be reminded of everything on every calendar I have access to. Have it so I can select which calendar I need to bounce for. 3) Along the same lines of 2, allow me to ignore specific events. I subscribe to…
Big thanks for the feedback Jon.
1. Bounce doesn't actually (at least it isn't supposed to) use your GPS all the time. It should poll for updates every 30 minutes until it gets closer to when you need to leave, then we ask for updates the closer we get to your "Bounce time."
2. Yeah, we'll make it smarter so you can customize which events it notifies you for and which it doesn't.
Thanks again.