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This app is _really_ cool. I've found out a lot of stuff in my neighborhood (just a little south of SF) that I didn't know existed.
The website is here: http://www.fieldtripper.com/
There's even a launch party on Saturday (9/29) - http://www.fieldtripday.com
I'm a member of the team which has launched this product - any questions, and I'll let you know to the best of my knowledge and ability to answer.
Hope to see you in two days!
Yikes. I've been working on an iOS based competitor for the past three months. My concept is a bit different. I'm using photo data from public sharing sites and clustering geotag locations to determine scenic or popular points of interest. Users can then create custom walking tours to one or more of these locations. I've only got a few days left of development, so I'll probably get it out before Niantic/Google's iOS…
That was one of the best product videos I've seen. Engaging, with enough hints to what it does to make you want to download it.
Interesting. I thought the opposite. I watched it before I saw any information about what it was, and had no idea what it was supposed to be about in the end. I just needed a little more context at the beginning, and I think it would have been quite clear.
Love how there was obviously no testing of the site on Firefox, as clicking the video pause or volume buttons hides the entire video. Pause/volume works fine on Chrome/Safari of course.
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People who live in one country may travel to others. It's absurd to enforce the limitation at this level. I'm getting really sick of apps in the Android store that are restricted by country when they're not legally obligated to be that way.
Try this scenario on for size: Hans the German downloads the app. But as he walks through the streets of Munich, the app doesn't show him anything interesting. Hans posts a 1 star review on Google Play, saying "app is broken does not work on ". This is not desirable for Google.
Hans the German hears about this cool new product and goes to download it, only to learn he can't.
Hans never goes back to product again, having attempted to get it once before.
This is not desirable for Google.
They're licensing a lot of content from a number of providers. That's far more likely to be the cause for regional restrictions than any plan.
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People who live in one country may travel to others. It's absurd to enforce the limitation at this level. I'm getting really sick of apps in the Android store that are restricted by country when they're not legally obligated to be that way.
If the problem is that Google Play won't let you download an app from the U.S. store based on where your current ISP is located then: 1) that's dumb* and 2) download Field Trip when you get back to the U.S. The point is developers shouldn't have to worry about people in un-supported countries downloading their apps and finding them worthless due to no content. * (it should be based on your Google Play account setting…
I'm still a little confused about the actual product. Does it use GPS data to show information about surrounding landmarks? Or something else/more?
Like Google Now it uses your location to display a variety to things; Some are historical landmarks others are upcoming concerts or movie locations. You choose in what frequency the app notifies you. For example, I was walking from work to home and Field Trip notified me of where a scene for Oceans 11 was shot.
Yikes. I've been working on an iOS based competitor for the past three months. My concept is a bit different. I'm using photo data from public sharing sites and clustering geotag locations to determine scenic or popular points of interest. Users can then create custom walking tours to one or more of these locations. I've only got a few days left of development, so I'll probably get it out before Niantic/Google's iOS…