How Different Camera Traps Work
As more and more cities turn to automated means of traffic control, it may help to understand exactly how some of these camera traps work and how effective they really are. We all know that some of those boxes on the side of the road are there for a particular reason, but sometimes we don’t think about how they actually work until the ticket shows up in our mailbox. Many cameras work in different ways, and it may help to know exactly what you’re looking for. More…
Follow Trapster on Pinterest
Posted by Stefanie in Events, Support, Trapster Life, Trapster.com on April 26th, 2012
We jumped on the bandwagon here at Trapster and joined the number three social media website Pinterest.
Here are some of the awesome boards we created:
Don’t forget to follow us so we can follow you and then we can all live happily ever after. Okay, okay, maybe not happily… 
Have a suggestions for a board we should create? A pin we should pin? A person we should admire? Let us know! We’re on pins and needles waiting to hear from you.
Just Released: Trapster for Windows Phone
Posted by Sean P. Farrell in WP7, Windows Phone on April 19th, 2012
We just dropped our brand spanking new version of Trapster onto The Windows Marketplace. We are excited to be available for all you Windows Phone users. Microsoft’s Windows Phone is such a popular platform, it was impossible for us to ignore. We have already witnessed a great response from the WP community. Our WP7 app has all the fantastic core features on our other platforms, and also has additional features like MyTrips, and real time speed limit data. Lets take a quick look at what our WP app has to offer: More…
Guess Who’s Back on BlackBerry App World?
Posted by Sean P. Farrell in BlackBerry, News on April 13th, 2012
You demanded, we listened. That’s right! Trapster is back on BlackBerry App World, after being removed about a year ago amidst the controversy surrounding our Checkpoint trap. Not wanting to go dark on a very important community – we removed the Checkpoint trap from our Blackberry app in addition to all of our supported platforms. More…
Trapster.com Now Available in French, German, Spanish, & Portuguese (Brazil)
Posted by Stefanie in News, Trapster.com on April 5th, 2012
We’re excited to announce that Trapster.com is now available in four different languages: French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese (Brazil). Currently in beta are Arabic, Italian, Russian, Swedish, and Turkish. Beta means that we’re working on them but they aren’t complete yet. More…
How To Avoid Speeding Tickets
We all hate them; they raise our car insurance, they’re embarrassing, and worst of all they’re extremely timely, costly, and hard to fight. We’re talking about speeding tickets of course. Over 100,000 people a day receive a speeding ticket in the United States. It’s safe to say every driver will get at least one speeding ticket in their lifetime. The worst part about getting a ticket, besides the humility of being pulled over in front of everyone, is the enormous fine that can range from $150 to a whopping $2500 in the US. Talk about a serious dent in your wallet. More…
[Update] Trapster 3.1.0 for Android is ALIVE!
Posted by Sean P. Farrell in Android, Update on February 28th, 2012
Trapster 4.5.1 for iOS Released!
Posted by Sean P. Farrell in iPad, iPhone on February 16th, 2012
What’s New in 4.5.1?
With this update you will notice improved load time, alerting, and overall performance especially on older Apple devices. Trapster is now compatible with iOS 4.0 and above. Retina Display image support has also been added to Trapster v.4.5.1. For non Apple fanboys, lets take a look at what all this means. More…
How do Red Light Cameras Work
Posted by Stefanie in How-to, News, Trapster.com on February 15th, 2012
Red light cameras have been around since the 1960’s, after having first been developed in the Netherlands. You’ll usually find them attached to poles and protected in a metal box at busy intersections. 
Drivers frequently mistake traffic monitoring cameras for red light cameras. An experienced driver knows that there has to be a flash mechanism for the camera to take photos of drivers caught running the red light. More…
[Video] And the Winner of our Windows Phone 7 Beta Test Contest is…
Posted by Stefanie in Contest, Events, Trapster Life, WP7 on February 14th, 2012
Stefanie from Trapster announces the winner of the February 2012 Windows Phone 7 beta contest. Congrats to the winner!
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