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Help Beta Test Trapster’s Windows Phone 7 App and You Could Win $500!
We need help testing the new WP7 version of Trapster and since our community’s continued support is really what drives Trapster; your feedback as beta testers will help get us there.
All active beta testers will be entered into a drawing to win a $500.00 gift card. To signup as a WP7 tester please visit:
Trapster Windows Phone 7 Beta Tester Signup Form:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGNFdGNESV9ZMnJWRmNyNmtsY1hyR1E6MQ
Please provide your feedback and bugs here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFV5UHY3Ukk4YU9TSlItbzFJQnlqZ2c6MA
If you have any problems or concerns please contact wp7beta@trapster.com.
CONTEST DETAILS
All beta testers who submit their test results and user feedback will be entered into the drawing to win $500.
All test results must be submitted by February 11, 2012
We will announce the winner of the drawing on February 13, 2012.
Participate in Trapster Research Study
Posted by Stefanie in Events, News, Trapster.com on January 3rd, 2012
The Trapster team is conducting an in-depth research study with people in the Chicago area who have recently signed up with Trapster. The goal of our project is to improve the design and experience of Trapster.com. Participants in the study will be compensated for their time.
Our team will be in the Chicago area on January 5, 6 and 8, and the research interview will last no longer than 3 hours. Our research team will meet with you for about 3 hours and have you tell us how you found out about Trapster and how you’ve used it so far. We’ll even take a short drive with you so we can see Trapster working in action!
If you’re a new Trapster user in the Chicago area and would like to participate, please email stefanie@trapster.com with a phone number where you can be reached. We’ll need to ask you a few questions and share more details about the study.
We’re extremely excited to hear what you think as a new Trapster user!
We hope you had a wonderful holiday season, and we’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Holiday Sound Theme Added to Trapster
Posted by Sean P. Farrell in Android, News, iPhone on December 21st, 2011
Today we added a new Holiday sound theme to Trapster for iOS & Android users. If you would like to hear this new theme, navigate to your sound themes menu within Trapster and activate the Santa Claus Sound Theme.
Now we know not everyone celebrates Christmas, so we are not ignoring all other Holidays, we just wanted to include Santa in this year’s sound themes… what other Holiday sound themes should we add? Please post your suggestions to our Facebook Page.
We hope you get great gifts this season, maybe something that comes with a twin turbo? Read the rest of this entry »
Trapster 4.5 for iPhone Road Demo with Robert Scoble
Posted by Sean P. Farrell in News, Trapster.com, iPhone on November 1st, 2011
We took a trip to Half Moon Bay to visit Robert Scoble from RackSpace! Robert got to take a look at our latest beta version, Trapster 4.5 for iOS. Check out the video below, and let us know what you think of our new speed limit data!
Please comment on our facebook, or shoot us a tweet, to let us know what you think of the demo we gave Scobleizer!
Trapster.com: Trapmap Beta Just Released
Posted by Stefanie in How-to, News, Trapster.com on October 12th, 2011
We have been working extremely hard here at Trapster and we’re excited to announce that we released a new version of our Trapmap! You can choose to use the beta Trapmap by clicking on the yellow banner link at the top of the Trapmap page. Don’t worry, if you choose to use the beta Trapmap and want to switch back there is a link at the bottom of the beta Trapmap that will return you to the old version.
Trapster Moderator Spotlight: Javiert30 & Kernbob
Posted by Stefanie in News, Trapster Life, Trapster Moderators, Trapster.com on October 7th, 2011
Have you ever wondered how Trapster stays up to date and accurate? Well I’ll let you in on a little secret. It’s you, our loyal users and army of Trapster moderators. These spotlights give you an insight into the lives of our moderators and all their hard work and dedication to Trapster. In their own words you will learn a little about our army of volunteers and why they LOVE Trapster so much that they spend hours upon hours of their free time graciously helping us.
Our two spotlighted moderators have been given an array of questions to get their juices flowing but have free reign to tell their story. So let’s get started! Read the rest of this entry »
Trapster.com Maps Series: Push Notifications
Welcome to the second installment of Trapster.com Maps Series. This post will explain the in’s and out’s of Push Notifications. We’ll start with how to set up a new notification, then move on to changing your alert area and/or route, and lastly cover how to schedule specific dates and times that benefit your driving schedule.
Trapster.com Maps Series: MyTrips
Posted by Stefanie in How-to, News, Trapster.com on July 26th, 2011
This is the first of a four-part series about the new and improved features on Trapster.com. The first feature we’d like to cover is MyTrips. In this post I’m going to show you how to create a trip, edit a current trip, and share your trips in real-time.
Trapster Goes Green: EV Charging Station Added
Trapster has gone green! We’re excited to announce our newest POI, EV Charging Station. This will mark electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructures that delivers electric fuel to EV’s around the globe. In an effort to help our green driving friends get from point A to point B in their electric vehicles, Trapster users can now locate and mark charging stations.
What is an EV charger?
An electric vehicle charger is responsible for recharging the battery banks in an electric vehicle or a plug-in hybrid vehicle. EV chargers are installed in your house, office, shopping stores, and public places to enable one to charge their electric cars or plug-in hybrids. One needs more than 1 EV charger per vehicle as the driving distance between charges is limited and one would need to charge their electric vehicle before getting back home. Read the rest of this entry »
We are removing the Checkpoint Trap from Trapster
Posted by Sean P. Farrell in News on June 10th, 2011
There have been some recent news stories claiming that Trapster and similar applications will be removed from app stores over the concern of drivers using these apps to avoid DUI Checkpoints. We want to make sure Trapster stays available to you, so we have decided to remove the Checkpoint trap type from Trapster. Our goal is to enable you to have access to the data you rely on. Removing Checkpoints will allow us to now quickly meet the requirements of the app stores that have raised this issue.
We have been in discussions with you users and felt it was appropriate to get your input before making the final decision. Most of you thought that removing the checkpoint trap type would eliminate all of the debate over the purpose of our app.
We believe the inclusion of DUI checkpoints is a positive deterrent, a point of view which has been shared by law enforcement as well. We continue to believe that is the case, but place a greater importance on our ability to continue to offer the application and its entire range of benefits to our large community of users.
We believe it is important to provide a consistent consumer experience regardless of platform, so we plan on removing Checkpoints from all platforms that we are available on.
We are here if you have any questions or comments, please reach out to us through facebook or twitter, and if you need any customer support please visit our support forum.
