Archive for category News
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. Read the rest of this entry »
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. Read the rest of this entry »
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. Read the rest of this entry »
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.
