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Trapster’s Safety Tips for the Holiday Weekend
If you plan to take to the road this weekend for some holiday travel, don’t forget to use Trapster. With more Americans saying they will travel during the Memorial Day weekend than last year, according to AAA’s recent national survey, the risk of accidents and costly tickets will rise dramatically, making Trapster, the world’s most downloaded driving related app, a virtual necessity.
Here are some of Trapster’s safety tips for the weekend: Read the rest of this entry »
Trapster’s 2009 Top 10 Milestones
Posted by Sean in Press, Stats, Trapster Life on December 31st, 2009
2009 was a fabulous year for Trapster. We grew by leaps and bounds and the best part is we’re not slowing down. From great news coverage to millions of more Trapster users around the world, lets take a look at the top 10 Trapster 2009 milestones. Drum-roll please! Read the rest of this entry »
Misguided Law Enforcement Bulletin Creates Nationwide Paranoia
Paranoia may have reached an all-time high when a New York woman told a police officer responding to a family trouble report that she knew exactly when the officer would arrive by tracking him using Trapster on her iPhone. Sure enough, there on the phone was a satellite view of the woman’s house, with a yellow ring marketing the officer’s car in the driveway.
Speeding Ticket Tales & Resources
Posted by Sean in How-to, News, Press, Trapster Life on August 18th, 2009
We’ve all either been a lucky recipient of a speeding ticket, or heard the stories of unfortunate motorist receiving a costly reminder to obey the posted speed limit. Working for Trapster I get to to hear stories about this everyday, and thought it would be good to supply some interesting speeding ticket tales paired with some useful resources for our Trapster users.
Some Fun Facts
That’s a first:
“The world’s first speeding ticket was issued in Dayton, Ohio in 1904.
Throughout most of the twentieth century, the city of Detroit, Michigan, was synonymous with American automobile manufacturing. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, that was not the case. Instead, Ohio innovators Read the rest of this entry »
Trapster at the Where 2.0 Conference
Pete and Jay are heading to San Jose tomorrow afternoon for the Where 2.0 conference. For those who are not familiar with the conference here is a small blurb, compliments of Where 2.0′s website.
Now in its fifth year, the Where 2.0 Conference is where the grassroots and leading edge developers building location aware technology intersect with the businesses and entrepreneurs seeking out location apps, platforms, and hardware to gain a competitive edge. In the O’Reilly conference tradition, Where 2.0 presents leading trends rather than chasing them.
At Where 2.0, you’ll find source mapping tools, reality mining, open standards for data and location web services, and sensors for obtaining location data. We’ll learn how the established geo industry is reacting to the first businesses making money from their grassroots geospatial projects. There’s no better place to meet the people behind the mash-ups, the people behind the platforms, and the people looking ahead to the future of geospatial. Join us at Where 2.0 to debate and discuss what’s viable now, and what’s lurking just below the radar.
Sounds like it’s right up our ally, right? Hence, sending Pete and Jay to the event to talk with industry leaders about the latest and upcoming trends. I can’t wait to hear all the great stuff they come back with. Jay said he would keep us up to date via Twitter. So be on the lookout for some Where 2.0 tweets.
If you happen to be heading to the event and want a free trapster tee find Pete and /or Jay and say “swag me” (while supplies last).
Free Technology in Troubled Times – San Diego 6 Reports
San Diego 6 New’s Tech Expert, Steve Kovsky’s did a piece on Free Technology in Troubled Times. The spotlight featured free online and mobile applications that help save you money in this economic crisis. And honestly, who doesn’t want to save money? Trapster was one of applications Steve covered and we can’t agree more. Not to mention, we’re honored to of been chosen. Check out the news clip below. You can also read Steve’s post here.
I almost forgot to mention! If you watch closely Jay’s hand can be seen on the steering wheel in one of the Trapster shots. Go Jay! It’s his first on screen debut and we’re all really excited for him. Pete, has already scheduled him a manicure since we’re sure the phones will be ringing off the hook with request’s for Jay. Especially after seeing those amazing acting skills!
Trapster on WBZ TV in Boston!
Watch it all the way through – Trapster calls out a trap of type Live Police and sure enough, the officer pulls out, lights blazing, while the film is rolling! Watch the video here
Technow Features Trapster
Check out this cool spotlight on Trapster by Technow.
If you have a great Trapster story or have created your own Trapster video we would love to hear about it! We’re happy to feature how-to videos from users. Just leave us a comment with a link to your video or story.
Click Chick’s iPhone App of the Week
Alison Stewart, or Click Chick, of Midweek features Trapster as her iPhone app recommendation for the week. Here’s what she had to say about why someone in her household felt compelled to check Trapster out:
Within the last year, “an unnamed individual” living in my house (not referring to myself) was pulled over for speeding multiple times. In two of these instances, speeding tickets were actually issued, and the other times, luck prevailed. All violations were very minor (i.e. going 30 mph in a 25 mph zone), and any of us could have been caught. These situations all could have been avoided with better situational awareness, possibly if he had Trapster.
Of course she goes on to describe how great the application is, but we think her story is the most important part of the review. Stewart’s situation probably parallels that of countless others, and we’re flattered that she decided to share it with her readers.
Thanks for checking Trapster out Alison!
via Nintendo’s New Wii MotionPlus | Click Chick | Midweek.com.
KKTV in Colorado Covers Trapster
KKTV in Colorado did a nice little piece on Trapster that you can watch below. Coverage like is great, because the more people who are exposed to the application the better the data will be.
