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Being informed about bus arrivals while keeping your iPhone in the pocket
03/27/2014 02:30 PM Archiviato in:features
Today I would like to talk about a little gem of the In Arrivo HD app that probably did not attract the interest it deserved.
Basically, what is the main hinderance of the waiting times mobile web sites, mobile apps or even notes on a piece of paper?
Of course that you have to take them out of your pocket, start, or unfold it, and find your information. What makes sometimes easier to get to the stop and hope for the digital banner to be present and working, especially when carrying bags or wearing gloves
This pushed us to develop this little tool that aims at solving the problem.
Basically when you open the application and find that a bus is not arriving, you may trigger an agent that notifies you when the bus is arriving, even allowing you to specify how much in advance to be notified!
To do that, you just push the bell button and follow the easy instructions. Then you may just put your iDevice in your pocket, wear again your gloves, or pick the bags, and wait for the notification. Perhaps while sipping a coffee in a bar nearby...
If you own the Time Machine extension, you my even trigger a notification for a future time. Perhaps you want to be notified when a bus arrives in the evening when leaving the office so not to be forced to wait in the street and lose time for your work, or have an excuse for quitting a boring meeting without lying.
Of course the service may be extended in several direction and I am eager to receive your suggestions and encouragements to do that. Perhaps recurring notifications? A control panel? Go on, be wild!
Of course that you have to take them out of your pocket, start, or unfold it, and find your information. What makes sometimes easier to get to the stop and hope for the digital banner to be present and working, especially when carrying bags or wearing gloves
This pushed us to develop this little tool that aims at solving the problem.
Basically when you open the application and find that a bus is not arriving, you may trigger an agent that notifies you when the bus is arriving, even allowing you to specify how much in advance to be notified!
To do that, you just push the bell button and follow the easy instructions. Then you may just put your iDevice in your pocket, wear again your gloves, or pick the bags, and wait for the notification. Perhaps while sipping a coffee in a bar nearby...
If you own the Time Machine extension, you my even trigger a notification for a future time. Perhaps you want to be notified when a bus arrives in the evening when leaving the office so not to be forced to wait in the street and lose time for your work, or have an excuse for quitting a boring meeting without lying.
Of course the service may be extended in several direction and I am eager to receive your suggestions and encouragements to do that. Perhaps recurring notifications? A control panel? Go on, be wild!
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