Earlier this year I wrote a review on trapster on pocketnow.com. Trapster is basically a graphical (it uses Google Maps) forum to report police activity and traffic cameras. It is an excellent application of Location Based System (LBS) technology. At the time I wrote the review, there were applications for the Nokia N95 (Symbian) and Windows Mobile platforms. Now trapster.com has a version for the iPhone. The iPhone 3G with its GPS is the perfect companion for trapster. Version 1.0 is available free in the App Store. The application is easy to use but I have 2 complaints:
- You cannot use finger gestures on the map (scroll and zoom)
- There needs to be a way to control the voice prompt when you are within range of a camera or police activity, the continuous bark can drive you nuts. There is a mute button, but you should be able to set the number of times the voice prompt repeats itself.
I took this screenshot inside, which meant that I was not getting a GPS fix . The large red circle approximates my location based on the cell tower's location my iPhone is linked to. What this also demonstrate is that the application can be used by a 1st generation iPhone without GPS...
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