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WesRaven 08-25-2015 05:25 PM


Originally Posted by cyclonetog (Post 14155935)
I will ask the question for you.
I do know that the app has to force the screen to stay on because the screen going to sleep stops it working.
There may be issues with things like background app refresh that may stop it working properly, but I'm not the expert in these things. Will report back when I know more.

Thank you very much for looking into this. I'm a software developer as well, so I totally understand if this causes complications. In the grand scheme of things, it's an incredibly minor annoyance considering how well this thing works overall.


Originally Posted by jbrow1 (Post 14156965)
Can anybody in the US that has this tell me what the total price was with shipping in American dollars?

Just looked at what I paid in PayPal; $157.15. WELL worth the money to say the least.

silden 08-25-2015 05:25 PM

I'm talking about the Pocket Pit ones. The ones the tread is made for.
Thank you

jbrow1 08-25-2015 06:31 PM


Originally Posted by silden (Post 14156984)
I payed about 180 with PayPal. That's 99 + 15 for shipping.

Thank-you. Man, now I gotta weigh out need vs. want. Guess it's time to sell a couple things.

jbrow1 08-25-2015 06:41 PM


Originally Posted by WesRaven (Post 14157046)
Thank you very much for looking into this. I'm a software developer as well, so I totally understand if this causes complications. In the grand scheme of things, it's an incredibly minor annoyance considering how well this thing works overall.



Just looked at what I paid in PayPal; $157.15. WELL worth the money to say the least.

Wow, that's a killer deal! Did you order recently?

silden 08-25-2015 11:02 PM

My bad he is right, I forgot to remove the British tax. It was 87 + 15 and 1.57 currency exchange on PayPal. Sorry for the confusion.

cyclonetog 08-25-2015 11:15 PM


Originally Posted by silden (Post 14156985)
Would it be possible to get multiple transponders, with the same code. That I can leave them in my cars, instead of moving them from one to another.
Thank you

This is currently being looked into and it will happen soon enough. When ordering you will need to supply the serial number off the bottom of the box (the one you put into the app).

Stein Tumert 08-25-2015 11:53 PM


Originally Posted by cyclonetog (Post 14155935)
I will ask the question for you.
I do know that the app has to force the screen to stay on because the screen going to sleep stops it working.
There may be issues with things like background app refresh that may stop it working properly, but I'm not the expert in these things. Will report back when I know more.


Spotify on my iPhone runs when the screen goes black, so it must be possible to let the app run with the screen off....


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cyclonetog 08-28-2015 01:33 PM


Originally Posted by Stein Tumert (Post 14157460)
Spotify on my iPhone runs when the screen goes black, so it must be possible to let the app run with the screen off....


...

Apple make it much easier to do that with music, probably because it's very similar to iPod functionality.



The newest version of the app is now available on the app store, this is the one I have posted screen shots of, with voice speed and adjustable race length.

For the android guys, it's currently being looked into and considered, but the wide range of devices makes it a less attractive prospect for a developer.

tbrymer 08-28-2015 04:17 PM


Originally Posted by cyclonetog (Post 14161292)
Apple make it much easier to do that with music, probably because it's very similar to iPod functionality.



The newest version of the app is now available on the app store, this is the one I have posted screen shots of, with voice speed and adjustable race length.

For the android guys, it's currently being looked into and considered, but the wide range of devices makes it a less attractive prospect for a developer.

The android development platform is free, unlike the ipod one. Also, the blue tooth interface is pretty easy to use and doesn't change from phone to phone, so I don't think it will be very hard to develop an android app for this device.

RedBullFiXX 08-29-2015 09:39 AM

Any chance you could change to a slider for time instead of set lengths, and leave an option for open/endless runs ?

Would be useful for 1/8 nitro, and endurance races :nod:

jbrow1 08-29-2015 10:48 AM


Originally Posted by RedBullFiXX (Post 14162276)
Any chance you could change to a slider for time instead of set lengths, and leave an option for open/endless runs ?

Would be useful for 1/8 nitro, and endurance races :nod:

The app I'm using now lets me set the number of seconds I want a run to be. I can also set it for specific number of laps, or as you say open/endless runs. It's a nice option to have. I like to use it for five, seven, eight minute increments which start after first pass. It's definately nice to be able to set the length of time you want to run.

**edit**
Just opened the pocket pit app on my phone, and it must've been updated on it's own. It now has 5 ,6 ,8 minute features as well as a custom setting where you input the number of seconds. And there is a slider for the speed of the voice.

Sweet, now I just need to wait till next payday and purchase the actual unit!

cyclonetog 08-29-2015 11:35 AM

I just entered 86400 seconds into the custom run time box and the app didn't throw up any errors so I guess you could use that for endurance (86400s is 24h).

silden 08-29-2015 12:11 PM

The race time is only related to the minutes announcing. The timing is not stopping at the selected time, it only calls for the last lap. But it keeps going with lap counting after that.

silden 08-29-2015 12:12 PM

Dave,
We'll bring our unit with us to TQ tomorrow. You can have look at it if you want.

NR 09-01-2015 02:38 AM

Hi Guys

Got mine today, not having much luck with pairing with an IPhone 6+ it doesn't seem to find it in Bluetooth.


Anyone else using it with a 6+ or had any issues?


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