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[Shuriken1]

Will do. Thanks.

[PaulOBrien]

CamerAware 1.060925 released.

View the version history here.

This version incorporates a couple of bug fixes, and some new features in response to registered user feedback.

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[paholman]

I've just managed to get around trying CamerAware, but it doesn't meet my requirements.



It exceeds them.  This is fanstastic!  

I was very sceptical of this application as I'm used to TomTom, and trying to working out why I would need this.  The availability to test this before you buy it worked for me.  I tried it, I liked it and I've paid.  This is £20 well spent.


I'm sorry I doubted this software, and apologise  

Now I'm going to eat my words

paholman, on Sep 20 2006, 08:49, said:

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If it ..........., .(nyumm).  There is already a plugin database for ............(nyumm)....... .......... seperate standalone application.  It alerts you of speed cameras whilst following your planned routes inside the Navigation software itself.

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.................(nyumm). .  There is .........(nyumm). to match the speed cameras - See Here.

It's only my personal opinion, but I would prefer this approach especially as I use the Navigation software most of the time.  Running CamerAware .(nyumm). n my opinion.

Unfortunately for CamerAware, .(nyumm). database.

Sorry  .(nyumm)...........feature inside my TomTom 5 software, I .........(nyumm).  have a requirement for this CamerAware software.

(burp)

You're definitely onto an Award Winning piece of Software here, especially as it's only £20.

I have a few enhancement suggestions if I may.

I was testing this last night, and as the dark nights are drawing in, I found the screen a little too bright at night, so was wondering if there were any plans to introduce a "Night Mode" like TomTom has, where the colours are inverted.

Another idea, although tacky as it may sound, I would like to customize the layout, font colours etc so it matches the electronic displays on my car dashboard, i.e car stereo font is Orange text on black background.  It appears the skin can be customized, but can the font colours be too?

Thanks again

[PaulOBrien]

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I was testing this last night, and as the dark nights are drawing in, I found the screen a little too bright at night, so was wondering if there were any plans to introduce a "Night Mode" like TomTom has, where the colours are inverted.

It's not something I planned, but it's very easy indeed to do with the custom skin engine. Good suggestion tho!

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Another idea, although tacky as it may sound, I would like to customize the layout, font colours etc so it matches the electronic displays on my car dashboard, i.e car stereo font is Orange text on black background. It appears the skin can be customized, but can the font colours be too?

Again, very easy to do.... you just need to edit an XML file and tweak a GIF to suit your requirements.

I'll assume you mean something like this?

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[paholman]

Paul (MVP), on Sep 27 2006, 10:58, said:

It's not something I planned, but it's very easy indeed to do with the custom skin engine. Good suggestion tho!
Again, very easy to do.... you just need to edit an XML file and tweak a GIF to suit your requirements.

I'll assume you mean something like this?

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Yes. Exactly like that. Great.

What colour font was that?

I'm trying to match it with my homemade home screen.

Thanks

[PaulOBrien]

Here's the files for ya to look in!

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[paholman]

Paul (MVP), on Sep 27 2006, 11:26, said:

Here's the files for ya to look in!

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Great.  Thanks

[spacemonkey]

OK, so I have a Hermes which "conveniently" disconnects from the GPS when I power it off.  I do however ride a motorbike so it would be primo to run cameraware with the screen powered off and not taking any touchscreen input so I could drop it in my pocket and go.

Also, if I set it up to log to a db then couldn't the police demand access to the db and do me for speeding? (If I accidentally happened to go slightly above the limit that is)

[PaulOBrien]

As you noted, if you power off the device, it'll disconnect the GPS, and CamerAware will just try and reconnect when you power it back on.

CamerAware keeps the device 'alive' while it is running, so if you just lock the screen, then it should be OK.

With regards to logging to my DB, I think the Police would have a hard time proving that the data in the DB is you, that is if they went to the extremes of getting a warrant for that data, which is what they would need to do. I wouldn't hand over DB data voluntarily, but if they REALLY want it, as with anything, they can get it.

I'd be very surprised if DB data, which can't be proven is you, and can't be proven is accurate, would stand up in court!

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[dr_nick]

paul,

great app, muchos kudos! - (cant find my working gps bluetooth, and the other one seems to have stopped tracking satellites... but will be great when it works!)

i have a qvestion tho:

how does CamerAware cope with the "average speed cameras" - does it flag red for the whole distance between the two sets of cameras, or jus the camera installations themselves?

just interested!

dr_nick

[Shuriken1]

As it stands I believe it just flags at the SPECS sites and says SPECS as it would with any other camera. This was discussed in another thread and Paul said he would look into some kind of average speed system but I don't think he's had much luck yet. I'm sure he will be on to give the low-down soon enough.

[PaulOBrien]

It flags the start / end camera installations atm, I may implement an average speed display in the future however.

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[readbmr]

Paul (MVP), on Sep 20 2006, 11:02, said:

Theoretically, if both TomTom and CamerAware connected to the Windows Mobile 5 shared GPS port, they could co-exist...

CamerAware could run in the background, and it already brings itself automagically to the front when a red-alert scenario happens.

Any guinea pigs?

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Hi Paul, when do you think this software will be available for symbian 3rd edition phones such as the nokia N80 ?

Regards from Brian

[PaulOBrien]

There are no plans to offer it for Symbian devices at the moment i'm afraid.

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[manolis]

ill guinea pig it tbh if i get a discount on the registration

i have tomtom on the spv currently

[bydandie]

Paul (MVP), on Sep 27 2006, 09:58, said:

It's not something I planned, but it's very easy indeed to do with the custom skin engine. Good suggestion tho!
Again, very easy to do.... you just need to edit an XML file and tweak a GIF to suit your requirements.

I'll assume you mean something like this?

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I've tried this, and I'm getting null exception errors when trying to apply the XML file on a v1605.  Any ideas?

[gollyman]

Hi. Apologies if this is in the wrong forum. Just wanted to check on a change of phone ....

Have already got Cameraware and have purchased it for my T-mobile compact III .... Am changing phones and number to an O2 Orbit ....  Am I OK just installing and using my original serial number and registration number ??

Great app. Intend on letting it save my license i the summer.. I just cant drive a GSX 750 slowly :-)

Many thanks. Will

[gollyman]

Hi. Apologies if this is in the wrong forum. Just wanted to check on a change of phone ....

Have already got Cameraware and have purchased it for my T-mobile compact III .... Am changing phones and number to an O2 Orbit ....  Am I OK just installing and using my original serial number and registration number ??

Great app. Intend on letting it save my license i the summer.. I just cant drive a GSX 750 slowly :-)

Many thanks. Will

[gollyman]

Hi. Apologies if this is in the wrong forum. Just wanted to check on a change of phone ....

Have already got Cameraware and have purchased it for my T-mobile compact III .... Am changing phones and number to an O2 Orbit ....  Am I OK just installing and using my original serial number and registration number ??

Great app. Intend on letting it save my license i the summer.. I just cant drive a GSX 750 slowly :-)

Many thanks. Will

[lowbug]

Does / Can CamerAware support the THBury car kits? www.iplug.de offer a fantasic plugin to allow the HP range of phones (HW 6910-6915-69xx ) etc function so when a call is made, recieved etc it is correctly routed via the thb bury kit. ( THBury make the OEM car kits for Audi / VW )

The iplug plugin is completly transparant and is free download, the best thing is camerAware can talk (i.e. announce through the car kit ) because iplug has a API.

Software such as Navigon use this API with great sucess, It's a good link up as the HP Hw series has built in GPS..

IPLUG can be found here>>>   www.iplug.de   look for carkitmode
THB can be found here>>>>  http://www.bury.com/...-...ke&Talk/HP/


I will happily be a guinea pig if required!