+Elric77 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 I'm looking for a decent Geocaching App that'll connect to the Pebble watch. Apparently it's really easy to do. Hopefully the official Geocaching iOS app includes this ASAP. But ANY app would be better than no app. In case you've been in a cave for 8 months... www.getpebble.com Quote Link to comment
+Elric77 Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 Is ON it's way! Can't edit? Quote Link to comment
AZcachemeister Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 I'm waiting for a Geocaching app that can be embedded into my eyeglasses. Heads-up display, baby! Quote Link to comment
+Elric77 Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 Well... yes... That would be incredible! But this is a serious question/request lol Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Well... yes... That would be incredible! But this is a serious question/request lol I wonder how many geocachers have that device. I would prefer to see GS concentrate of features on their web site or for devices that most of use that have a lot of development time spent on something that only a handful of geocachers might ever use. Quote Link to comment
+Elric77 Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 The website and app are amazing right now, and programming for the Pebble would only take a couple of minutes-an hour. The Pebble (and watches that copy it), are all just coming out, but they're going to be pretty huge... Quote Link to comment
AZcachemeister Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Sounds like something to be done by a third party. I really don't understand how I might use this for Geocaching. If it were to connect to the Geocaching app running on my phone to (let's say) display a compass pointed to the cache, wouldn't my phone possibly be getting poor GPS reception from inside my pocket (or where-ever) and show an incorrect bearing? If I have to pull my phone out to get a better signal, why not just keep it out? Switchable watch faces are cool. Controlling my music player is cool. Golf rangefinder...um, OK. Caller ID? I set different ringtones to indicate if an important person is calling. The possibilities are endless, but so far they are only possibilities...and at $150 a whack I'll get a $20 TIMEX and keep the change. Quote Link to comment
+UMainah Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 I'm waiting for a Geocaching app that can be embedded into my eyeglasses. Heads-up display, baby! It's not that far off. Google Glasses will probably be released to the public in the next two years or so. All that would need to be done is take Google Glasses http://en.wikipedia....i/Project_Glass https://plus.google....jectglass/posts and combine them with an app like GeoGoggles https://play.google.....peko.geogoggle Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Since this was discussed just last Summer (pebble wasn't out yet) with no feedback, maybe they're waiting a bit for Apples' own version, the iWatch to come out this year or next. Quote Link to comment
jri Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 I'm looking for a decent Geocaching App that'll connect to the Pebble watch. Apparently it's really easy to do. Hopefully the official Geocaching iOS app includes this ASAP. But ANY app would be better than no app. In case you've been in a cave for 8 months... www.getpebble.com My Pebble arrived last week, so I'm pondering the possibilities of geocaching apps. It was one of the applications the Pebble folk mentioned early on, but I've not spotted anything since. However, I'm vaguely thinking about writing my own app. What would you see a Pebble geocaching app actually doing? My first thought would be a really simple app that ran on the phone and sent out a notification to the Pebble when you went within a certain distance of a waypoint. You'd then get out your GPSr/Smartphone for the business of reading the cache description and doing the actual navigation. A more complicated version would send extra details to the Pebble (name, hint, range, bearing, etc), and might keep it updated as you got closer. But what information is actually useful to have on your wrist? How would you navigate it? Remember that the Pebble has a small display and only a few buttons, and you're already carrying a GPSr/Smartphone with you. From what I gather (I haven't read the specs yet), I think that you would also have to actually be running the app on the Pebble (rather than a watch face) in order to do anything other than receive alerts. PS the possibility of me actually writing this app is distinctly hypothetical. I've not got much time to put towards it and I've never written an Android app before. And don't even get any ideas about iOS! Quote Link to comment
+GrezzoR Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 (edited) Have any of you tried out my pebble app that I released about a week ago? https://apps.getpebble.com/applications/571f2701bfdfeab1cf000004 iOS and Android compatible, no companion app required: Geocaching using just your watch* *pebble must be connected to your phone via Bluetooth of course @Elric77: This certainly did not take "only take a couple of minutes-an hour" to develop Edited May 3, 2016 by GrezzoR Quote Link to comment
+Elric77 Posted May 3, 2016 Author Share Posted May 3, 2016 I have upgraded to Apple Watch, any chance of an app for that now? Have any of you tried out my pebble app that I released about a week ago? https://apps.getpebb...fdfeab1cf000004 iOS and Android compatible, no companion app required: Geocaching using just your watch* *pebble must be connected to your phone via Bluetooth of course @Elric77: This certainly did not take "only take a couple of minutes-an hour" to develop Quote Link to comment
+GrezzoR Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 I have upgraded to Apple Watch, any chance of an app for that now? Not from me, but I believe the official app works with Apple watches Quote Link to comment
+digimuzik Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Have any of you tried out my pebble app that I released about a week ago? https://apps.getpebble.com/applications/571f2701bfdfeab1cf000004 No, but I absolutely will now! I hate constantly pulling my phone out when I'm wandering through the woods towards GZ. Quote Link to comment
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