SC (4/12/2011) – TheSpinningHead, llc is proud to announce our latest android app CarHome Ultra.
https://market.android.com/details?id=spinninghead.carhome
CarHome Ultra is a car home/dock app that makes your phone much easier and safer to use while in the car. It allows the user to customize up to 18 shortcuts to launch apps, direct dial numbers, or even navigate to a specific location.
Detailed Features:
– Speedometer (Speaks when pressed)
– Compass
– Current Weather Conditions (Speaks when pressed)
– Current Location (Speaks when pressed)
– 18 Shortcuts
– Custom screen modes for day and night modes
– Automatically changes to day or night mode at sunset/sunrise (optional)
– Location alerts
– Starts CarHome when bluetooth connection is detected
– Auto Bluetooth on with Car Mode (optional)
– Auto Bluetooth off when exiting Car Mode (optional)
– Auto Wifi on/off with Car Mode (optional)
– Displays speed in KPH or MPH
– Displays temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit
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You can put your phone into Car Mode by either putting it in a compatible car dock or by using the default Google Car Home icon (the Steering Wheel).
After pressing the steering wheel, it should ask you which car home you would like to run (either stock or Car Home Ultra).
If you don’t get the option, you can reset the defaults for Car Mode by doing the following:
1) From the main home screen press menu –> settings –> manage applications
2) Pick Car Home (the one from Google with the steering wheel icon)
3) now press Clear Defaults.
Car Home Ultra uses the data connection to retrieve your current address and weather. To reduce the location update rate follow the instructions below:
1) In the settings menu, make sure that “Powered Mode” is unchecked. This option forces Car Home Ultra to use the max settings when connected to a power source like a car dock.
2) In the settings menu, select “Location Update Rate.” Choose one of the lower rates like 5 minutes or 60 seconds. This controls how often the green location bar updates.
Car Home Ultra can be very power intensive. This is because it is using the GPS and data connection to keep your speed, heading, location, and weather updated.
Here are some suggestions to reduce battery consumption for users without car docks or power connections:
1) Make sure “Keep display on” is not checked. This is the most important change that can be made to reduce battery consumption. It will allow your phone to sleep and not consume any more power than normal. If you need to access Car Home, just press the power button to wake your device.
2) Set GPS update rate to Low or Extra Low. This will reduce the update rate for the speedometer and location.
3) Make sure “Stop WiFi” is checked. This will prevent your phone from searching for WiFi signals while in Car Mode.
This release adds several great features:
1) VoiceSet – This allows you to set the timer by speaking. Just press the microphone button and say the amount of time you would like the timer to run. Example: “5 minutes”, “2 hours 30 minutes”, “30 seconds”, etc…
2) Auto Start with Voice Set – This feature (disabled by default) must be enabled in the ‘More’ options menu. After that the timer will automatically start after you use VoiceSet. This is the easiest way to set a timer that I have ever seen and I use it all of the time!
3) Dismiss Alarm Button – A new button will appear when the alarm is ringing. It allows you to silence the alarm without stopping the timer.
4) Set Alarm Length – This new menu option allows you to set the length that an alarm will sound. It will even restart short ringtones to play for the amount of time selected.
I hope you like the new features!
Ultrachron 1.7.1 adds hardware button controls for the stopwatch and a final lap/split time when stop is pressed.
Use the volume up button on your phone to control Stopwatch Start/Stop and volume down to control Lap/Reset.
Both of these new features can be disabled in the “More” menu screen.
We are pleased to release a new version of Ultrachron now with a talking countdown timer.
The timer features include:
- Select any ringtone, notification, or alarm sound for timer notification
- Speech enabled (gives updates on remaining time or time over)
- Runs in background
- Background notification options
- Selectable display color
Main timer page
Select countdown time
Select alarm sound
Timer menu
Notification options
UltraChron Version 1.2 requires 40% less space on your phone that the previous version! This was accomplished through optimizing the speech related code, so all the great features are still there.