Waze Client - Need the Community Support!

LLC23 · 12/20/2010, 05:05 PM

Vote Up!

People are interested in getting a Waze client written for WebOS. So let's vote up the idea in their UserVoice account! I just started the thread, link is above. It'll only take 10 seconds!

JED-WEB-OS · 12/20/2010, 06:33 PM

I know I’m going to sound like a stick in the mud but I cannot honestly support an application that takes drivers attention away from the road. When behind the wheel of a 4000 pound, 125 Horse Power piece of machinery traveling at 40+ miles per hour, people need to focus on driving; not mobile networking. I will not “Vote Up!” the development of this application for webOS.

Just because it is possible, doesn’t mean it is smart.

Arthur Thornton · 12/20/2010, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by not-yet-pre

I know I’m going to sound like a stick in the mud but I cannot honestly support an application that takes drivers attention away from the road. When behind the wheel of a 4000 pound, 125 Horse Power piece of machinery traveling at 40+ miles per hour, people need to focus on driving; not mobile networking. I will not “Vote Up!” the development of this application for webOS.

Just because it is possible, doesn’t mean it is smart.

I agree. Too many people have died or been severely injured due to driver stupidity. Maybe we should start a "Vote DOWN" measure to counteract their "Vote Up!" measure?

verwon · 12/21/2010, 03:01 AM

So, wait, it basically lets people drive and chitchat?

Aren't there already enough things that let people do this?

I have to agree with the other posters, doesn't seem like a good idea to me!

barkerja · 12/21/2010, 12:56 PM

No. Waze is great and it's not intended to "drive & chat". Its main purpose is for crowd sourcing; always having the most up-to-date information in regards to construction, traffic and maps. The "chat" feature is just a feature that you can use if you were riding passenger or something.

Waze is actually a great thing and it's a great navigation app on Android and iOS.

What most people do is enable it when they drive and then either refer to it for directions and/or just let it run in the background to help out with the crowd sourcing for traffic/time estimates.

ykottler · 12/29/2010, 12:58 AM

i have been using waze for a while on my friends iphone.

it is a great system and i found it very helpfull as a drivers aid.

i concentrate on driving and not on trying to figure out the route.

i think that even if you wount use it. it is important that we suport webos by creating ever more apps.

VOTE YES FOR WAZE

bullonparade85 · 12/29/2010, 01:05 AM

I voted it looks like a very useful app.

avnera · 12/29/2010, 06:43 AM

waze is a great navigation system that takes traffic information into consideration when navigating.

waze has native application interface and a web interface.

http://www.waze.co.il/forum/download/file.php?id=730

I would be happy to see it on webOS.

Tranziq · 01/10/2011, 10:23 AM

Waze has a twitter account. @waze The Social Media guy at Waze is very responsive. If people would mention @waze and Webos to him/her and get some buzz going it might push things along

prolongexistence · 01/11/2011, 02:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avnera

waze is a great navigation system that takes traffic information into consideration when navigating.

waze has native application interface and a web interface.

http://www.waze.co.il/forum/download/file.php?id=730

I would be happy to see it on webOS.

Hmmm, seems that the OP and the other "fans" here forgot to mention 1 little detail.... it's only for drivers in Isreal.

Take the url quoted above, and backspace to http://www.waze.co.il/

verwon · 01/11/2011, 02:42 AM

No, it's also available in the U.S.

Posted from my eVo!

LLC23 · 08/01/2011, 09:27 AM

Waze is as dangerous as Google Maps. Maybe even less so, because it can announce through the speaker/headphones via text to speech. It's a fantastic application. I would be fine with a PDK port of their iPhone client at this point.

Orion Antares · 08/01/2011, 09:36 AM

Isn't the client open source?

LLC23 · 08/01/2011, 09:47 AM

Mostly. There are some missing parts. But maybe the community could rally together and figure it out! There are two ways of going about this.

1. Start with a Mojo application like MiniMap. Work off of the source. Use Waze's Javascript library and the Android and iPhone clients as a reference on how the API works.

2. Take the iPhone client source code and port it over to the PDK.

I think either way, this has the potential to make the coolest community GitHub project that WebOS has seen as of yet. Who's in?

LLC23 · 08/01/2011, 10:27 AM

Or, 3. We mass upvote their UserVoice (O.P.) and hope for the best.

LLC23 · 08/01/2011, 02:19 PM

If I were to make a new Git project on Google Code, could we start working on Option 1?

waze-for-webos - A Waze client for HP WebOS - Google Project Hosting

edgvasq · 08/27/2011, 04:27 PM

I vote "yes". WebOS needs more apps.

friskies64 · 10/29/2011, 10:54 AM

I gave it 3 votes

Hopefully they develop a webOS version.

12/20/2010, 05:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
LLC23 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 245 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 15 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Waze Client - Need the Community Support! Vote Up! People are interested in getting a Waze client written for WebOS. So let's vote up the idea in their UserVoice account! I just started the thread, link is above. It'll only take 10 seconds! __________________ VZWPalmPre2
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12/20/2010, 06:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
JED-WEB-OS Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 1,174 Likes Received: 44 Thanks: 500 Thanked 213 Times in 163 Posts	I know I’m going to sound like a stick in the mud but I cannot honestly support an application that takes drivers attention away from the road. When behind the wheel of a 4000 pound, 125 Horse Power piece of machinery traveling at 40+ miles per hour, people need to focus on driving; not mobile networking. I will not “Vote Up!” the development of this application for webOS. Just because it is possible, doesn’t mean it is smart. __________________ Palm m130 > Verizon Trēo 650 > Verizon Trēo 755p > Verizon Palm Prē Plus > TouchPad > ? ~ The Future's Just Not What it Used To Be ~
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12/21/2010, 03:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
verwon Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Earth....maybe! Posts: 3,369 Likes Received: 13 Thanks: 6,075 Thanked 2,033 Times in 1,606 Posts	So, wait, it basically lets people drive and chitchat? Aren't there already enough things that let people do this? I have to agree with the other posters, doesn't seem like a good idea to me! __________________ Sent from my favorite gadget!
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12/21/2010, 12:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
barkerja Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 2,479 Likes Received: 41 Thanks: 184 Thanked 311 Times in 215 Posts	No. Waze is great and it's not intended to "drive & chat". Its main purpose is for crowd sourcing; always having the most up-to-date information in regards to construction, traffic and maps. The "chat" feature is just a feature that you can use if you were riding passenger or something. Waze is actually a great thing and it's a great navigation app on Android and iOS. What most people do is enable it when they drive and then either refer to it for directions and/or just let it run in the background to help out with the crowd sourcing for traffic/time estimates.
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12/29/2010, 12:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
ykottler Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 3 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Vote yes to waze i have been using waze for a while on my friends iphone. it is a great system and i found it very helpfull as a drivers aid. i concentrate on driving and not on trying to figure out the route. i think that even if you wount use it. it is important that we suport webos by creating ever more apps. VOTE YES FOR WAZE
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12/29/2010, 01:05 AM	#7 (permalink)
bullonparade85 Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 400 Likes Received: 6 Thanks: 9 Thanked 37 Times in 30 Posts	I voted it looks like a very useful app.
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12/29/2010, 06:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
avnera Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 173 Likes Received: 11 Thanks: 20 Thanked 40 Times in 23 Posts	waze is a great navigation system that takes traffic information into consideration when navigating. waze has native application interface and a web interface. http://www.waze.co.il/forum/download/file.php?id=730 I would be happy to see it on webOS.
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01/10/2011, 10:23 AM	#9 (permalink)
Tranziq Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 6 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Waze has a twitter account. @waze The Social Media guy at Waze is very responsive. If people would mention @waze and Webos to him/her and get some buzz going it might push things along
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01/11/2011, 02:42 AM	#11 (permalink)
verwon Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Earth....maybe! Posts: 3,369 Likes Received: 13 Thanks: 6,075 Thanked 2,033 Times in 1,606 Posts	No, it's also available in the U.S. Posted from my eVo! __________________ Sent from my favorite gadget!
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08/01/2011, 09:27 AM	#12 (permalink)
LLC23 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 245 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 15 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Waze is as dangerous as Google Maps. Maybe even less so, because it can announce through the speaker/headphones via text to speech. It's a fantastic application. I would be fine with a PDK port of their iPhone client at this point. __________________ VZWPalmPre2
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08/01/2011, 09:36 AM	#13 (permalink)
Orion Antares Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Alaska Posts: 1,617 Likes Received: 105 Thanks: 67 Thanked 304 Times in 227 Posts	Isn't the client open source? __________________ Sign up for SugerSync Get and Give 500MB of extra space Sign up for DropBox Get and Give 250MB of extra space Sign up for Memopal Get and Give 500MB of extra space GoAruna is a cloud service with a webOS app maintained by the company and referral bonuses
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08/01/2011, 09:47 AM	#14 (permalink)
LLC23 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 245 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 15 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Mostly. There are some missing parts. But maybe the community could rally together and figure it out! There are two ways of going about this. 1. Start with a Mojo application like MiniMap. Work off of the source. Use Waze's Javascript library and the Android and iPhone clients as a reference on how the API works. 2. Take the iPhone client source code and port it over to the PDK. I think either way, this has the potential to make the coolest community GitHub project that WebOS has seen as of yet. Who's in? __________________ VZWPalmPre2
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08/01/2011, 10:27 AM	#15 (permalink)
LLC23 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 245 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 15 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Or, 3. We mass upvote their UserVoice (O.P.) and hope for the best. __________________ VZWPalmPre2
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08/01/2011, 02:19 PM	#16 (permalink)
LLC23 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 245 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 15 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	If I were to make a new Git project on Google Code, could we start working on Option 1? waze-for-webos - A Waze client for HP WebOS - Google Project Hosting __________________ VZWPalmPre2
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08/27/2011, 04:27 PM	#17 (permalink)
edgvasq Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I vote "yes". WebOS needs more apps.
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10/29/2011, 10:54 AM	#18 (permalink)
friskies64 Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 146 Likes Received: 6 Thanks: 3 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts	I gave it 3 votes Hopefully they develop a webOS version.
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