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Commuters: Get Extra Sleep with iNap

Thursday September 18, 2008 8:12 am PDT by Arnold Kim
For those who commute to work on a bus or a train, Moop.Me's iNap [App Store] application provides a unique tool to let you get some extra sleep without missing your destination:

Ever wanted to get some sleep during a train ride, or a quick powernap on the bus to work? You either hoped to wake just in time not to miss your station, or set an alarm to wake you far too early... Let iNap wake you when you get close to your stop!

iNap is a 'next-generation' travel alarm. Using the GPS in your iPhone it will determine where you are, and wake you when you are close to your destination!

iNap is available for $0.99 and works best with an iPhone 3G (with real GPS).

App Store Link: iNap
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jessica.
Posted: 44 months ago
First I thought "use the alarm, it's free."
Then I read and I have to admit, that's pretty damn cool ... if it works as it should.

Now if I drive to work can I just have it wake me when I'm about to hit a wall on the freeway or something? That'd be nice.
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RoboCop001
Posted: 44 months ago
Good for TTC bus rides. Bad for TTC subway rides if it only relies on GPS lol


Awesome!


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jsw
Posted: 44 months ago

Now if I drive to work can I just have it wake me when I'm about to hit a wall on the freeway or something? That'd be nice.

Well, I could write you an app that uses the accelerometer to tell you right after you hit a wall on the freeway. Close enough? ;)
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dual64bit
Posted: 44 months ago
Dang! This is genius!
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jsw
Posted: 44 months ago
I've just realized that there's an opportunity for a similar app for empty-nesters who have just brought their last child to college: one which would, at a random time interval more than a minute but less than ten minutes, ask "are we there yet?" until the car has arrived at a destination. That should make them feel better during long rides.
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cazlar
Posted: 44 months ago

Well, I could write you an app that uses the accelerometer to tell you right after you hit a wall on the freeway. Close enough? ;)

Sounds good, could it somehow have a gauge on it to show whether I'm likely to be dead or not. That would be cool IMO!
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sushi
Posted: 44 months ago
iNap sounds like a cool app.

Well, I could write you an app that uses the accelerometer to tell you right after you hit a wall on the freeway. Close enough? ;)

Just a guess, but probably not. :p
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omahajim
Posted: 44 months ago
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bigmc6000
Posted: 44 months ago


Just a guess, but probably not. :p


Based on the NHTSA data you could probably give a % likelihood of death. I mean, if you're going 60 into a brick wall it's not so good. 20 into a brick wall you're probably still alive ;)

If the chances of you being alive are less than 50% and you click "I'm OK" it should play a little song or something celebrating the fact that you're still alive :)
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jessica.
Posted: 44 months ago

Well, I could write you an app that uses the accelerometer to tell you right after you hit a wall on the freeway. Close enough? ;)

Yeah that'll work. :)

Sounds good, could it somehow have a gauge on it to show whether I'm likely to be dead or not. That would be cool IMO!


Actually, I'd like it to spit out some excuse that I'm going to give the police when they question wtf I was doing just before the crash. That'd be way more valuable to me.
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