Roadfood iPhone App

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (photog)

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:27:51 GMT

Sundancer7

I talked with Stephen about this some time ago. The expense of developing a APP was far more cost than what Roadfood received. I personally felt that it would encourage more folks to use the site but Stephen manages cost very well.

Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN

Seems as though there is an "app" now but it is not really an "app," just a bookmark.
We'll see how it works.

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (photog)

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:26:03 GMT

Davydd

I have little interest in a Roadfood.com app at this time though apps make the internet a better experience when using an iPad and I suspect will become a more popular way to access the internet with packaged and presentable material. However, there are now 3 million iPad users that can't post a message to the Roadfood.com forums. So at least 10 weeks out of the year and many weekends I know I won't be posting because the iPad is my main computer traveling device when I mostly visit restaurants. I've given up on posting trip reports. I am not blaming Stephen on this but the ASPPlayground people who now have the suckiest message forum software that I am aware of. iPhones and other smartphones have the same problem and that's millions and millions more locked out of participation - all people on the go visiting restaurants.

Perhjaps 2 years later you are now able to post from your iPad. Don't know what your problem was before. No WiFi?

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (EdSails)

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:49:55 GMT

Michael Stern

IMO, the handiest app would be a proximity search with a choice of whether to base it around one's current coordinates or around some other given point, resulting in a list of restaurants arranged by closeness to the designated point. Of course, each listing would be a hot link to the Roadfood.com review.

After my two trips in the last few months, this would have been the perfect app,

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (Sundancer7)

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:31:39 GMT

I talked with Stephen about this some time ago. The expense of developing a APP was far more cost than what Roadfood received. I personally felt that it would encourage more folks to use the site but Stephen manages cost very well.

Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (ckilly)

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:52:33 GMT

I am a newbie to this forum, but a long-time RoadFood addict. I would purchase an app dedicated to RoadFood. In the mean time, have considered the Tapatalk app []. I read/engage in many apps via my iPhone with this app. It is terrific. Keep up the great work as I enjoy this forum.

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (Ralph Melton)

Wed, 25 May 2011 14:09:12 GMT

rtbryant

I just tried this with Google Earth 6 and it's not working for me. I get an error message that says: We could not finish downloading your file. Any ideas?

I don't have any ideas offhand, but I'm willing to try to help. What platform are you running on? (I don't assume the iPhone, because the conversation has wandered to other systems.)

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (Sundancer7)

Wed, 25 May 2011 13:56:03 GMT

I talked with Stephen Rushmore a few months ago about a Roadfood app. He indicated that the cost is aroound $10-$12.000. I do not think that our current advertising would pay for that.

I agree with all that would be a nice feature. Many apps are free but I recently bought the IBIRD pro and it was $10.00. It is a wonderful tool for those of you that have a interest in birding.

I have a HTC EVO by Sprint and it is a super smart phone.

Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (rtbryant)

Mon, 23 May 2011 12:06:11 GMT

I just tried this with Google Earth 6 and it's not working for me. I get an error message that says: We could not finish downloading your file. Any ideas?

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (Ralph Melton)

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:01:43 GMT

I got email back from the author of the Globalscout app. He said that version 1.0.2 should be out in less than a week, and should correctly import the descriptions.

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (Davydd)

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:17:23 GMT

I can post a message now from my iPad. Good thing. There are now over 16 million iPad users and I am one of them getting ready to hit the road for two months.

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (Ralph Melton)

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:03:12 GMT

Several months ago, Tony Bad and I discussed using Google Earth to see all the Roadfood restaurants, and both of us had problems with Google Earth only showing us a fraction of the restaurants listed in the .kmz file.

I've got another part of a solution today: the app Globalscout (for iPad and iPhone, currently $5.99) will import the .kmz file and show all the locations.
Unfortunately, I can't declare bliss yet:
- it doesn't correctly import the descriptions of the restaurants, just the locations and names.
- the UI feels rather rough.

Even so, I'm happy at the prospect of being able to identify nearby Roadfood restaurants in New Orleans.

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (Davydd)

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:13:29 GMT

I have little interest in a Roadfood.com app at this time though apps make the internet a better experience when using an iPad and I suspect will become a more popular way to access the internet with packaged and presentable material. However, there are now 3 million iPad users that can't post a message to the Roadfood.com forums. So at least 10 weeks out of the year and many weekends I know I won't be posting because the iPad is my main computer traveling device when I mostly visit restaurants. I've given up on posting trip reports. I am not blaming Stephen on this but the ASPPlayground people who now have the suckiest message forum software that I am aware of. iPhones and other smartphones have the same problem and that's millions and millions more locked out of participation - all people on the go visiting restaurants.

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (Tony Bad)

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:57:35 GMT

Russ Jackson

Is there ever going to be a roadfood ap?...Russ

http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/fb.ashx?m=589792

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (Russ Jackson)

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:14:02 GMT

Is there ever going to be a roadfood ap?...Russ

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (X1)

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:37:40 GMT

Still would like to see a Droid version.

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (casadei)

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:16:53 GMT

would it be posible to have the app also do something like Foursquare where you could "check in" at Roadfood restaurants? Then also let you know if other Roadfoodies are there or nearby? Would give a chance for impromptu eat and meets. And also have an option of adding your location (with GPS coordination) if its not in the database, and be able to also add tips on what to try and what to avoid.

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (Ralph Melton)

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:11:40 GMT

Hmm, that's a good point; only some of the places are appearing.

It seems that on the Google Maps website, only one page's worth of places appears at any one time.
On the iPhone/iPad, Google Earth is also showing only the first page--and I haven't yet figured how to show a different set of places.

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (Tony Bad)

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:49:11 GMT

Ralph Melton

Thank you very much, Tony! This worked for me with Google Earth on the iPhone and iPad.

Glad it worked! I am curious, when you created a "my map" out of the roadfood KMZ file, did all places appear on it at once? As I wrote. on PC, I can only get some of the roadfood places to appear. On android, it is the same, but if I zoom, then turn the layer off, and on again, the roadfood places DO appear. Like I said...quirky.

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (Ralph Melton)

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:45:52 GMT

Thank you very much, Tony! This worked for me with Google Earth on the iPhone and iPad.

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (Tony Bad)

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:56:02 GMT

Ralph Melton

I'd appreciate a more full explanation, also. I figured out how to add the Google Earth PoI file to Google Earth running on the desktop, but not on my phone.

The result is a bit quirky, but it worked for me.

First, go to insider pages and download the KML/KMZ (forget which) file of roadfood data for google earth. Then go to Google Maps on your PC and in the "My Maps" section create a new map. Using the import feature available when you make a new map, import the KML/KMZ file.

Oddly, not all the roadfood places will appear in the PC version, but when you go to the android version of google maps, and find your saved map and open as a "layer" the places will all be there.

Hope this makes sense.

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (mhill95)

Mon, 31 May 2010 19:00:22 GMT

Stephen - Has this been released and if so, are there plans for a Droid app. i'm picking up a Droid in the next few days to enable me to stay with verizon. I use Roadfood Mobile religiously on my many year old Palm Treo. Thanks!

ChiTownDiner

Stephen - Has this been released and if so, are there plans for a Droid app. i'm picking up a Droid in the next few days to enable me to stay with verizon. I use Roadfood Mobile religiously on my many year old Palm Treo. Thanks!

You will love your new Droid!
Especially once you get use to all it can do
and there are improvements coming soon.
much more versatile than the i-phone

Mike

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (Ralph Melton)

Mon, 31 May 2010 18:16:58 GMT

I'd appreciate a more full explanation, also. I figured out how to add the Google Earth PoI file to Google Earth running on the desktop, but not on my phone.

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (Tony Bad)

Mon, 31 May 2010 14:04:31 GMT

ChiTownDiner

Thanks Tony! I'll give that a try!

Send me an IM if you want better explanation and I will do do when I have a bit more time. It isn't hard to do, but cumbersome to explain.

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (ChiTownDiner)

Mon, 31 May 2010 13:57:47 GMT

Thanks Tony! I'll give that a try!

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (Tony Bad)

Mon, 31 May 2010 13:49:25 GMT

ChiTownDiner

Stephen - Has this been released and if so, are there plans for a Droid app. i'm picking up a Droid in the next few days to enable me to stay with verizon. I use Roadfood Mobile religiously on my many year old Palm Treo. Thanks!

As an insider you can access the Point of Interest file for Google Earth. This makes the roadfood places accessible on Google Maps. In other words, no special app is really needed.

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (Stephen Rushmore Jr.)

Mon, 31 May 2010 13:19:23 GMT

At the moment we don't have any plans for phone-specific apps. The HTML version of Roadfood mobile works quite well on all platforms, so don't get caught in all the application hype.

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (ChiTownDiner)

Mon, 31 May 2010 12:29:37 GMT

Stephen - Has this been released and if so, are there plans for a Droid app. i'm picking up a Droid in the next few days to enable me to stay with verizon. I use Roadfood Mobile religiously on my many year old Palm Treo. Thanks!

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (michaelcarraher)

Sun, 30 May 2010 10:35:19 GMT

Stephen, why does it have to be an iPhone - and only iPhone?

In addition to being stuck with AT&T, the iPhone falls short in many areas and you guys have to deal with all of Steve Jobs' arcane development rules and censorship. Heck, you go to the trouble to develop something and Jobs kills it (for no apparent reason) - it's happened to many others; don't discount the possibility.

There is no app you could offer that would get me to buy and iPhone.

An app for Android would be a different story. Yes, I'd love to have Roadfood capability in a Smartphone. My current phone is a Symbian but it's pretty apparent Android is the future. Blackberry will still have a good market and I suspect many Roadfooders are business travelers who use Blackberries. Palm OS looks like a dead-end and Microsoft can't seem to get its act together for a mobile operating system. So do Android and then Blackberry.

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (MiamiDon)

Fri, 28 May 2010 17:04:06 GMT

I don't know how they do it, but I have more than one third-party app that seems to access the GPS and Google Maps functions on the iPhone, and then showing me nearby locations for various things.

Re:Roadfood iPhone App (Stephen Rushmore Jr.)

Fri, 28 May 2010 16:56:49 GMT

Ralph, thanks for pointing that out. I have been testing that on the mobile app for a couple weeks and hope to release it over the weekend.