Fagstein » iPhone http://blog.fagstein.com Can you think of a better name? Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:54:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 More mobile options for bus times http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/07/30/more-mobile-options-for-bus-times/ http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/07/30/more-mobile-options-for-bus-times/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:25:38 +0000 Fagstein http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=2167 STM Mobile screenshot

STM Mobile screenshot

via Patrick, a new iPhone application has been launched called STM mobile that scrapes the STM website for bus arrival times and keeps track of favourite stops for easy access. It costs $0.99 through the Apple AppStore.

For those without an OMGcool iPhone, there's the free busmob.com service, which does the same but through a light-weight website instead of an application.

Or you could just call AUTOBUS from your phone, or check the posted schedule, but that won't make you cool.

UPDATE (July 31): Pierre-Nick has a review that's mostly positive, but points out that it doesn't use geolocation to find the closest stop.

UPDATE (Aug. 2): CFD has an interview with the program's creator.

UPDATE (Aug. 7): The Gazette's Roberto Rocha has an article about STM Mobile and busmob.com and how the STM is planning its own mobile schedule service for the fall.

UPDATE (Oct. 24): There's also this very basic service which does pretty much the same as busmob.

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The CBC and Toronto Star didn't waste any time and have already launched iPhone versions. Sadly, neither appears to be customizable (or if they are, it's hidden).

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