Until I have a chance to implement the new episode6.com re-deisgn, I'll be using this blog as a homepage to publish news and updates about the goings-on of episode6 development.

Introducing NYCMate for Android!

Today it is my great pleasure to announce the release of the new and improved NYC Bus & Subway Maps, renamed NYCMate! Just in time for the new MTA service changes, NYCMate is a joint venture between episode6 and Densebrain. And let me tell you, it’s friggin fabulous (at least we think so). The Android version is out today with an iPhone version currently in review by Apple. Get more info on the Android app’s product page or just go get it!

AppAlarm & The Stock Android Music App

So you want to wake up to your own music playlist, but the stock music app in Android doesn’t seem to want to auto-play. Well guess what, AppAlarm can do that, you just need to set it up correctly…

Upcoming AppAlarm Changes

It’s a little to early to give an ETA but I wanted to list some of the planned features for the next version of AppAlarm. Feel free to post more suggestions in the comments.

-Custom alarm labels
-Progressively increasing volume control
-Possibly add the ability to auto-send texts, although I may put this in a separate app or update.

Word of Mouth Updated to v0.9.8.3b

I just pushed a small update to Word of Mouth to fix errors with drdmkt.com links not being created properly. Grab the update from the Android Market at http://drdmkt.com/1.

Android, Taskkillers and AppAlarm

The number one e-mail I get goes something along the lines of, “AppAlarm didn’t go off, wtf duuuude!?!?” and my first response is always “Do you use a taskkiller? Have you killed AppAlarm?” Needless to say, the answer is almost always, yes and yes. Now this is not so much the user’s fault as it is the taskkiller’s. None of them do a very good job in explaining how they work. So I wanted to make a couple of things clear.

What’s going on with the site

So… episode6 needed a new look… badly, but I didn’t have the time to do it from scratch. So here we are. And it didn’t come out looking too shabby, if I do say so myself. The boards still look terrible but also still work, so feel free to post there if you have questions or problems.

The other reason I brought the site over here to wordpress is it’s a great place to post news, updates, tips, etc. So you might wanna subscribe to the RSS Feed, if you don’t use twitter or just want a more streamlined source of actual information (as opposed to just twitter babble).

AppAlarm

LITE Version: 1.2.1
Price: Free
Download: http://drdmkt.com/os

PRO Version 1.2.1
Price $1.99 (US)
Download: http://drdmkt.com/pt

AppAlarm is a new kind of alarm. In short, it gives you the power to turn any app into an alarm clock. I originally created this for use with Pandora and Slacker Radio, but it’s evolved into a fully functional way to schedule tasks.

Confirmed working with:
Pandora Radio,
Slacker Radio, (turn on auto-resume in Slacker settings)
StreamFurious Pro (via Home Screen Shortcuts),
Stitcher Podcast Radio, (turn on “Play Favorites on Start” in Stitcher settings)

NYCMate (formerly NYC Bus & Subway Maps)

Version: 3.0.1
Price: Free
Download: http://drdmkt.com/2

NYC Bus & Subway Maps is now NYCMate, the ultimate companion for NYC!

It has every neighborhood map, bus map and of course,

THE OFFICIAL (and updated) NYC SUBWAY MAP

Now includes train times via Google Transit & Multi-touch on supported devices. Still works offline (after initial map downloads).

-Pinch or double tap to zoom.

-Tap a station to view upcoming times (offline) and neighborhood maps (one-time download).

-Maps are downloaded as-needed, but stored on your phone so they work offline.

Created in collaboration with Densebrain!

Word of Mouth

Version: 0.9.8.3b
Price: Free
Download: http://drdmkt.com/1

Word of Mouth shows you a list of all the Third-Party apps installed on your device and lets you create and share a unique and short URL for each app. This link (which points to drdmkt.com) will open up the Android Market directly to the specified app, when it is accessed from the android browser. When accessed from a PC however, the link will forward to cyrket.com allowing the user to view the app description and comments. Cyrket also provides a barcode for each app which the user can scan to open the market to the specified app page. The current version of Word of Mouth also allows you select multiple apps at once and create one single link for all of them (example: http://drdmkt.com/4k_2_3_1).

1Kill

Version: 2.0
Price: Free
Download: http://drdmkt.com/y2

Very simple utility, when launched from the app drawer it will force close the Home Screen. Useful for when the home screen locks up, just pull up the drawer and launch 1Kill.

v2.0 adds ability to create home screen shortcuts to kill a single other app. Long-press an empty space on Home Screen -> Shortcuts -> 1Kill Shortcut