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Joe Rosen
@joro1 · App Dev, GPSSketch.com Crayovie.com
Only a second test today outdoors in the wild with the Watch version of GPS-A-Sketch, but wanted to quickly share a preview here:
http://i.imgur.com/5Kw1TUz.png
This upcoming Watch version is a second screen and remote control fitness companion to the iPhone app. Several new walk/bike/run related features are incorporated too, including the ordinary stuff … See more
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Benjamin Larson
@bjamut · Co-founder, Awesome Geekness
I came across this while checking out current review times for iOS apps. Super fun idea--especially if you live in a grid-based city with small blocks or somewhere with a lot of open area. Going to try it out tonight--see if I can run in the shape of the Product Hunt logo. :)
Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
Awesome find, @bjamut, and if you etch-a-P, please share. 😀
This reminds me of @willydennis' Hopscotch.
Sean Do
@everywheresean · Web Developer - Photographer
Dangggg, I want to try this out! Android Version pls. :(
Russ Zimmerman
@zimmru · Co-founder of Awesome Geekness
Love the idea.
You have to move a little farther than I would have thought to get the line to move, but that's not necessarily a bad thing--it encourages more exercise.
Also, I find myself wishing there was a mode that showed an overlay of the map where others' drawings were made.
BTW, I really like how the interface looks like it was made with a marker--… See more
Thank you, Ben and Ryan!
The sketching algorithm itself has a few surprises built in, no two routes will ever be exactly alike. Just as in the real sketching toy there's some skill, art, and serendipity involved in creating the perfect sketch.
We're busy adding new features to GPS-A-Sketch which make it even more useful as an exercise app, e.g. displaying … See more