android lap timer

[TomC]

There's an app out for android phones for those of you looking for a lap timer. I can't really comment on how useful or reliable it is as I've never owned a lap timer, but for those of you who already own an android phone, $7 bucks sounds like a bargain for any sort of timing mechanism.

http://trackmaster.trackaroo.com/welcome

http://forums.13x.com/showthread.php?t=262019

 

[rsmyth]

Nice find.

Thanks for posting.

 

[nightrider]

anyone know of a blackberry equivalent?

edit: found one. (although not sure how good it is)

GPSLogger
http://www.emacberry.com/gpsl/gpslogger_03download.html

sorry to highjack the android thread..

 

[TomC]

anyone know of a blackberry equivalent?

edit: found one. (although not sure how good it is)

GPSLogger
http://www.emacberry.com/gpsl/gpslogger_03download.html

sorry to highjack the android thread..

By all means...i wish i could find one for the iphone as good as this android one

 

[doozerdave]

By all means...i wish i could find one for the iphone as good as this android one

Tom, have you seen this one? Looks cool. http://www.appstorehq.com/harry-slaptimer-iphone-30314/app

This discussion came up last year (smart phone based lap timers) and reciprocity said it best when he said:

This makes perfect sense to me.

Use a $600 piece of hardware to emulate a $150 piece of hardware.

I've since purchased a $150 lap timer. haha...

 

[spazio10]

i have tried before but for whatever reason cannot find it on the canadian market. does anyone here actually have and use it? i have the htc hero

 

[Voodoovaj]

I have the Ap. It works really well.

In total, the cost was $57...$7 for the ap and $50 to upgrade to an andriod phone. I like the pocket feature. You can turn it on, then lock the screen and stick it in your pocket so you don't have to mount it. It then gives you a recording of your lap, all the diagnostics, g meter, etc., that you can export to google maps or an excel file for future comparison.

To be fair, I can't count the upgrade cost because I upgraded the phone before I knew the laptimer existed, but I'm happy I found it.

 

[spazio10]

I have the Ap. It works really well.

In total, the cost was $57...$7 for the ap and $50 to upgrade to an andriod phone. I like the pocket feature. You can turn it on, then lock the screen and stick it in your pocket so you don't have to mount it. It then gives you a recording of your lap, all the diagnostics, g meter, etc., that you can export to google maps or an excel file for future comparison.

To be fair, I can't count the upgrade cost because I upgraded the phone before I knew the laptimer existed, but I'm happy I found it.

how did you download it? what phone? i cant even find it for mine

 

[Teal]

Bump for a great product, now on sale for ~$5.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.trackaroo.apps.mobile.android.Trackmaster&hl=en

 

[Scuba Steve]

I just bought this for $55 including shipping and I dont need to risk my phone.

 

[eastcoast_gsx]

The phone supports much more then basic lap timing depending on the sensors you have in your device.

 

[vrus]

just a warning, you are going to rattle the sht out of your phone. I had to get mine replaced twice within a span of a few mounts of it being mounted; and this was street riding!

 

[YellowDuck]

Wow - that's a good deal. Much cheaper than the XT MiniLap, and has a remote sensor you can mount where you like. Nice.

I just bought this for $55 including shipping and I dont need to risk my phone.