I've got another wacky idea that probably won't work - EVO Shift 4G General

I know I'm requesting this in the wrong place but I have an idea for something to add to smartphones. An infrared transmitter/receiver.
I'm sitting here on the patio, looking at the TV in the living room that is on while the person who was watching it is asleep. I was just thinking of how I could continue to be lazy yet get something done that needs to be done without getting off my lazy fat ass. I wish my phone had infrared so I could point the phone towards the tv and turn it off. I'm probably the only person that thinks that would be cool. Remember those Casio remote control watches? Boy the fun you could have at a mall, electronics store, or a bar or restaurant with an incognito remote!
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herbthehammer said:
I know I'm requesting this in the wrong place but I have an idea for something to add to smartphones. An infrared transmitter/receiver.
I'm sitting here on the patio, looking at the TV in the living room that is on while the person who was watching it is asleep. I was just thinking of how I could continue to be lazy yet get something done that needs to be done without getting off my lazy fat ass. I wish my phone had infrared so I could point the phone towards the tv and turn it off. I'm probably the only person that thinks that would be cool. Remember those Casio remote control watches? Boy the fun you could have at a mall, electronics store, or a bar or restaurant with an incognito remote!
Hee hee
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You can do close to that if it was on your pc...like gmote or a mouse..you should upgrade who watches shows on tv anymore thats so old skool lol
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I remember my old handspring color had an ir port, and I had a universal remote app. It was great. And maybe it was just smaller files back then, but I swear sending a file by ir was way faster than bluetooth
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herbthehammer said:
I know I'm requesting this in the wrong place but I have an idea for something to add to smartphones. An infrared transmitter/receiver.
I'm sitting here on the patio, looking at the TV in the living room that is on while the person who was watching it is asleep. I was just thinking of how I could continue to be lazy yet get something done that needs to be done without getting off my lazy fat ass. I wish my phone had infrared so I could point the phone towards the tv and turn it off. I'm probably the only person that thinks that would be cool. Remember those Casio remote control watches? Boy the fun you could have at a mall, electronics store, or a bar or restaurant with an incognito remote!
Hee hee
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Lol I used to have one of those watches and I did have a lot of fun with it. My old i930 had infared and that used to be fun too. Would be cool if they added that feature back to smartphones.
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Pocket PCs had them as well. There was "an app" (at the time it was called software) that would allow you to get the code from the TV. Then you could change the channel at will. It was fun in a bar!

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Free TV remote App for PPC

Iss there any free Tv remote app for your Wizad that can make the IR beam to a universal remote for your tv??? i know there are ones have to pay for but i was wonderin=g if there was a good free 1 out there
I know you want free... but I use Novii Remote and it is hands down awesome. It's seriously worth the money.
u cant just upp it for me ? and give me the serial # man....please?
if you want to steal the program then search peer to peer networks, or google for cracks, do not make posts on this board looking for cracks
lol does this forum look as warez-forum?! wtf man.
philnhot101 said:
u cant just upp it for me ? and give me the serial # man....please?
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haha...wow you're pretty bold. why don't you just google it.
why$
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oo3 said:
haha...wow you're pretty bold. why don't you just google it.
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amazing what you can accomplish when you search the world wide web... i seem to have found an unlimited trial version, 4.1 to be exact, however the ir range with the wizard apparently sucks, and the program eats up lots of resources... so i deleted it
huh????
shogunmark said:
if you want to steal the program then search peer to peer networks, or google for cracks, do not make posts on this board looking for cracks
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Since when is giving a gift stealing???? Do you not think that there prevails a wee bit too much paranoia as propagated by software developers???
As far as I am concerned, giving someone software with the registration key constitutes a gift and not stealing, provided the person giving it paid for it. Does that make sense?
Incidentally, philinhot did ask for a FREE remote app did he not? Then along comes good samaritan gldrush98 and suggests one that costs money!!!
Come now guys, let's not get too paranoid about this.
Great forum.
MAC
^^^ TYVM im glad to see tehre is someone to stick up for me here cause bullies like that flamer thinks i want to steal!!!! i just wanted to know if there was Free beta apps out there not ones that i had to steal for!
MACkjam said:
Since when is giving a gift stealing???? Do you not think that there prevails a wee bit too much paranoia as propagated by software developers???
As far as I am concerned, giving someone software with the registration key constitutes a gift and not stealing, provided the person giving it paid for it. Does that make sense?
Incidentally, philinhot did ask for a FREE remote app did he not? Then along comes good samaritan gldrush98 and suggests one that costs money!!!
Come now guys, let's not get too paranoid about this.
Great forum.
MAC
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well did the programmer put in the EULA that you could gift your key away? doubt it
he did ask for a freebie, then someone informed of some good payware... then philnot asked for the key...
this isnt a warez board, most of the people on this board are developers.. and i am sure the ones that develop software and sell for a price wouldnt be happy about having their software stolen... im not saying i dont do it myself, i have the knowledge on where to search to find what i need, but i dont post crap like that on this board, this isnt the place for it, its disrespectful to the dev's on this site, and its NOT what this site is intended for...
if philnhot101 would have never asked for the key in public then this conversation never would have happened...
Ur right about the Wizard's IR range - I tried Novii, it works perfectly, but the Wizard's poor IR range lets it down and renders it useless
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u cant just upp it for me ? and give me the serial # man....please?
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A quick warning: warez, serial numbers etc. will be moderated out at once.
I use novii, it works fairly well. I use it for my TV, Macbook Pro, Comcast cablebox and Xbox 360.
The range varies between each one. Surprisingly, the cheapest electronic I have is my tv which is a 27" Apex, which I can change channels/volume from up to 7 feet away. My macbook is also fairly good.
The others, not so good. My cablebox is only about 5 feet away. The Xbox varies for some reason. Sometimes I hit it from about 6 feet away, sometimes I can't even turn it on from 3 feet away.
Just wondering, but does Novii come with IR profiles pre-installed? It'd be nice if I could use it for my 360 since I really don't feel like buying a $30 remote just for the heck of it.
shogunmark said:
amazing what you can accomplish when you search the world wide web... i seem to have found an unlimited trial version, 4.1 to be exact, however the ir range with the wizard apparently sucks, and the program eats up lots of resources... so i deleted it
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Hey Mark, give this program another shot. While the range on the IR does suck, Novii has worked with Texas Instr to add drivers that (somehow) boost the IR range for this prog. No kidding, I was able to control TV, DVD and Tivo from across the room. Only problem is the width of the beam is horrible, so you have to point your wizard directly at the IR receiver, but could still be useful for some folks out there.
West87, yes it does include preloaded profiles for many components--My Samsung DVD player, Philips TV and Tivo all worked with the built-in profiles. 500 more can be downloaded from their website as well.
jorge_culv said:
Hey Mark, give this program another shot. While the range on the IR does suck, Novii has worked with Texas Instr to add drivers that (somehow) boost the IR range for this prog. No kidding, I was able to control TV, DVD and Tivo from across the room. Only problem is the width of the beam is horrible, so you have to point your wizard directly at the IR receiver, but could still be useful for some folks out there.
West87, yes it does include preloaded profiles for many components--My Samsung DVD player, Philips TV and Tivo all worked with the built-in profiles. 500 more can be downloaded from their website as well.
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hmmm, i loaded 4.2, stood about 7 feet from my tv, dish reciever, and stereo.. and couldnt get anything on them.. maybe i just have a sh!tty IR on my phone... wish i could increase the power of my IR
shogunmark said:
hmmm, i loaded 4.2, stood about 7 feet from my tv, dish reciever, and stereo.. and couldnt get anything on them.. maybe i just have a sh!tty IR on my phone... wish i could increase the power of my IR
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Well, to be completely honest, I was using a trial of the 4.0 pre-release version, not 4.1. That may have something to do with it as well...I'll try looking for a trial of 4.1 or 4.2 and see if its any better/worse.
jorge_culv said:
Well, to be completely honest, I was using a trial of the 4.0 pre-release version, not 4.1. That may have something to do with it as well...I'll try looking for a trial of 4.1 or 4.2 and see if its any better/worse.
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i obtained 4.2 from their site, the hacked version i found was 4.1, both yielded the same results
i dont want to take sides but its not so much stealing its more breaking the terms of copyright. Most peices of software are licensed for 1 machine only so even if someone gives u the software and the legit key then thats break copyright law so its a type of theft. If someone had an application for remote control etc and the terms of the licence didn't specifiy the number of machines it had to run on then that would be fine. Sorry to be a pain just wanted to clear that up

Cop Radar/Detector

Is there a cop radar/detector app for PPC? To slow down when a cop is around, this would be a very useful app if anyone can come up with one.
i'm sure you can make one, but your device doesn't have a radar detector, does it. If they sell bluetooth radars, by all means, try it.
How would your PPC detect a cop? A PPC does not have any type of radar detecting hardware, thus there would be no way to build software for it.
Radar Detector!?!?!?! LMAO!
Well, that any radar detectors are almost useless. By the time it goes off most of the time are already busted.
However...I believe there is an add-on for TomTom Navigator that people report where speed traps are and were, so they are marked on your map as you drive. There are examples of it on Youtube somewhere.
I think it would be sweeter if they incorporated a swiss army toolkit in a PPC.
Come on guys ,
the boy ain't too
bright .
Heres an idea...Don't Speed!
I think it's hilarious when I pull someone over for speeding and they have a radar unit on their dash.....
Sounds like someone had to go back to driving school once or twice
Ummm being a Police Officer I will have to tell you...there is no good radar detectors out there. As earlier stated...by the time your radar detector goes off we already have you. The only time it would be benificial would be when the police officer is running a stationary radar on a main road and has it turned on, just pointing in one direction!
I can see it now...using your Tilt as a radar detector, trying to text message someone while you have a mp3 playing...BAM you smack into a tree!!!
bfdzio said:
Well, that any radar detectors are almost useless. By the time it goes off most of the time are already busted.
However...I believe there is an add-on for TomTom Navigator that people report where speed traps are and were, so they are marked on your map as you drive. There are examples of it on Youtube somewhere.
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I was thinking something along this line, there is a program like this on Modaco. It's not that great though, looking for something way better than this.
There are many good radar detectors like Escort and many Laser jammer for Cop radars
Only that price is a little high.
Starting from 500 euro
jbh00jh said:
Come on guys ,
the boy ain't too
bright .
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Gotta love the basement troll who still live in his parent basement, to have such low esteem to try to insult someone who he don't even know.
There's Trapster.
JukEboXAuDiO said:
Sounds like someone had to go back to driving school once or twice
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heh, yea you got me there, just like with the other loser...go get a life
Corpsegrinder said:
Radar Detector!?!?!?! LMAO!
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That name fit you perfectly, three whole posts huh newbie...such quality posts too. You sure do a lot of great things around here. You are just like the other two winners....just a bunch of nice gentlemen. (MOD EDIT Language.)
MOD EDIT: Play Nice Or There will be Bans.
Shining Light said:
That name fit you perfectly, ....
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You should learn from it and change yours to "Dim Bulb" that would be more fitting. MOD Edit
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first question, how how do you want to detect a cop ? Do they send gamma rays
if you mean a radar detector: you should know how they work, here the traffic cops have Laser detecors. And now the Masterquestion noob: what phone do you use that has the hardware to detect laser beams ??? I want it
Maybe you can get help here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=413839&page=5
bfdzio said:
Well, that any radar detectors are almost useless. By the time it goes off most of the time are already busted.
However...I believe there is an add-on for TomTom Navigator that people report where speed traps are and were, so they are marked on your map as you drive. There are examples of it on Youtube somewhere.
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Well i have a TomTom One. and it doesn`t have a radar detector. The only way it anounces radars is if they are posted in the TomTom like POI points of interest like a restaurant a store... but mobile radars sometimes change place. Only fixed ones are more reliable.

Gps

Why do people need gps on their phones? this is a serious question
I have never needed or used gps in my life
I like using maps better I guess
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My biggest uses:
Find restaurants/activities near me to try new things (or in a new location)
Geo-caching - fun way to hike
Navigation - maps are dangerous and slow to use in a car, annoying to carry, and out of date depending on your source. Phones aren't the best for this but Android's Navigation is basically the cream of the crop.
Um if you dont know what good a gps is you really need to get into the tech. age.
I use it for EVERYTHING.
The real key is that I use google maps to look up anyone or anything around me. My friends all use latitude on weekend nights so we can find each other. If my gps doesn't show where I am how are friends supposed to find me?
I use it for pizza on a random night... or out on the boat when I'm going to a restaurant on the water.....or on a Friday afternoon when traffic is horrible and I want an alternate route.
There's plenty of reasons why the GPS NEEDS TO ACTUALLY WORK on this phone.
Well I'm not making an excuse for the gps problems I just have never needed gps is all
barely any of my friends have an android phone
Still stuck on blackberry and feature phones
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I use GPS to navigate around unfamiliar locations. I cannot memorize the entirety of the planet's geography so I must rely on tools to bridge this particular shortcoming and I cannot safely read a map while driving.
What the hell did you expect?
Just hoping for something I could use
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Google navigation is the best, ur in an unfamiliar city,got the munchies, u long press search button and say "navigate to subway" and voila! Ur guided to ur destination. And u hear oooh and aaah from ur buddies...
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<3me said:
Why do people need gps on their phones? this is a serious question
I have never needed or used gps in my life
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Gosh. Where to start: Geocaching; geotagging photos ("the accident|family snapshot|scenery is right here"); tracking athletic runs (Cardio Trainer, etc); self-geocoding of addresses to avoid intellectual property issues with online geocoding sources; geocoding any physical object surveyed for a multitude of GIS applications and databases; "I am here" apps for emergency use; wardriving; geo-based social networking; geo-based shopping (Barcoder, Shop Savvy, etc.); calibrating speedometer and odometer; orienteering; mapping trails; tracking hikes and bike rides; of course, real-time vehicular navigation; recording and analyzing delivery routes ...
The list is really open-ended, and is expanding as democratized GIS, mapping, and GPS functionalities expand.
The integration of GPS with other technologies on the "phone" -- really a pocket computer that happens to make phone calls and is enhanced by cell-based GPS hybrid location and thus orders of magnitude more useful than a dedicated GPS receiver-- is what provides the power. I can be driving down the highway at lunch, speak "Taco Bell" into my phone, and it will find the closest choices with directions on a dynamic map.
This is why an accurate and functioning GPS is integral to Android smartphones. It enables things you didn't even conceive of, and services still being invented.
Geographically-based "to do" items, so the phone alerts you when you're getting off the freeway and reminds you to stop at the grocery store to buy toilet paper and cat food on the way home from work.
Location-aware ringer preferences. At the office, it turns down the ringer volume so half the floor doesn't hear the theme from The Great Giana Sisters (starting at 2:18) performed by Machinae Supremacy whenever somebody calls
kynetx said:
I use GPS to navigate around unfamiliar locations. I cannot memorize the entirety of the planet's geography so I must rely on tools to bridge this particular shortcoming and I cannot safely read a map while driving.
What the hell did you expect?
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+1
Also not having to have a gps in your car that you worry about someone seeing and stealing
Bigjim1488 said:
+1
Also not having to have a gps in your car that you worry about someone seeing and stealing
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i dont ever go anywhere without knowing where im going
Well when visiting another state it isn't always possible to have intimate personal knowledge of places.
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Lol....I always say the same thing to my wife...I took of off my phone. Personally I think the **** is a waste on a phone. I can find almost anything I need without it. Although I am not one who travels throughout the country or has to make business trips to unfamiliar locations. So I can see pros and cons
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<3me said:
i dont ever go anywhere without knowing where im going
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Well then you need to expand your horizions Sometimes it's fun to go get lost and then of course have a nice gps to bring you home.
I use sprint nav when me and my friends get lost on a random night in the car or when we're driving with no where to go, I'll use sprint nav to get us to some random restaurant in another state or something.
I also use google maps to find trainstations nearby when I'm in some random part of the city. And when I went to my friends college 7 hours away, thebus had to make a random stop and I used it to figure out where I was.
Its also entertaining to ride a train and see a little blue arrow scrolling across the screen following your path with a Speedometer.
If you have intimateknowledge ofplaces bfore hand, then you have no reason for a gps considering you clearly don't care about the tecnology. This gps bug effects quite a few people adversely. I for one didn't realize how much I used gps until I upgraded from my hero
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<3me said:
i dont ever go anywhere without knowing where im going
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Dang, you must have a pretty limited set of places you go...
Except for going between work, home and the grocery store, I almost *never* know where I'm going. That's called "exploring your surroundings" and "finding new things to do".
<3me said:
Why do people need gps on their phones? this is a serious question
I have never needed or used gps in my life
I like using maps better I guess
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ok since you dont use them so i should not either...........I for one do like reading a map while driving and guessing when my upcoming turn is actually coming up......
I have a series question why do you care why I need/want a gps in my phone....
BrianDigital said:
ok since you dont use them so i should not either...........I for one do like reading a map while driving and guessing when my upcoming turn is actually coming up......
I have a series question why do you care why I need/want a gps in my phone....
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thats a great series of questions sir the answer is i do not care why i was hoping there might be something im missing like a feature thats too awesome for words or at least really useful
and to the first part its not a hate thread chill out
also read the map before you go so you dont have to read while driving *hits staples button*
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Dang, you must have a pretty limited set of places you go...
Except for going between work, home and the grocery store, I almost *never* know where I'm going. That's called "exploring your surroundings" and "finding new things to do".
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actually its not that limited i worked for fedex so i generally know where i am going though i dont travel alot

Watchon app changing channels on public TVs?

Has anyone every tried this? I was wondering if it actually works. It would be hilarious to change all the channels at a place like buffalo wild wings.
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i don't see why not but most places use a DTV box..I haven't been able to get this working at home yet, can't find the right brand for my cable box in watchon
I done it at a hospital while waiting around during my mom's surgery. Nobody was waiting around so no pranking there, but it was nice to watch something other than talk shows.
Definitely works
I've done this at a sports bar after the waitress made me angry because he wanted to watch some stupid tennis match so I took it on my self to change it. I love watch on.
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Don't get me started... every time I'm at a Walmart I crank up the volume and change the channel to 69... So many other stories though...
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Much better apps for controlling tv's then the watchon app. Love doing it at bar change it to what I want to watch, be careful dont wanna piss anyone off during game lol.
i haven't carnaged any TV stores but used it at a hotel
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Much better apps for controlling tv's then the watchon app. Love doing it at bar change it to what I want to watch, be careful dont wanna piss anyone off during game lol.
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How would they know, the only way is if they have a s4 or N3 other way they have no clue.
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Fallout wear face?

I'm looking at making a watch face based on fallout 3(or fallout New Vegas), when I get home ill post a pic of what I'm talk about, but has anyone designed one yet? Can't find anything when searching Google. I'm trying to make one specifically for the moto 360 or gear live.
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matistight said:
I'm looking at making a watch face based on fallout 3(or fallout New Vegas), when I get home ill post a pic of what I'm talk about, but has anyone designed one yet? Can't find anything when searching Google. I'm trying to make one specifically for the moto 360 or gear live.
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I have not made one but I have been thinking about doing this as well for the last few day. It would be sick to tie in to the game and have it display live data if you are playing as well, probably not worth the effort though. If you decide to make one, I might be able to help although I have not developed a watch face before.
I'd love to see what you guys come up with. I'm a huge Fallout fan
Would love a watch face with the power armor just like the game cover.
Fallout FTW
I'd be a crazy-huge fan of this. Let me know if you make it!
I'd love it if someone made that, I saw on Google+ today that someone made one for the Moto 360 but it didn't really look like the PipBoy, I think it'd be much better suited on the G Watch anyway.
if you're going to make a round watch face, then it would need to be like the one that (I think...) was in the Tranquility Lane mission. I can't upload images because I'm new and it won't let me, but if you google "vault boy watch", that's the watch face I'm talking about! I may try and create that one myself soon enough!
Fallout Watch Face
Hello
Yesterday I've released my first watchface. It's themed like Fallout's Pip Boy 3000. It's completely free.
The only problem is that I have not tested in on the round-screen device, But if the emulator is close enough to the physical device, then it should look good as well.
I'm still not allowed to post outer links here, you can find it by name - Wear Boy 3000
or to add : after https in the link below
https//play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.impulsesoft.watchface.fallout
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Hello
Yesterday I've released my first watchface. It's themed like Fallout's Pip Boy 3000. It's completely free.
The only problem is that I have not tested in on the round-screen device, But if the emulator is close enough to the physical device, then it should look good as well.
I'm still not allowed to post outer links here, you can find it by name - Wear Boy 3000
or to add : after https in the link below
https//play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.impulsesoft.watchface.fallout
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Yours is amazing. I keep swapping between yours and the LCARS one
there is also this one
http://www.apps555.com/apps/Fallout-PipBoy-WatchFace-com-vicmns-pipboywatchface.html
There are a whole bunch of Fallout faces here: http://facerepo.com/app/faces/search?query=fallout&page=1

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