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[BabyBlues]

I'm all for that idea. I'd want a password to be able to protect it but I'd definitely use something like that.

 

[jmar]

Wanted to run an idea by you guys before I started coding. I was reading Reddit this morning and someone had said their niece had gotten into a car accident and went scrambling through her glove box for an index card to take down the driver's info and couldn't find anything. Also took her forever to find her information.

What do you think about an application that lets you enter information for a car accident? Most of us drive so even though we don't ever want to use this it might be useful to have it on our phone just in case.

You could enter all relevant accident information:
Basic Info: Date, Time, Location, Weather
Car Info: Make, Model, VIN, etc
Driver Info: Name, Address, Phone, etc
Insurance Info
Police Report Info

Then you could save this information on your phone and/or email it to yourself for later review and record keeping. Maybe incorporate some Beam technology (just to learn) so you can store your info in the phone and if their phone supports NFC beam them your info into the app (maybe, just thinking).

What are your thoughts? Would you use it / keep it on your phone just in case?

I think it is great! You should think about adding the ability to take pics natively within the app as well. I could see this idea being sold to esurance and the like.

 

[IHateMyTreo]

I think it is great! You should think about adding the ability to take pics natively within the app as well. I could see this idea being sold to esurance and the like.

Yes, plus a voice recorder function, so you can record contemporaneous notes of what happened while it's still fresh in your mind. Maybe even a recorded admission from the idiot that t-boned you

Seriously, great idea. It will sell.

 

[Unforgiven]

That would be great, especially since most info could easily be collected by the phone itself. You may also want to collect damage photos so you not paying for anything unrelated to the crash. And as far as my suggestions below, I'm not even thinking of OCR, just a quick easy way to get the info so it can be put on forms later.
edit: meant to mention my comments in blue below

Wanted to run an idea by you guys before I started coding. I was reading Reddit this morning and someone had said their niece had gotten into a car accident and went scrambling through her glove box for an index card to take down the driver's info and couldn't find anything. Also took her forever to find her information.

What do you think about an application that lets you enter information for a car accident? Most of us drive so even though we don't ever want to use this it might be useful to have it on our phone just in case.

You could enter all relevant accident information:
Basic Info: Date, Time, Location, Weather four native apps in android
Car Info: Make, Model, VIN, etc photo of registration
Driver Info: Name, Address, Phone, etc photo of registration, i guess you would have to enter phone#
Insurance Info in my state it is on the registration, so some flexibility may be needed here
Police Report Info

Then you could save this information on your phone and/or email it to yourself for later review and record keeping. Maybe incorporate some Beam technology (just to learn) so you can store your info in the phone and if their phone supports NFC beam them your info into the app (maybe, just thinking).

What are your thoughts? Would you use it / keep it on your phone just in case?

 

[jbdan]

CM9 nightlies for our lil buddy are up. Anyone jumping ship from their current rom to try it out? CyanogenMod Mirror Network - Powered by TDRevolution

I just got Black Ice up and running and am loving it. Might hold off for a lil bit.

w00t! You rock been looking forward to this

 

[Stigy]

Just toying with some basic UI stuff -- made in MSPaint (all I have at work).

 

[Unforgiven]

Just toying with some basic UI stuff -- made in MSPaint (all I have at work).

Looks like a good mock up to start. Had to load it on my phone to see

 

[Unforgiven]

OK, so I'm thick. I have nearly 1,100 posts and I just realized I could click the arrow next to a name in quotes and it will take to the post. Facepalm

 

[Copacetic]

Just toying with some basic UI stuff -- made in MSPaint (all I have at work).

Stiggy, have you looked at the apps from insurance companies that provide a similar product? It might give you more ideas. Good Luck!

 

[Stigy]

Stiggy, have you looked at the apps from insurance companies that provide a similar product? It might give you more ideas. Good Luck!

Yeah just went thorugh State Farm, Allstate and Geico apps.

State Farm requires you to login to add Vehicle/Car Owner which is a huge hit in my book. Geico's vehicle and person information is just a giant text box for information with no separate values.

Allstate is the only decent one that lets you go through all the steps without logging in until you go file a claim for the car. I am going to use some of their steps in my app, but improve upon them. I want to make it very straightforward so that if you are in an accident its not difficult to fill out at all. I've been in them and the last thing you want to do is have it be a confusing/annoying experience.

 

[Stigy]

Now you can get my Weight Watchers app on Kindle Fire and other devices that don't have the Android market!

Amazon.com: Weight Watchers Points Calculator & Tracker: Appstore for Android

 

[The_Chief]

Sorry for the delay, I had a dental appointment. A Sea Story, huh? Okay.

This is no lie:

Spoiler

Our Commodore was touring the ship after our overhaul and just before sea trials. Our Skipper was showing him around the freshly-painted ship... everything was sparkling. The Chief Boatswain's mate was in company, showing them around the deck.

They approached a couple of Boatswain's Mates and called them over. The Commodore pointed to a blue valve on the starboard side. It had a handle and a nozzle.

Commodore: Boatswain's Mate, what is this valve?
Boatswain's Mate: Commodore, that's a fresh water valve, Sir.
Commodore: You think so, do you?
Boatswain's Mate: Yes Sir, I do.

Commodore turns to the Chief Boatswain's Mate: Chief, do you agree that this is a fresh water valve?

Chief: Aye Sir, I do. That's a fresh water valve.
Commodore: Chief, I've been around ships for 28 years, and THIS is a pressure relief valve for the fresh water system.
Chief: Begging the Commodore's pardon, Sir, but that's a fresh water valve.
Commodore: So if I turn this valve, you're saying that WATER will come out, and not AIR?
Chief: Yes Sir.

At this point (you KNOW what's coming) the Commodore leans over the valve and turns the handle, fully expecting to receive a slight "hiss" of air.

WHOOSH!

The Commodore gets a full stream of water, right in the face. Knocked his gold-trimmed cap clean off his head!

Naturally, the two Boatswain's Mates busted out laughing, unable to contain themselves. The Chief bent over, picked up the Commodore's hat and offered him a handkerchief... BARELY able to contain his own laughter.

The Skipper stood there, bristling that his crew was busting a gut at his Commodore. BAD IMAGE.

The Commodore, still dripping water from his nose and chin, snatched his cap from the Chief's hand, refused the handkerchief and mumbled "Carry On."

That ended the tour.

 

[Copacetic]

Yeah just went thorugh State Farm, Allstate and Geico apps.

State Farm requires you to login to add Vehicle/Car Owner which is a huge hit in my book. Geico's vehicle and person information is just a giant text box for information with no separate values.

Allstate is the only decent one that lets you go through all the steps without logging in until you go file a claim for the car. I am going to use some of their steps in my app, but improve upon them. I want to make it very straightforward so that if you are in an accident its not difficult to fill out at all. I've been in them and the last thing you want to do is have it be a confusing/annoying experience.

Cool, a friend has Travelers and likes their app, fwiw

 

[Unforgiven]

Yeah just went thorugh State Farm, Allstate and Geico apps.

State Farm requires you to login to add Vehicle/Car Owner which is a huge hit in my book. Geico's vehicle and person information is just a giant text box for information with no separate values.

Allstate is the only decent one that lets you go through all the steps without logging in until you go file a claim for the car. I am going to use some of their steps in my app, but improve upon them. I want to make it very straightforward so that if you are in an accident its not difficult to fill out at all. I've been in them and the last thing you want to do is have it be a confusing/annoying experience.

I was kinda thinking that a lot of people aren't the plan ahead type. While having vehicle information preloaded would be useful, you may want to keep it optional. Say you are the passenger in the vehicle but you have the app, you obviously wouldn't have the drivers information preloaded. Same idea for people like me. I don't use a ton of apps on my phone. I do have a mental list of apps for certain situations. If you did create something like this and I was aware of it. I would probably get from the market when I needed it (i.e. right after I get rear ended).

 

[AntimonyER]

Wanted to run an idea by you guys before I started coding. I was reading Reddit this morning and someone had said their niece had gotten into a car accident and went scrambling through her glove box for an index card to take down the driver's info and couldn't find anything. Also took her forever to find her information.

What do you think about an application that lets you enter information for a car accident? Most of us drive so even though we don't ever want to use this it might be useful to have it on our phone just in case.

You could enter all relevant accident information:
Basic Info: Date, Time, Location, Weather
Car Info: Make, Model, VIN, etc
Driver Info: Name, Address, Phone, etc
Insurance Info
Police Report Info

Then you could save this information on your phone and/or email it to yourself for later review and record keeping. Maybe incorporate some Beam technology (just to learn) so you can store your info in the phone and if their phone supports NFC beam them your info into the app (maybe, just thinking).

What are your thoughts? Would you use it / keep it on your phone just in case?

I have Travelers, and while their app IS decent, they actually gave me two little cards which were perforated to the insurance card, in case of an accident, I just tear one off, write my phone number down, and give it to the other driver, and the other one has blanks for their info.

Now if only I had a pen in my car... Looks like your app could still come in handy

 

[tpags]

Especially if the 2 people involved in accident can beam each others info. That would be sweet.
Not sweet to get into accident though. I hope I never have to think about it. 16 yrs driving with no accidents. (Knock on wood)

 

[AntimonyER]

Especially if the 2 people involved in accident can beam each others info. That would be sweet.
Not sweet to get into accident though. I hope I never have to think about it. 16 yrs driving with no accidents. (Knock on wood)

I can see this being how BB meets her future husband... (Accident his fault, of course

 

[Stigy]

I was kinda thinking that a lot of people aren't the plan ahead type. While having vehicle information preloaded would be useful, you may want to keep it optional. Say you are the passenger in the vehicle but you have the app, you obviously wouldn't have the drivers information preloaded. Same idea for people like me. I don't use a ton of apps on my phone. I do have a mental list of apps for certain situations. If you did create something like this and I was aware of it. I would probably get from the market when I needed it (i.e. right after I get rear ended).

I wasn't going to make it a requirement for your information to be preloaded into the device. You would be able to set it, but wouldn't be required to.

 

[BabyBlues]

I can see this being how BB meets her future husband... (Accident his fault, of course

Lol. Funny.
Android is how I met my bf though.

(I should probably say AF not just Android)

 

[Unforgiven]

Quick question. I'm a little stupid when it comes to Light Flow. How do I disable the LED when the screen is on?

I got home and plugged in my phone and it gave me a thought. Are you talking about the white charging notification? If so you can turn it off under notifications. This is the only one that I have that still blinks with the screen on.

 

[ryancmatchett]

Finally went gold. Big thanks to everyone here and AF in general. Android-on folks.....

 

[halon]

My grab bag from the grocery store.

 

[Stigy]

My grab bag from the grocery store.

Not bad at all.

I might enjoy a 120 minute from Dogfish Head tonight.

 

[halon]

Not bad at all.

I might enjoy a 120 minute from Dogfish Head tonight.

I won't be drinking any of them tonight. I just moved into a new apartment that didn't come with a fridge. A guy at work let me borrow a mini. Should be cold by tomorrow.

 

[ajdroidx]

LMAO....

There's literally no app for this: KIRF iPhone-branded gas stoves seized by Chinese authorities -- Engadget

LOL!