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I've picked up a couple of "where did I leave my car" apps but then I forget to use them so I can't tell you how well they work.
Yeah, that could be a problem.
Now I'm wondering if there's a "where did I leave my car" app that can detect when my car ends its Bluetooth connection to my iPhone (i.e. when I turn it off) and records where I am at that time.
Wow. Redlaser's bar-code reader is awesome. Love how it finds location and price options for what I've scanned. Thanks, -t.
(I had forgotten such functionality existed. I was mostly thinking a QR code reader could let me scan those QR codes on train ads.)
What does a "where did I leave my car" app offer over and above taking a photo of the nearest identifying marker? Especially when you're somewhere you can't get a cell or GPS lock?
I like RedLaser, but for some reason it does not work all the time for me. I also like i-nigma for QR codes.
I can't help you with aug reality apps. I like Parkbud to help monitor parking meters.
What does a "where did I leave my car" app offer over and above taking a photo of the nearest identifying marker?
Well, if you're in a giant parking lot? Or on some side-street blocks away from your destination? Plus, maybe less thinking is involved?
I just type the info into notepad. A26, or whatever.
I just type the info into notepad. A26, or whatever.
Holy crap, I am going to start doing that. Brilliant!
The ones I've played around with are basically just GPS markers plus a maps or directional arrow or some sort of navigational aid from "where I am now" to "where I was when I parked the car". I mostly use them (or, more often, wish I had used them) when I park on the street in an unfamiliar neighborhood/city.
Well, if you're in a giant parking lot?
I can't think of the last time I've been in a giant parking lot that doesn't have section markers or numbered spaces. I just take pictures of those, making sure to delete them when I'm done.
Or on some side-street blocks away from your destination?
My camera still works.
That's what's less thinking for me, since if it's so dark my camera can't work, I'm not sure I want to park there. But, as noted, I might not have GPS or cell reception. Those apps wouldn't work in my office parking, for instance. Camera still does.
Okay, to be *totally* honest, I usually write down what every the identifier is onto the parking ticket in a metered lot. But when that's not an issue, camera.
at the airport, I usually stand at the rear of my car and take pictures from 3 or 4 different angles (eye-line), including row/section number and immovable landmarks. Even armed with this, I still run around looking for my car.
I have never thought to GPS mark my car. Maybe the next time I go to Disneyland...