Thursday, December 27, 2012

Sense V2 clock & weather released on the Google play website

 

The new flip clock & weather application and widget is now available on the Google Play website. This widget is based on the Sense flip clock & weather widget but uses a different layout and skin. Click here to visit the Sense V2 clock & weather application on the Google play website.

The application features the following:

- Weather forecast application
- A 4x2 animating home screen widget
- Smooth flip animation with adjustable speed
- Different widget skins to choose from
- Different weather forecast icon skins
- Dynamic weather background images based on the current condition
- Automatic location (from cell/wifi or GPS) or manual (specified by the user)
- Weather conditions for current location
- World weather and time: Display time and weather information for any location worldwide
- Temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit
- Automatic or manual weather refresh period
- Detailed weather forecast that includes the following:
  • Local time and time zone (for the location)
  • Sunrise and sunset times
  • Length of day
  • Humidity and wind conditions
  • Current condition and temperature, low and high temperatures for the day
  • 4 day weather forecast
  • Current moon phase icon
- Several widget hotspots (all of them are user defined to launch specific applications)
- Many more options and features



Exclude the widget from task killers.

Please report any problems, suggestions or requests via e-mail.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Major update for the Sense flip clock & weather widget



A major update for the Sense flip clock & weather widget has been release on the Google play website. This update includes important additions, localization for new languages as well as bug fixes and optimizations. A list of the most important changes and additions follows:


  • Faster, smoother time flip animation
  • Animation on screen unlock
  • Added new weather forecast screen with moon phase information
  • Added option to update location on network connection (under Weather & location settings)
  • Added options to backup and restore settings (under Advanced settings)
  • Added possibility to specify color by entering HEX value (in color picker dialog)
  • Added Russian localization (thanks to Alex Zolotov)
  • Added Hungarian localization (thanks to gidano - http://sympda.info)
  • Added French localization
  • Added Greek localization
  • Changed the default skin (for new installations)
  • Miscellaneous cosmetic changes
  • Bug fixes



Please report any issues by e-mail.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Localization support for the Transparent clock & weather widget


The latest update of the Transparent clock & weather application comes with full support for French, Russian, Hungarian and Greek languages. More languages will be supported in the future. Big thanks to the following people for helping with the translation.

Alex Zolotov - Russian translation
gidano (http://sympda.info) - Hungarian translation

If you would like to help with the translation of the application to a different language please e-mail me.

Get the Transparent clock & weather application from Google Play

Friday, November 16, 2012

Localization support for Sense flip clock & weather widget

The latest version of the Sense flip clock & weather application comes with full support for Russian and Hungarian languages. More languages will be supported in the future.

Russian translation by Alex Zolotov
Hungarian translation by gidano (http://sympda.info)

If you are interested in translating the application to a different language please e-mail me.

Get the Sense flip clock & weather application from Google Play

Monday, October 29, 2012

Important update for the Transparent clock & weather application

Recently we have released an important update for the Transparent clock & weather application. This update contains major improvements, bug fixes and new features. Following is a list of the most important changes and additions:

  • Added support for international weather forecast. Languages supported are French, German, Russian, Greek, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Polish.
  • Added support for re-sizing widgets (ICS or higher)
  • Display battery image according to battery percentage
  • Added date display in 4x1 widget
  • Added more widget skins (time on the right + bigger font size)
  • Added more fonts (including system font)
  • Added option to hide weather info (Appearance settings / Advanced)
  • Cosmetic improvements
  • Fixed menu display (ICS or higher)
One of the things to follow is complete translation of the application in different languages. We are looking for volunteers who would be interested in helping us translate the application in French, German, Russian, or any other language. If you are interested e-mail us.

Finally, if you find any issues with the latest update please e-mail us.

Thank you for all the support.

Sunday, October 28, 2012

New theme pack for 3D flip clock & weather application released

The wire theme pack for 3D flip clock & weather has been released on the Google play store. This theme pack contains 3 white and 3 black fully transparent 'wire' skins with transparent, white, black and grey clock flaps. 

Please note that this theme pack is not a standalone application. In order to use it you have to download and install the 3D flip clock & weather application. You can get the new theme pack on the Google play store.


Friday, August 24, 2012

Transparent clock & world weather is available on Google Play


Our newest clock & weather widget is now available on the Google Play website. This widget is based on our previous clock widget but contains lots of exciting new features and options. Here is a brief summary:

Transparent clock & world weather is a full featured, totally customizable digital clock and weather forecast application and widget. It comes in 3 sizes, 4x1, 4x2 and 5x2 and is easy to setup and customize.


The widget features the following:
- 3 widget sizes; 4x1, 4x2 and 5x2 (for Galaxy Note or tablets)
- Several widget skins to choose from (more skins to come)
- 4 weather icon skins
- Different fonts for the time
- Automatic location (from cell/wifi or GPS) or fixed/manual
- Weather conditions and temperature for current location
- Detailed weather forecast display that includes the following:
- Location local time
- Sunrise and sunset time for current location
- Humidity and wind conditions
- Current condition, temperature and low and high temperatures
- Current condition icon
- Last weather update time
- 4 day weather forecast
- Background according to the weather condition and day/night
- Optional display of the current moon phase
- World weather: Choose to display weather information for any number of different locations worldwide
- 8 widget hotspots (most of them can be user defined to launch specific applications)
- Display available phone ad SD card memory, WiFi or 3G state

The widget can be fully customized with the following options:
- Choose the widget and weather icon skins
- Choose the color for any item on the widget
- Choose time font
- Display 12 or 24 hour time with optional AM/PM indicator
- Select the date display format
- Display a manually selected location's time instead of phone's time
- Optionally show or hide specific elements of the widget (hi/lo, battery, status line)
- Use current location to display weather info or specify any location you want
- Get location updates from the network (cell/WiFi) or your GPS
- Celsius or Fahrenheit
- Kilometers or Miles per hour
- Optionally display the next alarm
- Optionally display the week number
- Select automatic weather refresh period (15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 or 8 hours)
- Unlimited number of world locations


Note that the 4x1 widget does not show the date, next alarm or system information.

Please exclude the widget from task killers.

Please report any problems, suggestions or requests via e-mail.

Saturday, August 11, 2012

3D flip clock & world weather version 0.80

Version 0.80 of the 3D flip clock & world weather application was released today on the Google Play website. This latest version includes lost of improvements, bug fixes as well as new features.

Some of the most important bug fixes include problems with location auto-detection as well as problems with displaying specific locations. In addition, locations can now be exported to SD card and imported back.

Lastly, French localization was added to the application.

Please note: There was a problem in version 0.78 - 0.79 regarding the saving of extra locations on specific devices. This problem is fixed in the latest version, 0.80.

In case you have a problem, please report it via e-mail. To e-mail us, go to the application settings, choose Help, scroll to the end of the help file and tap the E-mail droid27 link

Monday, July 9, 2012

3D Sense clock & weather widget released

3D Sense clock & weather widget has been released on the Google Play store. The widget supports automatic location detection, weather forecast for multiple locations and much more. A detailed list of the features follows:

- Different skins to chose from
- Different weather icon skins
- Portrait or landscape mode
- 12 or 24 hour clock with date
- Optional display of the current week number, next active alarm and battery level
- Current location (city, country) taken automatically from cell/wifi or GPS, or specified by the user
- Weather conditions for current location (condition and temperature, low and high temperatures and weather icon)
- Detailed weather forecast display including the following:
- 4 day weather forecast
- World weather - chose to display weather information for any number of different locations worldwide
- Automatic or manual weather forecast refresh
- Launch up to four different applications by tapping different widget hotspots (everything is user defined)

The widget can be fully customized by changing the skin, weather icons skin, text colors and showing/hiding individual information.

Click here to watch a demo of the widget on YouTube.

Thursday, June 7, 2012

New version of 3D flip clock & world weather on Google play

A new update of the 3D flip clock & world weather application has just been released on the Google Play store. This update contains major changes, improvements and additions. Some of the most important changes are:

  • Fixed problems with support of International characters in the weather forecast information
  • Better handling of dynamic location
  • [new] Weather forecast layout changes (added new backgrounds)
  • [new] Added weather refresh button in the weather forecast page
  • [new] Added support for a new external theme pack (theme pack 5)
  • [new] Easier location setup at startup (for new installations)
  • [new]Added support for Swedish and Bulgarian weather forecast
  • [new] Better preview in widget font selection
  • Changes in weather icon and theme pack previews
  • [new] Open the weather forecast activity from the application tray (no need to have a widget in order to view the weather forecast)
  • Sunrise/sunset fix
  • Changes in 5x2 widget layout
In case you find any problems don't hesitate to report them by e-mail.



Thank you for all the support

New theme pack #5 for the 3d flip clock & world weather widget released

The Orange and red glowing theme pack (them pack #5) was just released on the Android Market. The theme was requested by a user and features 5 glowing skins in shades of orange and red. These new skins complement the skins in Theme pack #4 and match Mariux's Tron and Glow legacy themes or Tron based wallpapers. Please note that this is not a standalone widget; you need to have the 3D flip clock & world weather application installed in order to apply this theme.


Monday, April 2, 2012

Problems with 3d flip clock & weather widget upgrades

After the latest updates to the 3d flip clock & weather widget, several problems were reported by users, mentioning that the widget would not load or the weather would not display. In case you get a similar problem, please follow the steps below to reset the widget. Note that this will clear any settings (including additional weather locations you may have specified).

  • Go to the home screen
  • Tap the menu button
  • Tap Settings
  • Tap Applications
  • Tap Manage Applications
  • Find the widget in the list and tap it
  • Tap Clear data and then OK

Go back to the home screen, remove and add the widget again. Wait for a few seconds until the widget finds your location and updates the weather.

If you still have any problems send me an e-mail.

Monday, March 5, 2012

New theme pack for the 3d flip clock & world weather widget released

The 3d flip clock & world weather theme pack #4 was recently released on the Android Market. The theme was requested by a user and features 3 glowing skins in shades of green and blue that match Mariux's Tron and Glow legacy themes or Tron based wallpapers. Please note that this is not a standalone widget; you need to have the 3d flip clock & world weather widget installed in order to apply this theme.



Let me know if you have any ideas about new themes.

Updates for the clock widgets

New versions of the following widgets were published on the Android Market.

Sense flip clock & world weather widget
3d flip clock & world weather widget
Digital clock & world weather

The latest updates feature minor bug fixes as well as changes to the weather forecast screens (including better support for different layouts). You can also add or manage additional locations directly from the weather forecast page by tapping the location area (the top part of the forecast screen) or the menu button.

Another new feature that was added to the Digital clock & world weather widget is the ability to choose the weather forecast server. This option is the Weather forecast server and can be found under the Weather & location settings.

Friday, February 3, 2012

World clock & weather widget for Android


World clock & weather widget for Android has been released today on the Android Market. This widget provides local time & weather information for selected locations worldwide. It comes in two sizes, 4x1 and 4x2 widget. The 4x1 widget displays 2 locations and the 4x2 displays 4 locations.

The widget supports an unlimited number of locations. Following is a list of the main features:

- 7 different skins to chose from (more skins coming in the future)
- 4 weather icon skins
- Works in portrait or landscape mode
- 12 or 24 hour clock with date
- Detailed weather forecast display including the following:
    - Local time
    - Sunrise and sunset time for current location
    - Humidity and wind conditions
    - Current condition, temperature and low and high temperatures
    - Current condition icon
    - Last weather update time
    - 4 day weather forecast
- Unlimited number of locations; enter all your favorite locations and easily keep track of the current time and weather conditions

The widget can be fully customized with the following options:

- Chose the widget and weather icon skins
- Chose the text color for the time, am/pm indication, date, location, current weather condition and current temperature
- Display 12 or 24 hour time with optional AM/PM indicator (if 12 hour format)
- Beep every hour (optional)
- Select the date display format
- Optionally show or hide specific elements of the widget (weather icon, date)
- Display temperature values in Celsius or Fahrenheit
- Select automatic weather refresh period (15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6 hours)
- Enter your favorite world locations to watch local times, current weather conditions and weather forecast information
- Update weather on WiFi and/or GPRS
- Chose whether you want to update while roaming or not
- Play notification sounds on location and weather changes and updates
- Select alternate weather forecast service (MSN) - default is Google

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Sense Flip clock & weather released


A new clock & weather forecast widget is available on the android market. This widget flips, similar to the HTC sense flip clock and it supports a different skins. Like the 3D flip clock & world weather widget, it supports automatic location detection, weather forecast for multiple locations and much more. A detailed list of the features follows:


- Flip animation
- 9 skins to chose from
- 4 weather icon skins
- Portrait or landscape mode
- 12 or 24 hour clock with date
- Display the current week number
- Current location (city, country) taken automatically from cell/wifi or GPS, or specified by the user
- Weather conditions for current location (condition and temperature, low and high temperatures and weather icon)
- Detailed weather forecast display including the following:
- Local time
- Sunrise and sunset time for current location
- Humidity and wind conditions
- Current condition, temperature and low and high temperatures
- Current condition icon
- Last weather update time
- 4 day weather forecast
- World weather: Chose to display weather information for any number of different locations worldwide. Just select your favorite locations and you will immediately have updated weather and time information.
- Refresh location or weather by tapping on the widget
- Launch up to four different applications by tapping different widget hotspots (everything is user defined)
The widget can be fully customized with the following options:
- Chose the widget and weather icon skins
- Chose the text color for the am/pm indicator, date, location, current weather condition, current temperature and hi/lo temperatures
- Display 12 or 24 hour time with optional AM/PM indicator (if 12 hour format)
- Beep every hour (optional)
- Select the date display format
- Display a manually selected location's time instead of phone's time
- Use current location to display weather info or specify any location you want
- Get location updates from the network (cell/WiFi) or your GPS
- Display temperature values in Celsius or Fahrenheit
- Optionally display the next alarm
- Select automatic weather refresh period (15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6 hours)
- Enter your favorite world locations to watch local times (including sunset and sunrise), current weather conditions and weather forecast information
- Update weather on WiFi and/or GPRS
- Chose whether you want to update while roaming or not
- Play notification sounds on location and weather changes and updates
- Select what application to launch when tapping the hours
- Launch more applications by tapping the weekday or month
- Optionally display the battery level
- Specify how to receive location updates (how often and for how much distance)
- Select alternate weather forecast service

Watch a demo of the widget on YouTube. Sense clock & weather

As always, comments and requests are welcome.

Do you like the widget? Rate it and leave a comment on the Android Market.