One of my favorite new Apple iPhone apps is Meenster (http://www.meenster.com). You can select your Washington, DC Metro Line (Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue, or Green). You then select your station. It will tell you how much time you have before the next train moving in each direction.
If you’re at the pub grabbing a drink, you can check Meenster. If it says the next train isn’t coming for 20 minutes, you have time to grab a quick drink. It’s super convenient.
It’s built with Joe Hewitt’s iUI.
Categories: Apple Inc. · Mobile · Web Applications · iPhone · iUI
My name is Justin Thorp. I live in Washington DC, USA. I work, write about, and develop for the World Wide Web.
I currently work at the widget platform company Clearspring Technologies. There I am the Developer Community Manager.
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Tom Bridge // July 23, 2007 at 2:24 pm
Okay, now that is SERIOUSLY cool. Blogging this on DCMB shortly. Nice find
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Ryan Orr // July 23, 2007 at 7:53 pm
Ditto, nice find.
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