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Performance Phones develops innovative applications that leverage the power of advanced consumer devices such as the iPhone and iPod touch to provide performance information to athletes, coaches, and spectators.
Our first two products, SpeedCoach Mobile and StrokeCoach Mobile are designed for rowing & paddling enthusiasts.
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NK’s Cox Box Mini coming soon
Nielsen-Kellerman just announced the Cox Box Mini (coming soon), a small, personal audio amplifier that’s compatible with existing Cox Box wiring. This looks like a great solution for coxswains who use the SpeedCoach Mobile application. This combination of products eliminates … Continue reading
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“Lineups” feature now live on Facebook
The “lineups” feature suggested recently by Miles Galloway in the SpeedCoach Log forum on Facebook is now operational. This is designed to save time for coaches when they enter the details for a practice. Instead of tagging each athlete in … Continue reading
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App review on a Dutch rowing site
I don’t speak the language, but Google Translate does a pretty good job of translating this review (and discussion).
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Thoughts on Android
Several people have asked whether we would be producing a version of SpeedCoach Mobile for Android, the mobile phone operating system developed (mostly) by Google. This would bring the application to many new devices and provide access for rowers and paddlers who aren’t on AT&T’s wireless network. So naturally, we were very interested in pursuing this.
Recently, I’ve had the opportunity to do some consulting work on Android. One of the reasons I took on this work was to get the experience necessary to port my iPhone applications to Android (and get paid at the same time!). I’ve learned a lot about Android over the last couple of months and I can now tell you, unfortunately, that Android is not well suited for SpeedCoach Mobile or other applications like it. There are several reasons for this, which I’ll explain briefly… Continue reading
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About our applications
SpeedCoach Mobile and StrokeCoach Mobile are designed for use on the water by rowers and paddlers, providing athletes with real-time information about stroke rate and time, and (with SpeedCoach Mobile on the iPhone 3G) speed, distance, and direction. Athletes can … Continue reading
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Kossev Consortium reviews SpeedCoach Mobile
The Kossev Consortium recently reviewed the SpeedCoach Mobile application. Check out their review here.
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