[Announce] - Cotchin! - An web based FourSquare client

[ccool2486]

Me and my friends developed an web client for N900's Maemo, here're some features currently availible:


HTML 5 Geolocation: You can browse nearby venue
s:cool:
Venue: tips&todos, shout on venue
Privacy control: twitter, facebook...
Friends
Shout GUI enhancement: Easier to shout
History
Me: Friends, badges, info
User info: like the upper one
Friends: Invites, list of friends


Info about the app:
http://www.cotchin.com

Direct access from your N900:
http://cotchin.com/m
Please install Maemo GeoLocation first. You can download it from application manager or download it from HERE (http://maemo.org/packages/view/maemo-geolocation/)

If you encouter any kind of problem, feel free to let us know on our GetSatisfication page: http://getsatisfaction.com/cotchin (http://getsatisfaction.com/cotchin)

We are not English native speakers, so here're some how others say about the app for your reference:

Share your whereabouts with Foursquare, Cotchin! and the N900 (http://jbhdenmark.blogspot.com/2010/06/share-your-whereabouts-with-foursquare.html)
"...works brilliant for the N900 because it's fast and very finger friendly..."

Cotchin offers a better mobile web checkin experience and support for Chinese users (http://aboutfoursquare.com/cotchin-offers-a-better-mobile-web-checkin-experience-and-support-for-chinese-users/)
"...design is much improved over Foursquare’s spartan mobile site..."

Cotchin.com - A New Client For FourSquare (http://www.killerstartups.com/Web-App-Tools/cotchin-com-a-new-client-for-foursquare)
"....a promising application...."

oh, by the way, we love MAEMO alot! One of the core developers is a N900 owner, he will make 120% sure that you N900 uers get as satisfied as he gets~ :D

[hotzigetty]

Dude!! It's AWESOME!!

[ccool2486]

@hotzigetty

Thanks! We'll continue to make Cotchin better~ ^^

[cjp]

Hey that looks really promising. Will have to try this out once I get more aquainted with FourSquare in general.

I think you have a real chance here to be the best "FourSquare content provider" for the N900!

[ccool2486]

@cjp thanx!

Cotchin is built by maemo users for maemo users. Hope you like it! And we are very welcome to your feedback:D

[mele]

i gave it a try, but encountered a problem...It didnt found my true location and though that i was in Helsinki, but im somewhat 450km away from Helsinki

[vaibhavsharma]

Here are some screenshots and commentary: http://themeegoblog.com/2010/06/08/cotchin-is-the-best-way-to-check-in-from-the-n900/

Great web app!

[henrychen]

i gave it a try, but encountered a problem...It didnt found my true location and though that i was in Helsinki, but im somewhat 450km away from Helsinki

Hi Mele,

I only got this problem when I use Cotchin at my desktop without wireless connect. Could you kindly try Cotchin again at outside with GPS active and feedback at here?

Thanks a lot. :D

[igorlt]

I love it!! Really cool!

Could you put more collors to make the app more atractive?

[hotzigetty]

Hey, can you make it more intuitive to do silent checkins, and disable twitter posts, etc.. otherwise, its an awesome webapp!!

[henrychen]

hi igorlt, hotzigetty
Thanks for your feedback. :)
We will keep improving Cotchin to reach your needs.

[flameboy]

I can't get it to work :( it never seem to locate my position.

[igorlt]

Everytime I check in some venue, my "check in" is being posted on twitter and facebook.

This happens even when I don´t press the twitter and facebook logos.

[hotzigetty]

Everytime I check in some venue, my "check in" is being posted on twitter and facebook.

This happens even when I don´t press the twitter and facebook logos.

Yup, the same thing is happening to me, regardless of whether the option is checked or not.. same with silent checkins..

[ccool2486]

hi all,

we are still trying to figure out what cause this. Progress will be updated here. Thanks for your feedback!

P.S If you encouter any kind of problem, feel free to let us know on our GetSatisfication page: http://getsatisfaction.com/cotchin (http://getsatisfaction.com/cotchin)

Everytime I check in some venue, my "check in" is being posted on twitter and facebook.

This happens even when I don´t press the twitter and facebook logos.

[mele]

I can't get it to work :( it never seem to locate my position.

Same here, 90% of times i try to locate myself, it locates me to Helsinki, about 450km away my true location

[ccool2486]

In our experience, the most common way to solve this is to reinstall the geoloaction add-on. :)

Same here, 90% of times i try to locate myself, it locates me to Helsinki, about 450km away my true location

[mele]

In our experience, the most common way to solve this is to reinstall the geoloaction add-on. :)

In my experience i trust to the developers and reinstall geolocation and try again :)

Well actually i tried it without geolocation addon, i forgot that i flashed my phone yesterday :D

hmm....and it still wants me to be at Helsinki :(

[ccool2486]

Would you mind telling me about more about your location and system info? Couse it should only happenes when FourSquare isn't yet availible in your country (FourSquare in now open to worldwide for a while). :( sorry that cotchin isn't working on your device, we will try our best to figure out what happened here.


In my experience i trust to the developers and reinstall geolocation and try again :)

Well actually i tried it without geolocation addon, i forgot that i flashed my phone yesterday :D

hmm....and it still wants me to be at Helsinki :(

[mele]

Would you mind telling me about more about your location and system info? Couse it should only happenes when FourSquare isn't yet availible in your country (FourSquare in now open to worldwide for a while). :( sorry that cotchin isn't working on your device, we will try our best to figure out what happened here.

I give it a try monday or tuesday when i got time, will give you a info if something isnt working..

[ccool2486]

I did a test on this, and i found the problem is that once you checked "When I check-in" in Foursquare's official setting page, your check-in activities will be sent to facebook and twitter even if you uncheck the icon. The quick solution now is to change the settings in FourSquare as the attached screenshot.
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This could be an API issue too, we are working on a more intuitive solution... will keep you posted:)

Yup, the same thing is happening to me, regardless of whether the option is checked or not.. same with silent checkins..

[igorlt]

I did a test on this, and i found the problem is that once you checked "When I check-in" in Foursquare's official setting page, your check-in activities will be sent to facebook and twitter even if you uncheck the icon. The quick solution now is to change the settings in FourSquare as the attached screenshot.
10955

This could be an API issue too, we are working on a more intuitive solution... will keep you posted:)

this is a work around, but if I do that, I can't post on twitter the check in that I want to all my friends to know.

I don't think it is an API error, since Barriosquare handle with this situation and works very well.

[hotzigetty]

this is a work around, but if I do that, I can't post on twitter the check in that I want to all my friends to know.

I don't think it is an API error, since Barriosquare handle with this situation and works very well.

agree with igorlt... works perfectly with gravity on s60.. and on barriosquare.. the only issue with barriosquare is that it takes too long to run.. Cotchin is much more awesome!!

[suishijau]

is cotchin website is down?it seems i cant access it :confused:

[rm53]

Cotchin! domain has expired but has been renewed and Cotchin! is now online again.