Oct 28
Personally, I am very proud of iMatrix success. It is very specific product with very narrow niche on a market but still has great feedback from useres worldwide!
Today, I would like to give you some figures behind the project.
As you could notice, I did not update application long time. Most inportant reason is, of couse, I was busy porting application to official platform based on iPhone SDK. Second reason is that I wanted to see real usage of iMatrix, not a big splashes after each update and presence in "Recent Packages" in Installer.app ...
Now just figures:

1. Number of registered installations is more than 310'000. I call installation as "registered", if user installed application and performed some activity in application like registration, activation or 2D code recognition. This number is based on unique iphones on those application is installed. Please note, I do not collect IMEI because I take care about privacy of my users. Instead, I use hash function based on IMEI to generete unique identifier of mobile phone.

2. 85'000 users used application at least two-three times for scaning iMatrix codes.

3. More than 15'000 users use iMatrix application frequently. Yes, it is 5% from registered installations and I am sure it is a lot taking into account specific area for application.

4. About 70% of the users are from USA. 25% - Europe and the rest is for Russia, China and Brazil.

5. At best days, I have about 10.000 unique visitors on iMatrix site with average about 500.

Well, now I need your comments :))

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Dec 4
Insulation is so important to energy efficiency. It is unbelievable the difference it makes to your monthly heating bills if your floors, walls, and ceilings are properly insulated. Not all homes have enough insulation, especially those of us with older homes. What if there was a quick and easy way to insulate you home … [...]

Tagi: heating bills, energy efficiency, ceilings, insulation

Dec 6
We often look to Europe and beyond for answers to style and design questions, but just what is it about the kitchens across the world that intrigue us? Let’s travel the globe, if only for a moment, and see what other nations are up to in kitchen design. Every culture has something [...]

Tagi: natis, kitchen designs, kitchen design, intrigue, kitchens, ly, globe, europe

Dec 21
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A semi-minor update to Icy is available immediately -- aimed primarily at iPhone OS 3.0 compatibility -- thanks again for your support!

  • Now automatically moves some of the folders to stash if needed to prevent situations with insufficient disk space when installing some packages.
  • UI fixes for smooth display on the iPhone OS 3.0 (category labels in Recent and Installed are back!).
  • Category names in the Installed packages section are now localized.
  • Report to Maintainer email now contains device type and firmware version for better problem diagnostics.
  • Misc fixes.
On a semi-unrelated note, we are also proud to announce that today we'll release the first commercial turn-by-turn GPS navigation solution for Russia -- named iDA -- in cooperation with Vobis Computer and Sygic. iDA Europe to follow shortly after -- stay tuned for more information and news!


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Oct 1


We recently mentioned Bosch is working to create a standardized Oscillating Interface System (OIS) for the Tool Accessories but didn’t mention anything about new tools to use the system. Currently the Multi-X PS50-2B ($197, Ohio Power Tool) is the only oscillating tool Bosch offers in the category.  While a great tool, it is a 12V cordless with a battery runtime that seriously limits the performance. A professional corded tool that can compete with the Fein Multi-Master is really what it’s going to take to get any serious consideration from the pros who use these tools on a daily basis.

In Europe, Bosch is now introducing the GOP250CE Professional (see press release) Multi-Cutter tool which hopefully will be the answer many are looking for to compete with the Fein. The price is 139 euro which if such a tool would come to the state might mean $150-200 here, far less than the Fein Multi-Masters.

The bad news is however we have no idea if or when such a tool might find its way to this side of the pond. In some cases we do get tools rather quickly but in other cases it takes years.     
    


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