Two days ago our first direct competition launched: WeatherSignal. They’ve got a unified iconography, use great Android 4 features, and update frequently in response to feedback; though, they’ve got a ways to go in terms of UI and feature completeness. This is great incentive for us to get pressureNET 4.0, … Keep reading →

We are excited to announce that our pressureNET API is now stable! We have been collaborating with Cliff Mass by providing him access to early beta versions over the past month. We’re now finished our initial feature set and have had minimal issues while in beta. Today we’re releasing version … Keep reading →

We are very excited to discover that the new Samsung Galaxy S4 has a built-in barometer! The full sensor array is incredible: Magnetometer, Proximity, Ambient light, Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Barometer, Thermostat, Humidistat, Infrared. Our pressureNET app depends on barometer phones to crowd-source atmospheric pressure data, and we’ve been live-streaming this data … Keep reading →

Building on pressureNET’s recent media attention, we published an innovative update last night and so far our users love it! We’ve added new features and are working to improve the overall pressureNET experience. The most obvious new feature is the addition of current conditions. This feature allows users to quickly … Keep reading →

Today is one of the most important days in the history of pressureNET. We’ve launched version 3 of our Android-powered, open source and global barometer network. This update is critical to the success of the project as it includes sharing and privacy options for our users. Previously, we haven’t been … Keep reading →

We are pleased to announce the pressureNET Data Visualization web site. This is our first method of showing you the data that we’ve been collecting since last year. The site hosts the pressureNET data archive, stretching from November 2011 until December 9, 2012 and will be updated frequently to host … Keep reading →

We’ve just released pressureNET 2.1 which has improvements that increase the app’s performance. Specifically, here’s the short changelog for this update: New Light UI (using Holo Light instead of Holo) Fixed battery drain issue on Android 4.2 (Nexus 4, Galaxy Nexus) Improved graph loading (cleaning and indexing data on the … Keep reading →

Have a look at the technical specifications for the recently-announced Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 Android devices from Google. They both include barometers! These barometers are included to improve GPS speed and accuracy as they allow your phone or tablet to have an altitude estimate (as well as latitude/longitude from … Keep reading →