Hi gang,
I know this came up in the past, but now that iOS4 is out and supports some new functionality, I was hoping you may revisit the possibility of a "Location" based reminder system. Mainly, what I would like to see is that "Contexts", which are already location centric on the iPhone could be configured to trigger alerts.
if you enter an area, that is marked as a location attached to a context to get a simple Alert: You have Next Actions for this Location (Close/View buttons).
From a GTD perspective, this is a killer feature. Context is often based on location. One challenge is remember to open OmniFocus and pull up that context. It would be very impactful to have this happen for you.
Ok, I assume there are many technical challenges: big one being polling GPS info is costly to the battery?
Also, the context's probably need a bit more user controlled refining. I have 2 contexts that are about 25 Kilometers apart, but when I hit location button, they show up in the list together. They are seperated because of the distance. However, in true GTD parlance, I don't want to see what I don't need to see. So the ability to tweak the "range" or distance for display would be helpful.
I know this came up in the past, but now that iOS4 is out and supports some new functionality, I was hoping you may revisit the possibility of a "Location" based reminder system. Mainly, what I would like to see is that "Contexts", which are already location centric on the iPhone could be configured to trigger alerts.
if you enter an area, that is marked as a location attached to a context to get a simple Alert: You have Next Actions for this Location (Close/View buttons).
From a GTD perspective, this is a killer feature. Context is often based on location. One challenge is remember to open OmniFocus and pull up that context. It would be very impactful to have this happen for you.
Ok, I assume there are many technical challenges: big one being polling GPS info is costly to the battery?
Also, the context's probably need a bit more user controlled refining. I have 2 contexts that are about 25 Kilometers apart, but when I hit location button, they show up in the list together. They are seperated because of the distance. However, in true GTD parlance, I don't want to see what I don't need to see. So the ability to tweak the "range" or distance for display would be helpful.