Congratulations go to each of the winners!  It’s not easy being a top app when there is such a vast array of quality apps coming out each day!

Best Weather App Results
Best Location Based App Results
Best Outdoor App Results
Best MMO Game Results

– The Kitty Code Team

The 2011 Best App Ever awards contest is a contest which is focused on the best apps, not just the best selling. Hurricane has been nominated each year since the first awards contest, while Traveler’s Quest was nominated over the last 2 years, and we’re very proud to be finalists once again.

Because this is a People’s Choice award, we couldn’t do it without you!

Thank you for your support! ]]> http://kittycode.com/2012/01/nominated-best-app-ever-contest/feed/ 0 http://kittycode.com/2011/10/saying-good-bye-to-the-one-who-helped-start-it-all/ http://kittycode.com/2011/10/saying-good-bye-to-the-one-who-helped-start-it-all/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 03:00:27 +0000 Kitty Code http://kittycode.com/?p=1426 Through the innovation and visionary genius of Steve Jobs and Apple, our humble little software company was started. Without their products, we would not be doing what we love for ourselves right now. With deep respect, gratitude and profound feeling we humbly say fare well to the man with the vision that started it all.

You will surely be missed Steve. To the friends and family of Steve Jobs, we send our condolences and wish you peace.

Ilene Jones, CEO
Kitty Code, LLC

Improved News

Hurricane also includes an improved news feed, giving you even more details about upcoming storms from the professionals you trust. Our news feed also includes video updates from the HurricaneTrack.com team, as well as news and weather feeds from around the world, when they’re available.

Improved Storm List

While Hurricane has always told you when the last official bulletin was updated by the National Hurricane Center, or Joint Typhoon Warning Center, the storm list now helps more novice storm trackers understand exactly what they’re looking at by adding in “The Last Official Update” time and date stamp.

In addition to this, we have also added in the lifespan of the storm to the Final Bulletin area of our storm list. This allows you to see the dates of the storms at a glance, and helps you find that past storm you were looking for much quicker and easier. Playing Hurricane Trivia? Make sure you use Hurricane to help you find that storm the fastest!

The best addition to our storm list though was the addition of the “pull down to refresh list” functionality. This feature was added in 3.6, however many may not realize why the “refresh button” went away. This neat feature, found only on the Active Storm List will refresh all storm basins from any of the 3 available storm basins (Atlantic, East Pacific, World), allowing you to ensure you have the latest information available.

Server Side Updates

We have also improved the server side of our app. Hurricane has steadily grown over the last 4 seasons, and with that comes the need to add more servers to handle the workload of all of our users. While we’ve added more servers in the past, this latest version handles the servers a bit more elegantly and allows us to serve you better when storms are near.

iOS 5 Compatible

Of course Hurricane has been tested and used extensively with iOS 5. Hurricane is available for sale in the iTunes App Store, and is free to upgrade to current customers running iOS 4.2 or greater.

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Hurricane 3.6 features forecast Wind Field Radius

RED – Hurricane
ORANGE – Tropical Storm
YELLOW – Tropical Depression

Hurricane is a feature packed, professional quality hurricane tracking application that gives you everything you need to stay ahead of the storm. Here are just SOME of our features:

WORLD WIDE Broadcast Quality
Interactive Tracking Maps
• wind speed, lat/lon, speed/direction, pressure, date and time
• your distance from ★ each point ★
• standard / metric units ★ New ★

Interactive 5 Day Forecast Cone ★ Exclusive ★
• each forecast point’s: location, wind speed, pressure, distance
• Forecast Point Wind Radius ★ New Exclusive ★

Active Storm data and imagery
• ANIMATED Floater Satellites ★ Exclusive ★
• ANIMATED Regional and Local Radar ★ Exclusive ★
• Computer Models
• NHC, CPHC and JTWC Text Products/Bulletins, Forecasts and Charts, Hurricane Local Statements
• Invests in Active Storm List
• Pull down to refresh Active Storm List ★ New ★

General Features
• Push notifications
• Over 50 Animated WORLD WIDE satellite image loops ★ Exclusive ★
• Animated US Regional and Territory Radar
• Tropical Outlooks ★ Invest ★ – updated with official NHC/JTWC info
• Sea Surface Temperatures, SAL
• Storm Names
• Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
• Help / FAQ with Preparedness Info and more!
• Twitter Feed ★ New ★
• News / Video Updates ★ New ★

While in San Francisco, we also had the opportunity to meet with Neil Ticktin, Editor-in-Chief of MacTech Magazine and TUAW’s own Editor-in-Chief Victor Agreda, Jr. We had a short video interview about our apps, which mostly focused on our virtual geocaching game Traveler’s Quest.

TUAW: WWDC Interview with Kitty Code
MacTech: WWDC Interview with Kitty Code

With an area of interest already being watched off of the eastern seaboard of the US, we have a stark reminder that Hurricane Season is here, and it’s time to be prepared. Forecasters expect another busy Atlantic Hurricane Season, and for people with an iPhone, iPod Touch or an iPad, there’s no better way to stay informed than with Kitty Code’s Hurricane and Hurricane HD apps.

Hurricane HD has received a major update for 2011 with many features to keep you informed. The newly updated tracking map now allows for the display of multiple tropical systems simultaneously, while the Hurricane HD Historic Storm Library gives you access to memorable storms of the past and can be displayed along side current storms within the tracking map. With the new Storm Center, active storm bulletins, forecasts, satellites and radar are all at your finger tips, along with the ability to play through storm tracks. Hurricane HD now also includes push notifications, giving you the ability to stay up to date with whats happening in the tropics anytime day or night.

Hurricane for the iPhone and iPod Touch has been updated to include world tropical cyclone, typhoon and hurricane tracking on the interactive tracking map. Hurricane is the first application of its kind to cover tropical systems around the world. We’ve also added push notifications to keep you informed of any critical developments.

Tracking storms since September 2008, Hurricane continues to lead the pack as the innovative and inclusive hurricane tracking option, giving you easy access to everything you need to track a tropical system and keep you informed. Hurricane introduced highly detailed, zoomable maps covering the Atlantic, East and Central Pacific oceans and now tracks the West Pacific, South Pacific and Indian Oceans as well. Receiving continued refinements over the last three years, Hurricane has added distance from your position to any point on the storm track, and the official 5 day Forecast Cone to the broadcast quality maps. Each storm continues to feature animated satellite and radar imagery when available, the latest plots for active storms as well as world satellites, bulletins and more.

“Hurricane was the first complex weather application added to the iTunes App Store, and the latest release of Hurricane builds upon the solid framework that our users have come to know and trust. The mapped forecast cone is an extremely important part of tracking hurricanes, showing you what areas could be affected. Hurricane takes this a step further, allowing you to zoom in on the forecast cone, effectively showing you the exact extent of the cone of uncertainty. Hurricane remains the only app performing this function to date on the iPhone and iPod touch and Hurricane HD is the only iPad app with this critical feature”, said Ilene Jones, Co-Founder and CEO of Kitty Code, LLC.

Hurricane has grown a lot over the last three years, and has been very successful in showing where storms are, regardless of their location in the world.

Features included in Hurricane and Hurricane HD:
* Mapped, zoomable 3 and 5 day Forecast Cone
* Animated satellite and radar imagery
* World wide tracking maps
* Atlantic, Eastern and Central Pacific historical tracking data
* Storm information page and Storm Center puts important storm details such as storm specific animated satellite, radar, forecast images and text at your finger tips
* Fully zoomable tracking maps providing a greater level of detail
* Integrated GPS to inform you of your distance from an approaching storm
* Satellite images covering all tropical seas and oceans
* An enhanced look that makes finding information easier than ever before
* Push notification of new storms

Features exclusive to Hurricane for iPhone and iPod Touch
* iOS 4 Ready
* Multitasking
* Retina Display Images

Features exclusive to Hurricane HD:
* News tab featuring storm news and preparedness information.
* Track and compare multiple current, past and historical systems on the same interactive map
* Designed especially for the iPad’s size
* HDMI output allows for the display of Hurricane HD on a large screen

The world is talking about Hurricane:

“Apps share similarities, but Hurricane HD, Hurricane stand out from this pack.” – Macworld, Rated 4 out of 5 Mice

“This app has everything I need in one handy spot. It’s not a game or a toy, just an app packed full of the latest storm information.”, iTunes US
“I use this app on a daily basis, I highly reccomend it to anyone who is interested in weather or lives in a hurricane prone area.”, iTunes Canada
“Preciso, claro, eficiente, la mejor aplicacion en su naturaleza, al igual la base de datos que incluye”, iTunes Mexico
“Très bonne app qui sert lorsque l’on vit au Antilles ce qui est mon cas meilleure app du genre.”, iTunes France
“Sehr empfehlenswert. Sehr uebersichtlich – man sieht auch sofort auf der 1. Seite evtl. Sturmaktivitaeten und dann gibt es alle wichtigen weiterfuehrenden Angaben. Es ist fuer mich das allerbeste Hurrikane-App!!”, iTunes Germany
“Sehr vielseitges App, grosse Übersicht, viele Ansichten.
So verpasst du garantiert keinen Hurri mehr.” – iTunes Review (Netherlands)

Hurricane Minimum Requirements:
iOS 4.0 or later

Hurricane HD Minimum Requirements:
iPad with iOS 3.2 or later

Pricing and Availability:
Hurricane and Hurricane HD are only $3.99 (USD) and available exclusively through Apple’s iTunes AppStore. More information about Hurricane for the iPhone and iPod touch and Hurricane HD for the iPad can be found at the official Kitty Code website.

Kitty Code
Hurricane HD
Hurricane HD 2.0 [iTunes]
Hurricane 3.5 [iTunes]
Hurricane HD Screenshot
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About Kitty Code Kitty Code, LLC is a privately held startup in Orlando, FL, which writes innovative applications for hand held devices. With over 30 combined years of experience in weather, web technologies and game development we are able to create games and applications which are robust, fun to play, technically savvy and yet easy to use. Representatives from Kitty Code will be available at WWDC in June to speak to media in person regarding all of their apps. To find out more about Kitty Code, join us on our website. Copyright 2011 Kitty Code, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Hurricane HD 2.0 tracking former Super Typhoon Songda

Hurricane HD 2.0, the highly anticipated update to our flagship Hurricane HD product was released to the App Store today. Hurricane HD 2.0 has been rewritten from the ground up and now tracks not only storms in the Atlantic, East Pacific and Central Pacific, but also includes the West Pacific, South Pacific and Indian Oceans on the same map! Active storms are added to the tracking map automatically, and now you can add multiple storms to the map, to track current storms, compare past storm tracks to a current storm and more! A world of new information has been brought to your fingertips. In addition, the tracking maps have received a great update, adding a storm center with all of the pertinent storm information available in a single location, as well as the ability to switch between standard and metric units. All of the information you need available at a glance.

Hurricane HD 2.0 - World Wide Tropical Outlooks and more!

One of our best updates is making the outlooks and bulletins more accessible for all oceans. At a glance, find out if there are storms brewing in your area through the official graphics, or read the details from the National Hurricane Center and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The outlooks give you a great heads up view of an up coming storm, and will let you know if that storm will affect you in the next 48 hours. The outlooks are just that, a great way to understand what might be heading your way.

Hurricane HD 2.0 boasts World Satellites, separating the East and Central Pacific from the rest of the world.

No update would be complete without great satellite images and radar. Previously Pacific was all inclusive, however now that we have a World satellites page, we have moved the West Pacific, South Pacific and Indian Ocean over to their own area. The new icons even show you the area that the satellite images cover, making it easier for anyone to find and view the area they are looking for at a glance.

If all of this storm tracking isn’t enough, we have also added in the highly anticipated push notifications for newly forming storms, keeping you even more informed of the weather around you.

With the sleek new interface, broadcast quality graphics, and interactive tracking map, Hurricane HD 2.0 is the definition of the ultimate storm tracker on the iPad – and it’s only going to get better.