Thanks for all of the great feedback on Beta 1. Awaken 3.1 Beta 2 introduces some major UI updates for alarm playback - more to come as well. We also included a built in a crash reporter which can send crash reports directly to us - eliminating the need to copy and paste crash reports in an email.
More features will be slipped in during the beta process but to recap what’s new in 3.1 - here is the current list:
- Built in sounds for alarms - with 6 new sounds.
- Major UI updates for alarm playback (new in Beta 2)
- Launch any file at alarm time.
- Built in crash reporter (new in Beta 2)
- Repeat option added for iTunes alarms.
- Faster performance and less memory use.
- Next/Previous track buttons added to the non-fullscreen alarm display.
- Alarm listing UI updated to display new functionality.
- Album artwork bug fixed.
- Apple Remote support added for the backup alarm.
To download Awaken 3.1 Beta 2 - Click here.
Hi everyone - I had planned on having beta 2 ready tonight but there were some delays today with the UI updates. The next best thing I can offer is a sneak peek video of some of the UI changes coming in beta 2.
Expect Awaken 3.1 Beta 2 to be available in the next day or so. Stay tuned…
Thanks for the great feedback this morning from the beta release last night. I forgot to mention that I’ll be releasing a new beta every 1 to 2 days - there are more features coming for 3.1 - along with a much improved UI for alarms…
Check back tonight for more…
To download Awaken 3.1 Beta 1 - Click here.
First I’d like to thank everyone for an amazing 2006. The response and support for Awaken has been great! I have a 2nd application in the works and I’ll be keeping Awaken fresh with updates on a regular basis. So to start, today we have the first beta available for Awaken 3.1.
Awaken 3.0 introduced the backup alarm feature - which can be set to play one of the built in alarm sounds. One of the most popular requests has been to add the ability to use these built in sounds for regular alarms and the egg timer. Awaken 3.1 includes this feature along with 6 additional built in sounds.The next addition in 3.1 has been requested many times in the past and has been put on hold until now. You can now attach any file to an alarm and have it launched at the set alarm time. The possible uses for this are endless - applications, scripts such as AppleScript or Automator workflows, URLs - you get the idea. If an alarm has a file attach to it, the icon and file name will appear in the alarm listing.
Other features include:
- Repeat option added for iTunes alarms.
- Faster performance and less memory use.
- Next/Previous track buttons added to the non-fullscreen alarm display.
- Alarm listing UI updated to display new functionality.
- Album artwork bug fixed.
- Apple Remote support added for the backup alarm.
If you would like to download the beta we ask that you report any bugs to support@embraceware.com, with Awaken 3.1 in the subject line. If a crash occurs - a copy of the crash report would be ideal.
To download Awaken 3.1 Beta 1 - Click here.
