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I love how some of the screenshots show the Chrome browser and a Mac console :-)


But also IE/Windows. And at the bottom of the article, there are links for additional resources in Windows and UNIX-like flavours.


Maybe they are becoming cooler after all! ;-)


Was the first thing I noticed.


Haha! Never heard of him before, but I'm buying based solely on this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b92vAucJg2Y (36 seconds)


Never heard of him either but looks like my flight tomorrow just got less boring


Gave it a spin, and unfortunately it won't replace a pure weinre for me.

The way to connect all devices is pretty polished, although the install is not terribly clear. You need to install a local app on your dev machine (presumably hosting weinre), as well as a chrome extension. Then you install the Shadow apps on all your devices. Once that's done, connecting devices works pretty well.

On the other hand it's for pure web browsing (the chrome extension is to follow you around in chrome). So you obviously can't use it to debug a hybrid app (e.g. PhoneGap). You can do that with a pure weinre.

Second, my devices sometimes lose track of where I am. This may or may not be because of the next point.

Third, the devices following you around is entirely url-based. In other words, it doesn't reproduce browser events (e.g. clicks, form submits, etc.), it simply reloads the page completely when the url changes. I'm not saying it should: desktop and mobile support different sets of events. However this reduces its usefulness with single page load apps.

I almost mentioned ajax form submits as a case where its usefulness is reduced. But it occurred to me that you'd probably rather enter your stuff manually on every device anyway. This, paired with the fact that Shadow doesn't try to keep all device in sync when you click around on the devices (it only follows your chrome browser), actually makes it possible for one to test these kinds of interactions.

With that said, I'll still keep an eye on this tool. I think it's pretty promising.


Oh, and it follows you around on Chrome, regardless of the tab you switch to. So switching to HN, for example, brings along all of your mobile devices with you :-)


What is a "pure weinre"?


By that I mean installing the "weinre" tool locally (or using debug.phonegap.com) and connecting your hybrid app or website yourself by including the script tag in your html.


Try using localtunnel.com


The "remember me" option on the login doesn't seem to work. Not a big deal, but just pointing it out :-)


Sharing with the parents FTW!

The service is looking great, and I'm glad you guys have a clear (and super reasonable at 9.99$/year) business model from the start!


The price really should be in the FAQ. I am guessing that it is the most frequently asked question.

I don't want to go through your funnels before I get hit with a price.


I concur - please put pricing in the FAQ. It's a great service, you shouldn't hide the cost. Maybe I'm missing it on the front page, but I couldn't find the price anywhere (and only saw that the download is free, which is different from the price of the service, and of course holds no value without the service).


You're absolutely right! Will add ASAP


They probably realized that Google would see through their scheme during due diligence. The investment banks that IPO'ed them, on the other hand, only made a big commission...


I agree with the mindset argument.

One of the things that improves my confidence and energy tremendously is simply to go to regular meetups. Either about technology (Ruby, Python, JS) or more business-oriented meetups like startup-centered ones.

It's suprising what talking to passionate people can do to your spirits :-)


This time is different!


Shit. DDoS too?


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