If you watched the Apple iPad keynote yesterday, you may have noticed our app made an appearance:

Steve Jobs was discussing the great apps available for the iPhone, and included our app in the slide at 1:30. The same image was shown later at 2:47. We are honored to be featured by Apple in this way!

PrimoSpot is excited about the new device. We're looking forward to releasing a Primospot app for the iPad that will take full advantage of the larger screen and new interface capabilities. Stay tuned for more details!

We have added in parking information for the neighborhood of Bensonhurst in Brooklyn. Bed Stuy is well on its way also. Look for more Brooklyn, Bronx, and Staten Island soon.

The NYC parking landscape is quite vast, and we've been providing coverage of Manhattan and some good solid chunks of Brooklyn and Queens for a while now. It has been a longtime objective of the PrimoSpot team to provide FULL coverage of NYC for everyone that lives and visits for both on-street regulations and garages.

Recently, we've been working with the NYC DOT to secure additional information that will help support our on-street parking regulations. It will take some time to integrate properly, but we expect to have both on-street and garage data for most ALL of NYC for Q3 2010. Some areas will likely be integrated in advance of that. If you have PrimoSpot already, it will simply show up in the app when it is ready to go, no upgrade of the mobile app is necessary.

We know...that sounds great, but...it gets better! This will also improve our existing coverage, too! We'll be able to provide more detail for each block we currently cover. Some blocks have multiple regulations on them, and right now our markers identify only the most critical. We'll be able to split blocks to have markers that reflect each individual regulation for the exact space it applies to.

The other great thing about this is as we work with more city agencies, we can add support for new coverage areas quicker than our previous methods.

We're pretty darn excited about this, especially since some of us live in the "outer boroughs".

Here is an image of a DOT regulation mapped in the Bronx and another of some regulations in Manhattan. Note the exact location of each sign on the street.

Stay tuned...

We have been very busy collecting and entering data on which garages will park motorcycles. When viewing the details for a garage on our site, we now indicate which garages have motorcycle parking and an icon will show in the price chart down below:

We are working on a way to search and filter the results for only these types of garages and will post on our blog when this is completed. In the meantime, please send us feedback regarding garages that we may have tagged incorrectly or those which need this item added to them.

*Note: Some garages that park motorcycles will run out of space for bikes, especially in the winter months. Be sure to call ahead before mounting up.

We have released our second app in the iTunes store, iParked

Download for a limited time for free in the iTunes store:

• Fast native iPhone app with interactive map
• Simple interface
• Mark where you left your car at current location or drag around on the map
• Get directions back to your ride
• Search history saved for later use
• Add notes or take a picture with your device camera
• Much more -- see full description and screen shots

We have entered the NYC BigApps competition:

"The City of New York is improving the way it provides information and transparency to citizens. But delivering great information requires great tools."

We need your help, Please take a moment to vote for us at the following URL:
http://www.nycbigapps.com/application-gallery/primospot.

The public voting period is from Dec. 15th, 2009 - Jan. 7,2010, so what are you waiting for? Show your support now.

We'd like to send a hearty thank-you out to Nick Bilton at the NY Times Bits blog, where he has recently been crowned the new lead tech writer for the blog, and has honored us with a flattering post on his second day on the job!

You can check it out here: Finding that prime parking spot with PrimoSpot

And another thanks to tuaw.com for a second mention off the NY Times posts: Two apps to help you find a parking spot

What a day! You can also find links to both on our press page.

We have a new feature in the on-street parking section of our site! Now PrimoSpot can send a text message to your mobile phone when your parking spot is about to expire or become available. This is a helpful reminder to add coins to the meter, or just to remember when it's time to move the car before the street cleaners come in.

To get an SMS reminder, just click on any of the on-street parking markers on the map, then go to the remind tab. Enter your cellphone number, your service provider, and confirm the time you would like to be notified. The reminder time will default to 5 minutes before the spot expires or becomes available, but you can modify this to your liking.

Try it out and let us know your thoughts - we would love feedback on this as we continue to improve it!

*One thing to note: Standard text message rates will apply. Check with your wireless service provider for details regarding associated SMS charges. PrimoSpot will not add any additional charges for using this service, we provide this service as-is and cannot be responsible for any charges you may get from your cellphone provider.

The challenge of parking in the Boston metro area just got a little easier.

Now Boston has PrimoSpot, the ONLY online and iPhone application that can provide real-time guidance for on-street parking, as well as for comparing garage parking and finding bike racks!

Whether it’s searching for local parking on a daily basis, simply visiting the area, or attending a special event or attraction, we can even help you navigate the ins and outs of Boston area parking when you need it.

Here are some screen shots of PrimoSpot in action:

Find a good rate for a garage downtown:

View an on-street parking spot that is about to open up in the North End:

We have been pretty excited about the number of requests for a PrimoSpot BlackBerry application, and want everyone to know that we are creating a plan for putting one out there. Trust us - there is no snub for our BB friends intended - (we have them, too!) it's just an entirely different beast than the iPhone.

Thanks to all for the enthusiasm - we promise to keep you posted as development progresses with an official planned launch date, hopefully in the January 2010 timeframe.