Ember Update = Awesome
by Matt Fox
May 1, 2009
For those of you that might not have any clue what Ember is or does, it's a client of Campfire and allows you to stay connected to Campfire and chat wherever you take your phone. I reviewed this app a few weeks back and had some issues with the application overall. Now that the new 1.1 update has come out, all of those issues have successfully been resolved. On op of all of that, they've lowered the price from $9.99 to $5.99! As I said in the title...awesome.
Ember now has vibration and sound notification anytime someone posts a message. This is by far one of the best new features and is exactly what we've been waiting for. They've added the ability to upload and view pictures and you can also take a picture directly through the application...seriously cool. I also had someone send a website link to me in a message, went to the site through the app by touching the link, and then closed out Safari only to be brought right back into Ember without having to re-sign in or re-open the app. Again...awesome.
Last, they have added a feature that will allow you to see who is in the room you are currently in. This is great if you are in a chat room with a lot of people and want to instantly know who is in there without scrolling up and reading through the past conversations. If you were on the fence about buying this app, it is absolutely worth the money now. It works perfectly and is as close to being connected to Campfire through a desktop computer as you are going to get. get it while it's on sale for only $5.99 and enjoy!