Is Ghost Radar real?
We believe the application is as effective as an EMF detector or a KII. The theory of what is happening is that intelligent energy can be made aware of their ability to influence the sensors of the device. You must decide for yourself if the readings are indicative of actual paranormal activity. Keep a log of strange readings, or video tape your hunting. Allow the corroborating evidence to influence your view of Ghost Radar's authenticity. Drop us a line, stories@spudpickles.com, and let us know what you find with Ghost Radar. Please note we offer no guarantees of accuracy or any warranties, therefore, since results from this application cannot be verified scientifically the app should be used for entertainment purposes.

How does Ghost Radar work?
Modern mobile devices are amazing devices filled with sensors and transceivers. To name a few, there is a WiFi transceiver, a touch sensor, an acceleromete, a phone transceiver, a microphone, and a magnetometer. As you can see there are plenty of ways for paranormal activity to interact with the device, the trick is to interpret the readings from these sensors and receivers and present them in a way to help track the paranormal activity.

The majority of equipment used to hunt for paranormal activity was not originally designed to hunt ghosts and do not find the majority of their use in the paranormal. For example EMF detectors and KII meters were designed for electrical work and are used predominantly in that field, not the paranormal. Also, IR cameras were originally developed during the Korean War for the military to find enemies in the dark. These days IR cameras are mostly used by firefighters, astronomy, police, etc. Even though these devices were not originally designed for the field of paranormal they do seem to be the most effective tools in the hunt for the unknown.

Ghost Radar enables your mobile device to be used for the paranormal even though the device was not originally designed for the paranormal, just like the EMF detector, KII meter, and IR camera. The readings that Ghost Radar presents are open to your interpretation and up for debate.

Ghost Radar uses a variety of readings from the sensors on the iPhone and iPod touch to measure anomalous changes in the Quantum Flux (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_fluctuation). A large portion of the flux readings come from the background anomalies of the accelerometer. These sensor readings come in constantly and have only very minor changes. Ghost Radar tracks these readings and analyzes them; watching for strange behavior. Based on a multitude of different readings and historical trends Ghost Radar uses its proprietary algorithm to present various visual and audible representations of the readings.

What do the numbers mean?
The three sets of numbers at the top are raw data coming into the device. Basically all the readings are distilled down to three main numbers. The three lines in the graph represent those three numbers. When those lines/numbers change quickly it indicates a change in the energies around the device.

What do the colors mean?
On the Radar view the colors of the blips are an indication of signal strength. Red indicates the signal is strongest. Yellow is a little weaker signal than red. Green is a little weaker signal than yellow. Finally blue indicates a very weak signal.

On the Spoken Words list the colors of the words are an indication of when they were spoken relative the when the application was launched. Words spoken very early after the launch appear bright red. As the radar warms up the red fades. After many minutes the words will be gray. Eventually, after the application has warmed up, the words will be black.

What is the range between rings on the radar?
We have been unable to determine the exact range of the radar. It seems capable of detecting signals up to 50 yards. However, one thing to keep in mind is that the signals are coming from all 3 dimensions. So if you're in a building with floors above or below you that means you might be seeing signals from those other floors. Unfortunately the two dimensional radar does not convey the 3rd dimension's info in a very intuitive way.

Why don't the blips move when I rotate the device?
The blips represent an instance of where a signal was last detected. The time that the blip stays in that location on the radar is controlled by a combination of the settings. If you wish to track signals as quickly as possible and potentially watch blips move as you rotate the device you can adjust the Advanced Settings. Keep in mind that your adjusted settings may lead to false readings of the noise in your environment. To track signals quickly try maximizing the Scan Frequency and minimizing the rest of the settings.

What are the best settings?
We've found the best readings to occur when all settings are set to 10.0 except the "Signal Timeout" which we keep at 1.0. Also, let the Ghost Radar run for 5 to 10 minutes so it can adjust to the environment. Turn the settings knob to "Low" to automatically select these settings.

Why do the readings go crazy when I start it?
When the radar first starts it will be very sensitive to the noise in your environment perhaps giving false readings. After several minutes of self adjustment the radar will learn how to filter out the noise. The longer the radar is allowed to run the more sensitive it becomes to anomalous readings. You can turn off the speech synthesizer during this time period in the settings menu.

Can I turn off the screen during a dark investigation?
Android OS: Simply press the power button and the screen should go dark.

iPhone OS: If Ghost Radar is too bright for your nightly adventure just swipe the radar from right to left and the screen will go dark, touch the screen again and the radar will return to view. Also, you can temporarily use Ghost Radar as an extra source of light, like a flashlight, in a dark environment. If you're wandering the dark, using Ghost Radar to search for the paranormal and need a bit of extra light just swipe Ghost Radar from the bottom to the top and the screen will instantly turn a bright white, then tap the screen to return to the radar. Neither the bright screen nor the dark screen have any effect on the radar doing its job. The radar continues to function even when you can't see it. And with Ghost Radar's speech synthesizer you will be able to hear when something is happening.

How do I delete words that have been recorded?
Android OS: Long click (hold your finger on the list item for a few seconds) the session or word you wish to delete. A menu will pop up asking you to confirm the delete.

iPhone OS: Swipe the session or word you wish to delete. A delete button will appear.