v6.4.0 — Thorpe Tech Portal Expansion (Latest)
June 2026
Launched Vehicle Vault v1.0 — a full vehicle maintenance tracker with service interval scheduling, maintenance history logs, insurance and registration expiry alerts, VIN tracking, AI Enrich via Gemini, StartMyCar.com community integration, and NHTSA recall lookups. Revamped the Thorpe Tech portal index to feature both apps with dedicated launch buttons. Added a Home button to all tools.
v6.3.0 — Gemini API Key Settings UI
June 2026
Replaced the hardcoded apiKey variable with a localStorage-backed settings modal accessible via the gear icon in the header. An amber indicator dot appears when no key is set. Clicking any AI feature with a missing key now opens the settings panel directly with a link to Google AI Studio for the free tier key.
v6.2.0 — AI Enrich + Vault Logo + Portal Revamp
June 2026
Added the AI Enrich button to each asset card — uses Gemini 2.5 Flash with Google Search grounding to update YouTube care guides, care tips, replacement parts, manual URLs, and product images based on the device model number. Fixes dead links on model-specific equipment (EGO, etc.) by storing queries on the asset object. Replaced the header icon with a custom inline SVG vault door. Revamped the Thorpe Tech index page with animated hero text, feature pills, and a browser showcase frame.
v6.1.0 — Branding & Storage Tracker
June 2026
Branding refactored to Asset Vault. Sourced and resolved high-res stock photo links. Squeezed in fluid 4-column aspect ratio correct cards. Built dual offline Product Photo Resizing Compressors and integrated a real-time LocalStorage Quota Space Footprint tracker.
v6.0.0 (Widescreen Launch)
June 2026
Optimized desktop layout supporting fluid multi-column product card grids. Swapped monospace red text colors with clean dark-slate monospaced tags for serial number listings. Added this interactive System Changelog component.
v5.0.0 — YouTube Guides & Claim PDF Binder
June 2026
Engineered the **Insurance Claim Binder Generator** supporting custom page breaks, valuation calculations, and receipt rendering optimized for Print-to-PDF layouts. Added model-specific YouTube video links and dynamic parts replacement shopping links.
v4.0.0 — Local File Compresso-Scanner
May 2026
Integrated raw file uploads. Built an automated **HTML5 smart canvas compressor** that resizes receipt images to 800px and converts them to tiny offline Base64 JPEG strings, preventing localStorage overflow crashes. Added full-screen receipt zoom lightboxes.
v3.0.0 — Multimodal AI Parsing (Gemini)
May 2026
Configured default location settings. Integrated **Gemini 2.5 Flash Multimodal Creator** to automatically scan receipt images and parse transaction details, and matched stock product images using Google Search Grounding.
v2.0.0 — CRUD Dashboard & Storage Sync
May 2026
Added beautiful, custom modal dialog overlays. Programmed full create, update, and delete triggers synchronized with browser `localStorage` and configured structured JSON file backup exports.
v1.0.0 — Centralized Database Schema
May 2026
Structured the initial JSON schema containing your purchase logs for the EGO Power+ mower, leaf blower, string trimmer, battery packs, and electronics.