{"id":562,"date":"2010-03-12T22:24:34","date_gmt":"2010-03-12T11:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/?p=562"},"modified":"2010-03-13T10:54:59","modified_gmt":"2010-03-12T23:54:59","slug":"iphone-app-world-surfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/iphone-app-world-surfer\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone App – World Surfer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just a quick one tonight. Came across an interesting application for the iPhone called “World Surfer”. Basically, using the GPS and compass, you point your iPhone down a street (or in a particular direction) and it will tell you about stores and attractions that exist, their distance and offer more information about them.<\/p>\n

Vik (my wife) wanted to know where Hermes was in relation to the hotel. This application had no problems finding it. Turns out it is two doors down (which is a little embarassing for the porter out front who didn’t seem to know when we asked this morning).<\/p>\n

It can search against Google and Wikipedia and also seems to have built in searches for coffee and toilets (I guess one does lead to the other).<\/p>\n

It’s free and I thought it was a clever use of not only of the GPS but the under-utilised compass in the iPhone.<\/p>\n

Check it out, might come in handy!<\/p>\n

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Just a quick one tonight. Came across an interesting application for the iPhone called “World Surfer”. Basically, using the GPS and compass, you point your iPhone down a street (or in a particular direction) and it will tell you about stores and attractions that exist, their distance and offer more information about them. Vik (my … <\/p>\n

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