New York: Condé Nast Traveller City Guide app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: The Conde Nast Publications Limited
First release : 17 Jun 2010
App size: 66.31 Mb
Nominated for a 2011 Guardian Innovation Award for the Technology Innovation in Mobile category
"Great for generating ideas and finding attractions or restaurants while out and about."
The New York Times
"The format is fantastic, with obviously a great deal of thought and care having gone into the way the app reacts and the intuitiveness of the design."
www.theiphoneappreview.com
Highlights:
· 500+ fully searchable listings (Food & Drink, Where to Stay, Shopping, See & Do, Nightlife)
· Augmented reality technology making it even easier to see what’s around you
· Offline maps mean no expensive roaming charges while abroad
· GPS-enabled - so you always know where you are
· Word of Mouth section packed with exclusive recommendations from trendsetting locals and travellers
· Audio tours of our editors’ favourite places
· Updated quarterly with new listings and info
· Filter options to search by mood, style, neighbourhood, cuisine...
· ‘To Do’ list and travel journal
· Sharing functionality to share your travel experiences by email, Facebook, Twitter or flickr
· Timelines to learn about your destination’s history
· The latest articles from Condé Nast Traveller magazine about your destination
Be a touch away from the best of everything with Condé Nast Traveller’s guide to one of the world’s most fascinating cities. From the coolest bars and restaurants to the most stylish hotels and must-see sights, the New York city guide is loaded with more than 500 searchable, GPS-linked listings, updated quarterly by editors with the best inside knowledge and word-of-mouth recommendations from trendsetting locals.
Start your day in New York at the best café closest to your hotel: GPS-enabled, with offline maps, means that the guide can help you find whatever you need, wherever you are at the touch of a button (without roaming charges – everything in the guide is available offline). Get to know your surroundings: plug in to one of the pre-built audio guides to our editors’ favourite places, learn about the city’s history from your guide’s timeline, and read the latest articles on New York as featured in Condé Nast Traveller. And when it’s time for dinner, drinks and dancing, simply enter your preferences for mood, style, neighbourhood or cuisine to find a place that you’ll love.
The New York guide includes a bespoke ‘to do’ list and journal, so that you can make plans before you have even set foot in the city, and allows you to share your travelling adventures with friends via email, Facebook and Flickr.
"What’s impressive is their Augmented Reality functionality. Simply point your phone in a direction and it will bring up images of nearby attractions, which you can narrow down by type. You can also use GPS to pull up venue locations on a map"
www.mashable.com
"Condé Nast Traveller Makes Travelling As Easy As Going Home"
www.148apps.com
"Condé Nast Traveller which has designed a guide to all thats chic and stylish in the fashion capital of the world. Choose from a host of fashion insiders as they reveal their favourite of the citys sights from Paul Smiths essential fromagerie to Angela Missonis pick of the most stylish hotels.”
www.vogue.co.uk
For any questions or queries don’t hesitate to get in touch at [email protected]
Latest reviews of New York: Condé Nast Traveller City Guide app for iPhone and iPad
I wouldnt advise purchasing as more often than not I get a blue screen of death when attempting to view the guide.
This App is realy realy good, I Love It, you should download it!!!
I found the App incredibly useful, especially the near me funcitonality. The list of Insiders are really impressive as well - cant wait to try Paris!
I traveled to NYC this week & was looking for an app that would help me get around. I purchased this one as the most likely to provide information for a new visitor. I like the city map and the basic layout of the app. I like the way the developer has organized the information and the fact that you can directly connect to websites (such as MoMA) from the app. However, I cant recommend the app -- the price is way too high for what is provided and the information way too skimpy. I was very disappointed that the app lacks basic points of interest -- for instance, the NY Public Library isnt on the app. (in fact, on the map, the location of the library is listed as the Groton Reservior (former) -- not very helpful!). This listing of eateries is really disappointingly thin. Im wondering if only the restaurants reviewed by Conde Nast made the list? For instance, our hotel (not listed on the app) was in the Upper East Side -- where exactly 3 restaurants can be found on the app. Are they kidding? Even basics like Juniors (famous for cheesecake & located in Times Square) cant be found on this app. My husband & finally resorted to our pocket version of Lonely Planet New York City guide, which contains LOTS more helpful information than this app AND it is 3 years old. Well be back to NYC and hopefully the developers at Conde Nast will have significantly improved this app.
Maybe the app is great but I wouldnt know because it crashes constantly. Maybe its not updated for ios 5? All I know is Im only in NY for two days and I wasted $ on this app.