Archive for the category "iphone"

Vancouver 2010 iPhone Application

February 15th, 2010 @ 11:04am by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in iphone, olympics, vancouver, vancouver2010
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About a week ago the Vancouver 2010 iPhone application was launched on iTunes. I hear they had 15,000 downloads even before making any kind of official announcement and I can see why. After downloading the app, I can see why. It’s a fully comprehensive directory for sporting events, cultural events, Games schedules, venues, and maps [...]

National Film Board of Canada iPhone Application

October 26th, 2009 @ 8:18am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The National Film Board of Canada (the NFB) has released its own application for the iPhone which includes hundreds of films, animated shorts, history vignettes, and classics all free of charge. My sister put this on my radar when she posted about it on Twitter so I thought I would check it out. When I [...]

VIFF 2009 iPhone App Review

October 9th, 2009 @ 9:32am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The Vancouver International Film Festival released an iPhone app last week that was produced by Xomo Digital. It’s available in the App Store for free and contains every slice of information about a VIFF film this year that you could possibly want to know. Here are some screenshots from my iPhone: Share your VIFF 2009 [...]

Stanley Park iPhone App Review

May 9th, 2009 @ 5:18pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in geeky, iphone, reviews, stanley park, vancouver
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I discovered a new iPhone app today called Mo Discovers: Stanley Park and as I spend much time trekking through Stanley Park’s trails, slipping in its mud, photographing its natural beauty and have blogged about it for the last five years so, I figured this application was worth a download. The Mo Discovers: Stanley Park [...]

3rd Whale Launch Party and Inauguration Bash

January 14th, 2009 @ 11:21am by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in environment, happyfrog, iphone, vancouver
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A few months ago super green business directory, happyfrog.ca, merged with 3rdWhale, “a digital media company focused on providing tools, resources and innovative projects that help individuals the world over live a greener and healthier lifestyle.” 3rdWhale has been busy working on mobile tools such as their shiny new iPhone application and they’ll be celebrating [...]

The Submarines, More than iPhone Tunes

November 23rd, 2008 @ 7:07pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in internet, iphone, music, music news
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Back in March I received a review copy of The Submarine‘s album Honeysuckle Weeks. I really enjoyed it and became a big fan although I was unable to attend their concert (though I was given some tickets to give away on my blog). The Submarines, which remind me of another man/woman band pairing, Mates of [...]

Handi Mobility Launches Next Bus for Translink

October 3rd, 2008 @ 12:52pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Local mobile technology company, Handi Mobility, just launched Translink‘s new “Next Bus” service for the iPhone. “Every second person coming to TransLink’s mobile site uses the iPhone, so we had to create an amazing experience for these early adopters. Our goal is to make commuting even better – by providing complete schedule information, alerts, GMail-style [...]

Vancouver Girl's Guide to the iPhone, Part 6: iPhone Video Recorder

September 8th, 2008 @ 9:32am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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I think I’m a bad iPhone owner. I haven’t upgraded, I don’t have a data plan (meaning, it’s a jailbroken, first gen), but truth is – it’s working just the way I need it to. I decided to try out a video recording app since my Flip Camera seems to think it’s full even though [...]