iPhone app: Inauguration Guide
Shortly I’ll be heading off to Obama’s inauguration along with about 10 billion other people. I’ve been to D.C., but not recently. And certainly not during a presidential inauguration. I’m having hopes that this little iPhone app, called the 2009 Presidential Inauguration Guide, will help me out. Let’s just hope that AT&T’s network can handle it all.
Made by Patton Boggs, Qorvis Communications and PointAbout, it features transportation information, dining, parties, and gala info, and what I hope to be most useful: a guide to free wireless hot-spots. The interface is nice and the opening page even has a count-down timer and plots your current distance from D.C. (as I write this, I’m 658.14 miles from the Inaguration).
From the app-makers:
We created this app to help you navigate our nation’s capital during the inauguration of Barack Obama. With a record number of people descending on our city for this historic event, our app will help you find information about inauguration events, galas and parties, as well as local restaurants, parking, metro transport information, and even where the nearest Wi-Fi hotspots are to you. It is THE guide to the Inauguration.
Landing Screen Features:
• Countdown to the inauguration
• Distance you are from the steps of the inaugurationApp Gallery Features include:
(press the PointAbout logo in the header to access this list)
• Metro Service and Locations
• Zagat Guide
• Parking Garage Locations
• Free Wi-Fi Zones
I must say I don’t envy you at all, but it will definitely be a moment to remember. Are you shooting stills & video? Good luck man, look forward to seeing what you come back with!