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PawTrotter

Ryan Johnson — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:18:29 +0000

Here’s an app that’s a must download for every pet owner! PawTrotter by App Inspire LLC, is your pocket sized interactive guide for locating dog parks and beaches, vets and animal hospitals, pet stores, pet groomers, pet sitters, and pet friendly hotels. Whether you’re at home or on the go owning a pet can be a real burden. Finding the right pet sitters, pet friendly hotels, local dog parks, emergency care, and so on can take months and be a real drag. PawTrotter makes it effortless. All you have to do is open the app to see what’s available where you are, or if you’re planning to travel you can enter in the location (city/state) and PawTrotter returns a complete list including name, address, phone number, distance, map and directions, and reviews. You can even write your own reviews, rate, and enter new locations directly from the app!

PawTrotter currently provides over 130,000 results for pet-related businesses and destinations. To find your ideal pet friendly business or destination you can browse by location and can sort and filter by category, distance, price, and rating. You can enhance current listings by adding photos, ratings, and reviews, and if you happen to know of a super secret spot that isn’t displayed in the app you can enter it in as a new destination! For things like pet friendly hotels it lists any required pet deposits and the amount, and for dog parks and beaches it lists the hours of operation. At any time you can mark results as favorites and can access them later with as little as one touch! It really doesn’t get any easier than that.

The convenience and value that PawTrotter brings to pet owners is immeasurable. No matter where you are, whether you’re on a trip, visiting grandma, or in your hood, you’ve got anywhere anytime access to everything that matters for your pet. You recently moved and are unsure of where all the pet stores and dog parks are, no problem! You found out about a last minute business trip and need a sitter, no sweat! Your dog got unexpectedly injured while away from home and you need to find the nearest animal hospital, you got it!

Pros:

Makes locating the right pet friendly hotels, dog parks, pet stores, groomers, etc. extremely easy
Ability to enter new locations and to rate and write reviews is great
Well worth the price

Cons:

The data entry forms could be laid out better and more user friendly

Additional Comments:

I’d love to see more location based services added such as being able to locate and communicate with other PawTrotter users so you can meet up at a dog park or anywhere else

Version Reviewed: 1.0

Requirements: iPhone or iPod Touch; iPhone OS 3.1.2 or later

FanGuide LA Modern Architecture

Rich DeBell — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 04:57:18 +0000

FanGuide LA Modern Architecture is a new travel iPhone app developed by Prairie Design Group. If you have enjoyed any of Prairie Design Group’s other FanGuide apps in the past then your sure to like the Los Angeles Modern Architecture version as well. In it you can experience world-renowned architecture in Los Angeles on the road or from the comfort of home!

Seriously, if you have any interest in American Architecture then this app is made for you. Even the average Joe would enjoy at least scrolling through the app to see pictures of great American Architecture and hear a narrative explaining details you would only learn while takeing a class on the subject. Of course if you’re actually visiting Los Angeles and have an hour to burn then this would be a great activity alone or with the whole family.

Here are some of key features you’ll get with FanGuide LA Modern Architecture:

The architectural works of Frank Lloyd Wright, his son Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, Rudolf Schindler, John Lautner, the Case Study House program, plus many more
38 stops arranged in 6 tours.
Hundreds of original photographs.
Text descriptions, details, trivia facts, architect bios, plus costs/times for public buildings.
Bonus audio that differs from text descriptions.
Bonus video footage for various stops.
Online maps with a cellular or Wi-Fi connection.
Offline maps, for a completely self-contained experience.
Bonus device wallpaper images.

A tour app like FanGuide LA Modern Architecture is a great way to utilize all of the wonderful features of your iPhone while traveling. In you get to use the iPhone’s display to view stunning pictures and video, the speakers to listen to a informative audio narrative and the built in GPS to assist with the tours navigation. I’d suggest downloading FanGuide Los Angeles Modern Architecture today and trying it out. Who knows you might just learn something, and have fun doing it!

Hostel Hero

Ryan Johnson — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:28:03 +0000

Looking to backpack around Europe, across China, deep into the Australian Outback, or any where else in the world? If so, then Hostel Hero by Playtripper Ltd. is a must have app for you! With Hostel Hero you can easily search, find, and book lodging at hostels and budget hotels in over 150 countries around the world. There are over 19,000 locations to choose from, all of which come with an overview of the lodging, pricing, sleeping arrangements, facilities & amenities, a map of the location, and photos! When searching for a location, Hostel Hero automatically detects whether or not there is availability for a specific location so you never need to worry about taking the time to book a room that’s already taken. It’s comprehensive, easy-to-use, and best of all it’s FREE!

With Hostel Hero, finding and booking your stay couldn’t be easier! In just a few touches you can pick the country and location, enter in the date of your stay and the number of nights, select your arrival time, and just like that it’ll display a list of hostels. Each hostel listed will show the nightly rate for your stay, so there’s no guesswork when it comes to price. Touch any of the locations listed to view details about the hostel. From there, simply touch the “Book” button to begin reserving your stay. When booking you need only enter in your basic information, a credit card, and a 10% deposit for your stay. You receive a confirmation for each reservation you make that’s stored directly in the app so you never need to worry about misplacing it. You can do all of this in a matter of seconds allowing you to spend more of your day enjoying the scenery instead of worrying about where you’re going to sleep.

Another great feature of Hostel Hero is that it allows you to browse for hostels offline. Prior to heading out on your trip, you can select the “Browse Offline” option from the main menu and download hostel information for any country. Once downloaded you’re guaranteed to be able to search and view information for any hostel, whether you’ve got an Internet connection or not, making it truly ideal for every backpacker! Once back online, you can book your stay with ease.

We were very impressed with Hostel Hero. It performed exactly as stated throughout all of our tests. We successfully booked test stays at multiple local hostels in our area. Throughout our testing we found the interface to be very simple and easy to follow. It’s plain in it’s design, but it functions superbly. If you’ve got an iPhone or iPod Touch and are considering going backpacking anytime soon, we definitely recommend you download Hostel Hero before your trip. Why struggle to find and book hostels when you don’t have to? Get Hostel Hero and take a load off!

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