Free Map App Is Eye-Poppingly Pretty On The iPad (or iPhone), Shows Foursquare Trends

Eli Milchman (1:24 pm PDT, May 12 2010)

Last year, we  were pretty impressed by UpNext’s 3D mapping app for the iPhone, which rendered landmarks like the Empire State Building in 3D — which is, of course, cool; but it was only available for NYC, there was no iPad version (because there was no iPad — wow) and it cost a whopping $3.

Now, UpNext 3D Cities has a new name and is available for a bunch of new cities (San Francisco, Boston, DC and Austin, home of SXSW), it’s been tweaked to play well on the iPad and its price has been reduced by $3 — yes, it’s free.

But the pretty, 3D-rendered buildings are just icing on the cake — check out the cool way the app graphically illustrates where to find Asian restaurants through a sorta infrared-vision trick toward the end of the above clip, or the way it overlays public transportation routes. And if that’s not enough, they’ve added the ability to see what’s trending and where your friends be at in Foursquare.

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5 comments »

  • kaohaschel

    “This video contains content from Sony Music Entertainment. It is no longer available in your country.” WTF?

  • Gazoobee

    Anyone know what’s the music is?

  • Eli Milchman

    Gaz, the song that plays along with the clip now is “The Sound of San Francisco” [Progressive Album Mix] by Global Deejays.

  • jr

    Sweet!

  • jr

    The closest song I can find on iTunes is “The Sound of San Francisco,” by DJ Team. I could not find the “Progressive Album Mix,” as mentioned above on iTunes or anywhere online, so this looks like the closest one.

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Eli MilchmanWhen he was eight, Eli Milchman came home from frolicking in the Veld one day and was given an Atari 400. Since then, his fascination with technology has made him an intrepid early adopter of whatever charming new contraption crosses his path — which explains why he's Cult of Mac's test editor-at-large. He calls San Francisco home, where he works as a journalist and photographer. Eli has contributed to the pages of Wired.com and BIKE Magazine, among others. Hang with him on Twitter.

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