Vito Technology, developers of the wildly successful iOS astronomy app Star Walk celebrates the company’s 10th birthday this week with an update to its more recently released geography app, Geo Walk 3D World Factboook — and especially for Cult of Mac readers — an iPad2 giveaway.
Geo Walk is one of those apps that, while engaging and interesting enough on the smaller iPhone screen, finds new life and greater dimensions of engagement when used on an iPad.
The 2.0 update, which hit the iTunes App Store last Friday amid the hype of iPad2’s official launch, draws users in with a spinning digital globe tagged with 500 location-based pop-up flash cards filled with information about interesting animals, plants, landmarks and historical figures associated with a trek across the globe.
The UI is smooth and sexy, with excellent graphics and photography that pop nicely on both the iPhone 4’s retina display and the beefed-up graphics engine of the iPad2. Users can filter pop-ups by category or view them in slideshow/carousel mode and take a game-show style quiz to test retention of the knowledge gained by time spent with the app.
500 factoids can be memorized surprisingly fast for the average user and hopefully Vito Technologies’ developers will be updating the app at regular intervals to keep users interested in coming back to it often.
For a chance to win a new iPad2 or one of 4 app codes, readers should Like Geo walk on Facebook, OR follow @GeoWalk on Twitter AND post the link to this contest on one of those social network services.
Then, in comments below, post a link to your Facebook or Twitter post and we’ll choose winners randomly on Friday, March 18.
Posting multiple links on Facebook or Twitter will not increase your chances of winning, nor will posting on both networks. Simply choose your favorite and post a link to this contest – that’s all it takes.
Geo Walk for iPhone is 99¢ — for iPad it’s $2.99 — and requires iOS 3.2 or later.
Lonnie Lazar is a writer-musician-web designer-attorney. He writes about Apple for Cult of Mac and Mac|Life, and about VoIP and telecommunications for Voxilla. Follow Lonnie on Twitter @LonnieLazar, join the Cult of Mac on Facebook, and find Lonnie’s photos on Flickr.
210 responses to “GeoWalk Spans the Globe for iPad2 Giveaway [Review]”
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Amazing Giveaway !!! Hope I Win the iPad 2 :)
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Great app!
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As a longtime, and daily, Cult of Mac reader, I look forward to spreading the word about this contest, in the hopes of winning an awesome iPad 2, because I cannot afford one, but I would love to win one!
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Congrats! Star Walk rocks,I’ll try the other app.
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https://twitter.com/#!/Essie_/… Wouldn’t that be nice?
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Oops, thought I had deleted the first one. Sorry!
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Posted on Facebook!http://www.facebook.com/mikeyl…
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Thanks CoM.
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Here’s mine!
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This is a worldwide competition right? An Australian (myself) can still win? I hope so! Waiting until the 25th before I can buy one. And not having a definite price is killing me! Even though the aus $ is often at, or even above the us $ I bet it’ll cost an extra $130 like the last iPad..
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Thanks CoM !
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I need an iPad!
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Crossed fingers and toes…
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Awesome contest! Thanks for doing this! http://twitter.com/#!/Da_Mouse…
Wouldn’t mind getting one of these! :)
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Vito Technology, developers of the wildly successful iOS astronomy app Star Walk celebrates the company’s 10th birthday this week with an update to its more recently released geography app, Geo Walk 3D World Factboook — and especially for Cult of Mac readers — an iPad2 giveaway.
Great Contest!!!
Thank you!
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yay! can’t wait!!
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Zomg i love free stuff!!!
But on the other note i could use an ipad for school because my 4 year old laptop died a few weeks ago and i dont have enough money to buy a new one =/
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I like GeoWalk on Facebook and posted the contest on my wall
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Hope I win! My birthday is the 17th of March. That would make it the best birthday EVER! :)
I love Starwalk. I would love to see it on a new iPad. I check it out each day and then I look into the sky to see what I can identify from the app.
Im going to keep my fingers crossed
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Make sure to “Like” or “Follow” Geo Walk and post your Twitter or Facebook link to the contest Brendan — this IS a worldwide contest!
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Here’s mine http://www.facebook.com/arnold…
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Good Luck!
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Good luck everybody
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happy birthday to Vito tech. ipad 2. it’s another gadget I wish I could have to do my outreach program. :) https://twitter.com/ivie97/sta…
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Your app is outstanding Iuse it with my special education students and they learn soo much. It is tech ideas and people like you that motivate and inspire our future. The kids I teach thank you. You have given them a great tool to learn from.
Mr. Hanson’s class
Your app is outstanding. I use it with my special education students and they learn soo much. It is tech ideas and people like you that motivate and inspire our future. The kids I teach thank you. You have given them a great tool to learn from.
Mr. Hanson’s class
I posted link on my facebook page and Geo walk page.
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Thank you! :)
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Hope I win.
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Fingers Crossed and well done
Here’s hoping!
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I just recently began reading (or) following Cult of Mac… since I use one…. I also use Geo/Star and Solar walk.. all of which I am fond of daily
I also appreciate C O M’s tweets about stuff
Thanks……
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Yay!
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I didn’t see my comment so I’m posting again (not cheating promise, just really didn’t see my previous comment)
Here’s my twitter page: http://twitter.com/kbri16
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If my previous comment comes up, feel free to delete this one. =) Thanks for the chance!
Excellent update and well worth it for the money. My ESL kids will be slap happy!
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Here’s to nothing!
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Wishing myself luck on Luck of the Irish Day. Happy St. Patrick’s Day.
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Awesome competition! Here’s my entry:
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Goodluck everyone!
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thanks guys! you make great apps! hope to be able to use them on an ipad2 soon ;)
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I love the apps you guys make. Good Luck to all. This contest is awesome!
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I posted you guys here… http://www.facebook.com/?ref=l…
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Happy Birthday to you…
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I tweeted! :) http://twitter.com/DinaJ/statu…
Good luck everyone!
I was the twelfth post on this page. It’s about 6:00 pm Cupertino time on March 18, 2011.
Did I win?
If so, send me a Twitter message, and I’ll let you know where to send the iPad 2.
Thank you.
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AWESOME!! I shared :)
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followed on twitter and facebook and shared/tweeted on both :)
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY and I hope the rest of the year is the best ever for everyone involved. Keep up the great work and keep on smiling :)
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Thanks for the giveaway and congrats to the winners!!! :)
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“Available on the iTunes”
Who won the contest?? Just saying.