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New iPhone Ads: 'Lonely Planet', 'Cro Mag', 'Vicinity'

Friday August 22, 2008 8:29 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
Apple has posted three new iPhone commercials to their site. The three commercials illustrate the use of the App Store to download apps directly to the iPhone using different examples.

- 'Lonely Planet': demonstrates downloading Lonely Planet's Mandarin Mobile Phrasebook [App Store] in order to learn how to ask for a restaurant recommendation.
- 'Cro Mag': demonstrates downloading Pangea Software's Cro-Mag Rally [App Store] and the use of the iPhone as a steering wheel for game control.
- 'Vicinity': demonstrates downloading ActiveGuru's Vicinity [App Store] in order to find a nearby caf and view its location on a map with directions.
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a1016neo
Posted: 45 months ago
I like the Cro-Mag Ad the best... It shows that the iphone can be an excellent gaming device.
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gcmexico
Posted: 45 months ago
your link keeps crashing my safari!!

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had to go to my Imac to check this out...I like the vicinity one, might get the app...I've been using the GPS on the phone more often...I must say it's sick...it's a lot better than I thought it was
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queshy
Posted: 45 months ago
In general, a nice round of apps.
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toxicbomber
Posted: 45 months ago
Well as I said.. they would release 3 ads sometime today. And sure enough. :D
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Ntombi
Posted: 45 months ago
I wish I knew why I can see those on the Apple site with my iPhone, but not the Get a Mac ads. :confused:

Anyway, nice. I actually like the Vicinity ad best because it shows an integration with the other parts of the iPhone, like Maps, which is part of what makes the iPhone so great. :)
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M-5
Posted: 45 months ago
Every time I click on the link, or attempt to view them through the Apple website, Safari crashes on my MacBook. Anyone having the same problem?
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gcmexico
Posted: 45 months ago

Every time I click on the link, or attempt to view them through the Apple website, Safari crashes on my MacBook. Anyone having the same problem?

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read the 3rd post on this thread...it was crashing my safari on my mba, had to check it out on my imac
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Sinsinnati
Posted: 45 months ago
LOL... I have never been able to download and install and app from the app store in 5 times that time. My apps just say, "installing" for ten minutes and finally it might be installed unless it reboots the iPhone first to complete the install.

In fact I bricked my iPhone today by trying to download the pay version of Cubes. I had to wait to get home and do a restore before my phone would work again. This was my first restore. After that experience I have revoked my "fanboy" membership.
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M-5
Posted: 45 months ago

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read the 3rd post on this thread...it was crashing my safari on my mba, had to check it out on my imac


Oh, I assumed you were using Mobile Safari.
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deannnnn
Posted: 45 months ago
It's interesting that in the "Cro Mag" commercial the phone is connected to WiFi and not 3G.





PS. That link crashed my Mac as well.
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