Cooliris Releases a Wikipedia Magazine Experience for iPad
Since the iPad’s launch back in April, many have experienced the power of Apple’s tablet as a work companion, as a reading and editing tool, and as a device that revolutionized the way you discover, view, share and consume all kinds of media.
The iPad has simply captivated the consumer market. It has created high expectations for any future mobile gadgets and any applications that get launched into the Apple App Store.
Recognizing the high expectations from the consumer market, Cooliris, today has announced the release of their iPad app called Discover. Cooliris, innovator of the stunning way to engage with media on desktops or mobile devices, released the Discover app to bring you an immersive iPad experience that empowers you to explore information through an innovative magazine-style interface on Wikipedia.
The Discover app leverages the power of the iPad to deliver an enjoyable experience for Wikipedia’s vast collection of articles. It facilitates knowledge discovery with an intuitive user interface, and makes exploration a fun experience indeed.
Wikipedia is a tremendous tool for learning and searching for information. But, one of the biggest challenges is the breadth and depth of information provided by Wikipedia, which can sometimes make it difficult for all of us to navigate its content, scroll through text-heavy articles, or deciding which links to click first.
However, Cooliris solves that with their Discover app. The elegant magazine style interface provides you with a simplified “flow” navigation, glossy photos and the ability to dive more deeply into a new concept or information using smart search on Wikipedia.
We had a chance to play with the Discover app. We were impressed by the beautiful and intuitive interface. We liked the way Cooliris enables you to flip easily and quickly through Wikipedia information, just like a magazine.
To deliver the magazine-style interface, the Discover app has implemented hypertext linking through iOS press and hold functionality. This enables you to highlight any word or term to access either the Wikipedia link or the word definition. A simple shake of the iPad delivers the featured article of the day, or takes you to a brand new article to discover.
Discover Application Highlights
It’s an interactive magazine - The app displays several stunning magazine covers allowing you to enjoy the article and picture of the day from the Wikipedia website along with other featured articles. Simply tap a photo or link to read the related article. Rotate your iPad to landscape to see more content. Shake your iPad to generate new covers and content.
Intuitive knowledge discovery - Explore live content from the Wikipedia website. Easily flow from section to section. Swipe left or right to flip through pages like a glossy magazine. Pinch to see the table of contents and jump to any section. Rotate the iPad to landscape to explore related articles. Tap and hold a word inside the article to see more information.
Speedy searching capability - We liked that you can quickly find the most relevant Wikipedia articles on just about any topic. From the cover or any article, swipe down to see the search box.
History of articles - The app allows you to go back to the most recent articles you have read.
The Discover app should be available on the App Store any day now. The app will be Free to download. It’s a great application to explore Wikipedia like a beautiful magazine!
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