Podwalk

Podwalk
Original author(s)	Åsmund Sollihøgda
Stable release	App Store
Operating system	iOS
Available in	English
Type	Podcatcher
License	Free[citation needed]
Website	podwalk.org

Podwalk was a mobile app that enables users to listen to audio recordings in which segments linked to places.^[1]^[2] It goes under the slogan "the site specific podcast player".^[3] The app is available for iOS.

The app was released in November 2015 at the international competition Creative Business Cup, in which it won second prize.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Usage

Podwalk can be used for creating location-based podcasts, like radio documentaries or dramas at places. Further it can be used for traditional audio guides at museums and tourist attractions. As of February 2016 it is featuring content by prominent cultural institutions such as Ibsen Museet, National Gallery of Denmark and Danish Architecture Centre.

Technology

The app uses GPS for locating the audio outdoors and iBeacon technology for navigating at places with poor gps signal or for greater accuracy.

Development

Podwalk is developed by designer Åsmund Sollihøgda, which previously had created the similar project Recho,^[7] an app that allows anyone to record audio snippets that is linked to locations using GPS coordinates.

References

↑ "Podwalk on the App Store". https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/podwalk/id1036107176?mt=8.
↑ "Podwalk App til Iphone - Dansk Arkitektur Center". http://www.dac.dk/da/dac-life/podwalks/om-podwalks/podwalk-app-til-iphone/.
↑ "Podwalk website". http://podwalk.org. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
↑ "Norsk pallplass i Creative Business Cup". http://norsk.dk/News_and_events/Samfunn-og-politikk/Norge-i-verden/Norsk-pallplass-i-Creative-Business-Cup-/#.VtwqGMfXFkh. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
↑ "Sølv til Norge på Creative Business Cup 2015!". http://www.innovasjonnorge.no/no/Nyheter/solv-til-norge-pa-creative-business-cup-2015/. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
↑ "Meet the Award Winners of 2015". http://www.creativebusinesscup.com/article/meet-award-winners-2015. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
↑ Mchough, Molly. "A Smile Detector and Other Apps You Need to Be Using". Wired. https://www.wired.com/2015/09/smile-detector-apps-need-using/. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

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[1] "Podwalk on the App Store". https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/podwalk/id1036107176?mt=8.

[2] "Podwalk App til Iphone - Dansk Arkitektur Center". http://www.dac.dk/da/dac-life/podwalks/om-podwalks/podwalk-app-til-iphone/.

[3] "Podwalk website". http://podwalk.org. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

[4] "Norsk pallplass i Creative Business Cup". http://norsk.dk/News_and_events/Samfunn-og-politikk/Norge-i-verden/Norsk-pallplass-i-Creative-Business-Cup-/#.VtwqGMfXFkh. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

[5] "Sølv til Norge på Creative Business Cup 2015!". http://www.innovasjonnorge.no/no/Nyheter/solv-til-norge-pa-creative-business-cup-2015/. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

[6] "Meet the Award Winners of 2015". http://www.creativebusinesscup.com/article/meet-award-winners-2015. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

[7] Mchough, Molly. "A Smile Detector and Other Apps You Need to Be Using". Wired. https://www.wired.com/2015/09/smile-detector-apps-need-using/. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

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