The Trip Journal application that won the 1st place at the application competition organized by Orange this fall it was chosen "All around best app ever" at the world conference of iPhone application developers. The 360|iDev conference annually brings together some of the best iPhone application developers and this year it was the turn of an application from Romania to win the top prize. In the past, Trip Journal won a prize worth €100.000 for the Android version of the application and here is the talent of the team of developers from iQuest from Cluj is recognized again both in Romania and at the 460|iDev international conference.
Congratulations to the iQuest team, I for one am happy that Romanians are recognized abroad for good things. What can I say other than the fact that I wish them to have the inspiration to make as many useful and successful applications as possible. Trip Journal can be purchased from the Ro AppStore for €2.39.
Here is some information about the application:
The travel application awarded by Google with the 1st prize at ADC2 in the tourism category Trip Journal is the travel application no. 1 voted by Google as the most advanced recording, documentation and distribution solution in social media, available for iPhone and Android. Trip Journal allows you to document your vacation experiences and share them with friends and family. Impress everyone with real-time updates from the destinations you've visited and let your friends follow your latest adventures as you travel. RECORDING TRAVEL INFORMATION * tracking the route via GPS – one of the most accurate tracking solutions available (also works in the background, on iOS 4) * record and manage intermediate points for the destinations visited (automatic and manual positioning) * the location is automatically retrieved for all intermediate points if available (country, city, address) * geo-tagged photos and video recordings * photos and video recordings taken with Trip Journal are also in the phone gallery in full resolution. * add the photos and videos from the gallery to the previously created intermediate points. * Photo & Video comments * write notes in your diary to describe your vacation experiences. * management for past trips or multiple trips VISUALIZATION OF TRIPS * View the Map - real-time tracking, browsing photos from the trip, video clips and intermediate points on the map, easy map control, available map options. * Google maps * Trip archive – you can record as many trips as you want in the archive, go through them at any time and share the memories with friends and family. * Media browsing, notes and waypoints * Real-time trip statistics TRIP SHARING Being integrated with Google Earth, Trip Journal allows friends and family to easily view your travel routes, waypoints for visited locations, full screen photos, videos , comments and blog posts. Trip statistics, such as distance, duration and geographical area covered, are also documented in real time and visible later using the Google Earth Export option. Newly launched Facebook application for sharing trips with friends and family, during your trip or vacation. A must-have application for all tourists who want to stay in touch with those at home while on vacation. Unique design and functionality! Trip Journal is also integrated with the following social networks and portals: 1. Facebook 2. Picasa 3. YouTube 4. Twitter (GPS Tweeting and others) 5. Flickr
