AppMachine

***Featured by Apple – Best Apps of 2009!*** 
Enjoy NEW Picture of the Day and Bookmarks sections, share your astronomy observations via Facebook and Twitter!

Star Walk is your personal planetarium that can answer all of your curiosities about the sky! For anyone who is interested in stargazing, amateurs or professionals Star Walk makes discovering more than 9,000 stars, planets, constellations, and messier objects as beautiful and easy as it has never been before! 

Use the Star Spotter function to see the sky in front of you in real-time. Tilt your iPhone towards the sky to activate the DIGITAL COMPASS which will determine location and orientation of your phone. The image on your screen will correspond to the area of the sky you are pointing your phone towards, and it will follow your movements. Please note that this function is available on 3GS devices only. 

ATTENTION: for iPod Touch users please use manual selection of locations if Wifi is not available. If you have concerns or feedback about this or anything else please contact us at support@vitotechnology.com, follow us on twitter.com/starwalk or our facebook group page.

Star Walk features and how to use them:

DIGITAL COMPASS If you have an iPhone 3GS tilt your phone and the ”Star Spotter” function will be activated, a live representation of what you see in the sky will appear on your display and the sky will start following your movements right, left, up, and down. 

TIME MACHINE: tap the clock icon and scroll the time slider to watch the sky tonight or lets say two years from now. Travel in time and observe night sky on your birthday, be a part of astronomical events like Solar eclipses and meteor showers.

SKY LIVE Window: open up the new window by tapping the moon-shaped button to see moon phases, elevation, and rising data for the Sun, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, and Saturn. 

PICTURE of the DAY: a push notification will appear on the Star Walk icon to tell you there is a new picture. Tap the right hand corner menu button, select glowing "Picture of the Day" button and a list of pictures will open in front of you. To learn more about the pictures tap the -i- icon on the top right hand corner.

BOOKMARKS: save a reminder of beautiful night sky observations, bookmark it on your iPhone and send it to your friends via e-mail.   

VIEW from the EARTH: Automatic and manual selection of locations on a 3D globe. 

MOON PHASES: select the SKY LIVE window and see the moon phases for several days. Change dates on the top to see the moon phases for the past or for the future. Or zoom in the image of Moon and scroll the time slider.

Wikipedia LINKS: select one celestial body and tap the – i – icon to activate the magnifier and read main information about it. To know more tap the Wiki icon at the bottom of the table and the Wikipedia page will open up.

SETTINGS: with the settings you can modify user preferences like you can change the screen to night mode, select brightness of the stars (change stars magnitude with a slider), put sounds on or off, switch on or off the constellations images.

HELP GUIDE: the help tab includes some basic instruction on how to use time machine and location selection. FAQ section includes some common questions from our users and answers to them.  For any doubts, suggestions or concerns contact us via support e-mail, Twitter or Facebook fan page.
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”This is the best stargazing iPhone application I have come across.” Matt Sawyers, The iPhone Blog – 2009

”Star Walk is probably the prettiest of the astronomy guides available for the iPhone and iPod touch.” TUAW -2009

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OVERVIEW
Whether you want to take up Spanish from scratch or brush up on your existing skills for work or travel, this practical app is for you! Fun flashcards highlight common words and phrases written in English and their translation in Spanish with audio playback. A Spanish-English and English-Spanish mini-dictionary gives you flexible and easy word lookup. Video tutorials offer pronunciation of the alphabet, vowels and consonants; and the rules for using formal and informal greetings and introductions. Special interactive features let you mark your favorite phrases and share with friends on e-mail or Facebook. This app is your one-way ticket to speaking Mexican Spanish with confidence.

App Features:

1. Words/Phrases – Learn the most common words and phrases for whatever situation you encounter. Words and Phrases are categorized for easy look up – Greetings, Small Talk, Expressions, Numbers, Time, Calendar, Directions, Work, Appointments, Travel, Get Help, Restaurant, Hotel, Bank and Store. You’ll find what you need with both phrases and words written in English and their translation in Spanish with audio playback.

2. Dictionary – In both Spanish to English and English to Spanish formats.

3. Flashcards – Pick your category (same ones as in Words/Phrases) and you are off to a fun-filled way to practice your Spanish. Includes the most widely used words and phrases written in English and their translation in Spanish with audio playback.

4. Basics – jam packed with information on everything from Singular Nouns and Articles to Verbs in the Infinitive form, you get examples to help you get a good foundation on the language and grammar.

5. Videos – Tutorials to guide you with correct Spanish pronunciation of the alphabet, vowels and consonants. Also includes the rules for using formal and informal greetings and introductions.

6. Part of Tens – Loaded with more “extras” these listings feature fun ways to put Spanish to work for you. Ten favorite Spanish expressions, holidays and phrases.

7. Favorites – With so many features in this App, we let you decide your favorites. Easily mark and store the words and phrases you want to review, use more, or need to know. Make updates to your favorites anytime by adding/deleting phrases and words.

8. Share – Impress family and friends by sending words and phrases from the app with friends using Facebook or email.