Saturday, August 17, 2002
Know Of Any Good Chinese Restaurants In Utah?
Posted by Brad Adrian in "SOFTWARE" @ 12:24 PM
http://www.zagat.com/About/software_pocketpc.asp?VID=1&PID=1&LID=
If you do ANY amount of travel in the U.S., you've no doubt heard of Zagat and the Zagat Survey. For over 20 years, Zagat has been regarded as a leader in providing information and ratings on dining and nightlife spots throughout the U.S. Until now, the only way to have portable access to Zagat's data has been to purchase and carry a little paparback booklet around. Well, no more.
Zagat has announced that Zagat To Go, a Pocket PC version of their directories, is now available for an introductory price of $24.95 (A 14-day demo can also be downloaded).
Features of the software include:
Reliable Zagat content based on surveys of 100,000+ restaurant and nightlife go-ers just like you
Unlimited access to 30+ locales with ONE subscription
Nightlife listings for New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and New Orleans
Comprehensive coverage -- more than 18,000 restaurants and 1,600 bars, clubs and lounges
Advanced Search and sort to help you quickly pinpoint options by neighborhood, cuisine, Zagat category ratings, and special features
Quick access to Zagat Signature Lists Most Popular, Best Buys, and more
Power to add reservation time and address directly to your calendar as well as bookmark "Your Favorites"
Free updates to current Zagat content for one year
I think this is really great! I know of similar sources of information that can be accessed wirelessly, but I much prefer Zagat's approach of installing the data directly onto my device. That way, I don't need to worry about whether or not I'm actually able to get a wireless connection when I need the data. The other neat thing about this announcement is that, even though this is exactly the kind of application that developers would typically launch for Palm devices first, the Palm version will not be available until later this Fall.
If you do ANY amount of travel in the U.S., you've no doubt heard of Zagat and the Zagat Survey. For over 20 years, Zagat has been regarded as a leader in providing information and ratings on dining and nightlife spots throughout the U.S. Until now, the only way to have portable access to Zagat's data has been to purchase and carry a little paparback booklet around. Well, no more.
Zagat has announced that Zagat To Go, a Pocket PC version of their directories, is now available for an introductory price of $24.95 (A 14-day demo can also be downloaded).
Features of the software include:
Reliable Zagat content based on surveys of 100,000+ restaurant and nightlife go-ers just like you
Unlimited access to 30+ locales with ONE subscription
Nightlife listings for New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and New Orleans
Comprehensive coverage -- more than 18,000 restaurants and 1,600 bars, clubs and lounges
Advanced Search and sort to help you quickly pinpoint options by neighborhood, cuisine, Zagat category ratings, and special features
Quick access to Zagat Signature Lists Most Popular, Best Buys, and more
Power to add reservation time and address directly to your calendar as well as bookmark "Your Favorites"
Free updates to current Zagat content for one year
I think this is really great! I know of similar sources of information that can be accessed wirelessly, but I much prefer Zagat's approach of installing the data directly onto my device. That way, I don't need to worry about whether or not I'm actually able to get a wireless connection when I need the data. The other neat thing about this announcement is that, even though this is exactly the kind of application that developers would typically launch for Palm devices first, the Palm version will not be available until later this Fall.
