14 DAY TRIAL // A new mobile application has been released for handsets running under Microsoft's new Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system, namely HISTORY HERE. The solution comes as a location-based mobile application, aimed at bringing history to life in a series of locations around the United States.
The new application was made available for all Windows Phone 7 users soon after the handsets landed on the market in the country, and comes as the first mobile app to combine GPS with HISTORY’s award-winning content.
The new HISTORY HERE application was made available for purchase via the Windows Phone Marketplace with a price tag of $2.99 attached to it.
“Teaming up with Microsoft Corp for HISTORY reinforces the HISTORY brand’s 360-degree approach of aggressively reaching and connecting with our viewers across all platforms,” said Nancy Dubuc, President and General Manager History and Lifetime Networks.
“By heightening the HISTORY experience with our authentic innovative content on the cutting edge Windows 7 mobile app, we are offering consumers an exciting new way to discover the power of history everywhere they want it.”
According to the app's makers, information on a number of more than 7,000 locations nationwide has been included in HISTORY HERE, and more should be added in the coming months.
Users would also enjoy exclusive video, audio of famous speeches, narratives from key moments in history, pictures and maps, and more content for each location.
“Windows Phone 7 is backed by a rich developer ecosystem that is creating a variety of quality apps and games that take advantage of the phone’s unique features and design,” said Todd Brix, senior director, Windows Phone Marketplace, Microsoft Corp.
“HISTORY HERE is a great example of the kind of rich applications that people will find on Windows Phone Marketplace to get the most out of their phone,” he continued.
The new HISTORY HERE application can be used as an interactive travel guide for all things history-related.
Users can set their location either through entering the necessary details manually, or they can take advantage of the phone’s GPS capabilities to set the location.
Not to mention that users will have to possibility to filter the results based on various criteria, including:
- Distance: HISTORY HERE lets users customize their search to return historic locations ranging from zero to 100 miles away from the searched location.
- Points of Interest: Just want to see battlefields? Monuments? HISTORY HERE allows you to choose as few or as many categories of historic locations as you’d like to see. Select from “notable location,” “park,” “museum,” “monument,” “battlefield,” “historic building” or “roadside attraction” to customize the experience according to your interests.
- Map view vs. list view: To optimize the experience for mobile, HISTORY HERE lets you see the results of your search in a map view, which gives an at-a-glance view of icons representing search results and their location on a map. Or, for easier scanning, choose list view for a thumbnail view of each location, a one-sentence description and its proximity to the search location.