Wednesday, February 10, 2010

iPhone Apps for Vancouver 2010

It seems nowadays everyone has an iPhone app and that there truly is "an app for that!" The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games are no exception to that rule.

Vancouver 2010 :: This free app is the official Vancouver 2010 application put out by VANOC and is a location-aware schedule detailing more than 2,000 sport and cultural events taking place over the Olympic Games in Vancouver.
This FREE app is a location-aware schedule detailing more than 2,000 sport and cultural events taking place over 17 days between February 12 and 28, 2010.
Updated throughout the Games, the schedule adjusts to your time zone and works even without a data connection. Plan your Olympic experience by creating a personalized itinerary using Favourites. The app also includes real-time results for every sport as well as headlines, photos and twitter streams.

CTV Olympics :: The free app from the official Canadian broadcaster of the Olympic Winter Games is jam-packed with all sorts of useful features. Articles, athlete bios, photos, scheduling, blogging, and more. All features may not be available to those outside of Canada.
We cover up-to-the-minute headlines and news on every sport at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Stunning photo galleries with hundreds of spectacular photos, in-depth Canadian and International athlete profiles, venue information and the upcoming event schedule for the Games.

NBC Olympics :: The free app from the official US broadcaster of the Olympic Winter Games is stuffed with all sorts of useful features. Video, Articles, athlete bios, photos, scheduling, social media tie-ins, push notifications and more. All features may not be available to those outside of the United States. This app also requires the latest iPhone OS.
Experience the best of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games with the NBC Olympics app. Follow all the action with live real-time updates on every event from Vancouver. Check out NBC Olympics video clips and highlights, news stories for every sport, results & schedules, and updated medal counts. Plus, you can follow your favorite nations, sports and athletes on Facebook and Twitter -- all from your phone.
SportLogik :: Don't know the rules of all those winter Olympic games?! This app will tell you all the rules and regulations so you're in the know!
If you plan on watching the Winter Olympics and are not sure of the difference between Luge and Skeleton and maybe Curling is a total mystery, or you are having a friendly disagreement about the year the US Olympic Hockey team won the Olympic gold medal, we have the answers. For those more foreign sports, such as Australian Rules Football that you want to talk to your Aussie mates about, or its Cricket you want to talk over with all your Cricket following friends, we can help with these foreign relations problems as well.


Bonus :: Lonely Planet Guide to Vancouver :: This app, which would normally cost up to $15.99 to purchase, is free in honour of Vancouver 2010. It gives you a location-aware rundown of sights to see in Vancouver... when you're not cheering on your country
Get a bird’s eye view of ‘Vansterdam’ with Vancouver Travel Guide: The Sights. As this spectacular city gears up for the games there’s no better time to have all of its sights at your fingertips. From UBC Thunderbird Arena and the Pacific Coliseum, to the Vancouver Art Gallery and the Capilano Salmon Hatchery, we’ve listed over 70 things-to-see and where to see them. Zoom in on our location-aware maps to discover exactly where your next ‘must see spot’ is. Also included are our ‘landscape low-downs’ on just what makes this famously cool city, so hot right now.

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