Announcement: Major Update for WorldView on iOS

Buzzworks is proud to announce the availability of the new version 2.1 of WorldView by webcams.travel and WorldView+. WorldView is the most popular webcam exploring application in the App Store with over 1.5 million downloads to date.

Available Editions

While the ad supported edition WorldView by webcams.travel is a free download and gives access to more than 14,000 webcams via the web service of http://webcams.travel, WorldView+ adds many great features, letting you explore the world from wherever you are even better.

Updated User Interface

The new version was developed in cooperation with webcams.travel. The apps received a great new icon, but also a completely redesigned user interface, making browsing the world even more enjoyable.

Standard features

Both editions let you browse the huge archive of webcams, offering predefined webcam lists, but also the possibility to search by using any place in the world, using a full text search or simply all webcams nearby the users current location. Additionally, WorldView gives the user access to a growing list of time-lapse videos of some selected webcams and provides a daytime image for each webcam. Users can share webcams via email or twitter, but also export their bookmarks easily via Email and import them by simply clicking on a generated link. In addition to view the webcams webpage on http://webcams.travel/ website, it is also possible to see the position of the webcam on a integrated map via Google Maps or alternative using CloudMade maps.

Free Edition

While WorldView by webcams.travel offers cached images, which are infrequently updated depending on their popularity, WorldView+ provides direct access to more than 2.400 webcams of the webcams.travel catalog. This way WorldView+ makes sure that you see the latest available image from those webcams, and if available provides you a live video stream too.

Advanced WorldView+ Edition

Additionally, WorldView+ lets you see current weather and time information of the webcams location, provides access to Wikipedia articles around the webcams location or let the user search for webcams using a map interface. If the user wants to add more webcams manually, WorldView+ provides functionality to do that, even if the webcam requires username and password access.

Localizations

Both editions are available in English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Polish, Swedish and Croatian

Price and availability

WorldView by webcams.travel is available for free in the iTunes AppStore. WorldView+ can be purchased in the iTunes AppStore for $2.99 (US price)

System Requirements

Both editions require iOS 3.0

WorldView by webcams.travel features

  • - iOS 4 only: fast app switching support
  • - iOS 4 only: bookmarks will backup in the background
  • - Manage unlimited webcams using bookmarks
  • - Automatic backup for your bookmarks so you won't lose them e.g. after reinstalling
  • - Get search suggestions for your search text or search for your exact entered text
  • - Get a random list of webcams, just shake the device to reload the list!
  • - Watch webcams newly added, recently viewed, or being popular on webcams.travel
  • - Ability to view an daytime image of a webcam
  • - Ability to view a time-lapse video of some selected webcams (currently 50, growing)
  • - View the position of each webcam on a map from within WorldView by webcams.travel, view it in the Google Maps application or in Offmaps application (if installed)
  • - View additional information for each webcam on the webcams.travel website without leaving the application. Or open Safari to view the website of the webcam itself
  • - Promote a webcam to your friends via email or Twitter
  • - Send your bookmarks via email for backup or for others to import
  • - Save the current image to your Camera Roll

WorldView+ additional features

  • - iOS 4 only: zoom images in fullscreen
  • - Add your own webcam addresses to your bookmarks, optionally including username and password
  • - View the webcam image as soon as it is updated by the webcam. Some webcams update every second, others update every minute, etc. (webcams.travel updates the images depending on popularity in different timeframes)
  • - Let WorldView+ update the webcam images automatically or refresh them manually
  • - Watch live video streams for more than 200 webcams
  • - Search for webcams using a map
  • - Get a random list of webcams, live webcams, or video webcams, just shake the device to reload the list!
  • - View weather and time information for webcams
  • - Read Wikipedia articles that are located near a webcam's location and open them in Articles application (if installed)
  • - Promote a webcam to your friends via email or Twitter
  • - Save the current image to your Camera Roll

Materials

PressKit: Icons and Screenshots, 3.6MB, 512x512 (Icons), 480x960 (screenshots)
WorldView+ Trailer: MP4, 11MB, 320x480
WorldView Website: http://worldviewmobileapp.com/
Buzzworks Website: http://buzzworks.de/
Webcams.Travel Website: http://webcams.travel/