The Michelin Guide reaches the Nokia Lumia
The most prestigious restaurant guide in the world has its own application. And it is that Michelin did not want to miss the opportunity to expand into the world of smartphonesFor this, we wanted to focus on the Finnish terminals Nokia where, in addition to including the functions seen in the application for the rest of the terminals with thesystem Windows Phone 7, we have taken advantage of some of its technical and logical characteristics such as connectivity NFC or Nokia's own mapping applications
Thus, we find ourselves with a complete application for users who want to enjoy the paladar and the best cuisines selected by Michelin A guide that has all kinds of food and restaurants for, as they say, all pockets And this is possible thanks to this application that shows us, through maps, the location of these places. Something like a more exclusive Foursquare with restaurants selected and rated by the most famous culinary guide in the world
As we say, on this occasion, the Michelin Guide has been helped by the tools of Nokia to offer a more personalized service to terminal users of the Lumia range Most notable is the ability to use Nokia Maps and Nokia Drive to locate therestaurants This means having a high-quality and detailed cartography, and other issues such as the possibility of download portions of maps to navigate without Internet connection ”“ very useful for travels abroad or to places where we do not have cell phone coverage ”“ or the possibility of being guided step by step to the destination, all without leaving the application of the Michelin Guide Questions that significantly improve the user experience.
Another point that they wanted to take advantage of the features of Nokia terminals is their connectivity chip NFC This is a technology that allows to put two terminals in contact just by bringing them togetherSomething that the Michelin Guide has used to quickly display information about selected restaurants So, if We have a Nokia Lumia and the application Michelin Guide, we can bring the terminal closer tostickers with the logo of one of its restaurants to know all its details Although these questions are only the beginning of the functions that are to come, according to their creators.
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Besides this, we can know, thanks to the basic functions of the application, where find a restaurant selected by Michelin near our location, near a specific point that we choose or by name All this being able to know its characteristics, descriptions, dishes and opinions of experts and other usersIn addition, it has images to see the place in advance and the possibility of using the Augmented Reality mode to locate, through the camera and screen of our terminal, the position of the different restaurants.
In short, an application that gourmet will taste and enjoy, especially if they do it through a Nokia Lumia The Michelin Guide 2012 can now be downloaded for Windows Phone through the Windows Phone Store for a reduced price of 3, 99 euros up to end of the year, after which time it will return to its original price of 12, 49 euros. It is also available foriPhone and iPad in the App Store for a price of 14, 99 euros in its version European
