Put Manhattan’s SOHO Shopping District in Your Pocket

SOHOinmypocket , from AppFury, LLC , is a straightforward directory and location-aware navigation app that informs you of what’s around you and how to get there. In this case, it’s New York City’s famed SOHO and NoLita districts, a 50-block area of Manhattan replete with restaurants, galleries, funky little shops and other retail outlets. Launch the app, pop open a directory of antique shops, banks, bars, electronics stores, restaurants and so on. Tap one of the locations, let’s say “banks”, and the app will display a list of banks in proximity to you. Tap on a bank and up pops an address, phone number and URL. Want to know how to get there? Tap the “View in Map” button on the top of the screen and away you go, with turn-by-turn directions, to guide you. Most iPhone and iPod touch users are familiar with apps like this that provide a list of nearby locations — whether for a local or a tourist — with addresses and maps. It’s similar to Earthcomber’s Personal Radar , Tweakersoft’s AroundMe and mPassPort Paris among many others AppCraver has reviewed since the iPhone and iPod touch’s debut. SOHOinmypocket provides two ways of finding your way around. (…) Read the rest of Put Manhattan’s SOHO Shopping District in Your Pocket © AppCraver , 2010. | Put Manhattan’s SOHO Shopping District in Your Pocket | Get our iPhone Reviews on Facebook & Twitter !