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Alexandria, VA. –  Aug 03, 2010 — Today Vito Technology Inc. is excited to announce Star Walk 4.4, an update to the best-selling Apple Design Awards 2010 winner application. In addition to the stunning graphics and interface, the popular stargazing guide will now literary guide you to any object in the sky! The main new feature of this update is Help Arrows that show you where to look to see the Big Dipper, Mars, or any star you choose. Point your iPad or iPhone at the sky and the green arrows will guide you to the desired goal. This update broadens the app’s functionality from “I-wonder-what-that-is” to “Where-do-I-find-those-darn-Perseids”.  More fun and pleasure is guaranteed!

All Star Walk features and how to use them:

SHARE: Share your favorite Astronomy Pictures of the Day or stargazing impressions with your friends on Facebook and Twitter!

HELP ARROWS: choose an object for observation, activate Star Spotter and follow the help arrows to see the named object.

VIEW from the EARTH:
SW allows automatic and manually selected location on the globe. Touch it, spin it and find where you want to be to observe the sky tonight.

DIGITAL COMPASS with Star Spotter:
If you have an iPhone 4/3GS tilt your phone and the ”Star Spotter” function will be activated, a real-time representation of what you see in the sky will appear on your display and the image will start following your movements. In order to stop the function simply tap the display.

TIME MACHINE: tap the clock icon and date and time will be displayed. Slide your finger on the hours and the sky will start moving accordingly. Tap year, month, day, or hours and the time will change depending on what you want to see, the display will adapt accordingly to show you how stars and planets were or will be aligned at that time.

Wikipedia LINKS: select a celestial body and tap the -i- icon to activate the magnifier and read main information about it. To learn more tap the Wiki icon at the bottom of the table and the wikipedia page will open up.

SETTINGS: You can change the screen with night mode, select brightness, put sounds on and off, find and select location and start your list of favorites.

HELP GUIDE: for any questions on how to use the ”Star Spotter” function or the Time Machine tap the -?- icon.

Language Support:
* German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Russian, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch or iPad (Star Spotter function is available only on devices with built-in digital compass (iPad, iPhone 3GS or later)
* Requires iOS 3.0 or later (iOS 4.0 Tested)
* 8.2 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Star Walk 4.4 for iPhone is $2.99 (USD). Star Walk 4.4 for iPad is $4.99 (USD). Both apps are available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Education category. Promo codes are available for reviewers. Please specify the website or blog you represent when making your request.

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Do you remember those days? What if you could re live those days. What if you could take that experience and have it in your hands and use it on your iPad? Would you be as excited as I was when I heard of this opportunity?

Star Walk goes for $4.99 in the App Store

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The developers at Vito Technology Inc. bring you an experience that you do not want to miss with Star Walk for the iPad. At first I didn’t really know what to expect. I mean, I knew what experience I had in the planetarium, but come on, there was no way someone could simulate that and put it in my hands! Right? Wrong! Star Walk brings the planetarium experience that you love and put’s it into your hands so you have control of what you want to see. If you want to check out a solar system and know how to find it, just use your fingers and you are there! If you want to know the exact coordinates of your favorite planet, find out what time the sun rises and sets where you live, or even just check out what Orion is doing on his belt, Star Walk can make it happen!  So as cool as having a man controlled robot is, being able to control the stars and galaxies that you want to see becomes a surreal experience.

I know that I have been using the word experience a lot in this review, but in all honesty, I really do not want you to miss out on what this app actually is. It is an experience! It not only shows you the gem that the iPad is, but how far the creative minds go at Vito Technology Inc.

I give this app a 10/10 rating in my books because I love seeing the different parts of the created earth and galaxies. But I’m no astro boy that can fly into outer space and see the stars for myself other than leaving my house and looking up! This app was also created for the iPhone, but would definitely recommend ( if you have an iPad ) to get the iPad version. If you just have an iPhone then get that version too!

We are also giving away a promo code for Star Walk for the iPad. Just write us a comment below of who your favorite Star Wars character is and why? Could they beat up Chewy in a hand to hand combat? No use of the “force” powers, just straight hand to hand combat.

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