Equinox Apps, a division of Equinox.Asia, announce three new applications for Indonesian iPhone users: the city buses directory TransJakarta, the daily news Jakarta Globe and the restaurant listing buUuk. Seems Jakartan users, who would get their iPhone 3G next week, will love these apps.
TransJakarta’s features include:
- All 8 lines of TransJakarta available. Double-tap or pinch to zoom in and out.
- Complete listings of all stops with newly-released Google Maps of Jakarta.
- Easily switch the direction of the routes.
- Live updates on new stops, new corridors and new maps.
- Coming soon: Tweets from TransJakarta passengers.
Jakarta Globe app will offer:
- Simple navigational menu with City, National, Business, Sports, Opinion and Life sections.
- Customize the menu bar.
- Store the articles you like on the “Favorites” page.
- Email articles to friends.
- Read stories in portrait view or turn for landscape viewing.
- Remembers your last viewed title for instant checking.
- Small memory footprint to conserve battery life.
BuUuk features include:
- Over 800 listings for Jakarta, Bali and Surabaya and over 4500 for Singapore.
- Use location-based navigation to find food and drink near you.
- Search by cuisine, location and rating.
- Leave ratings and reviews.
- Have your reviews and ratings sent to your Twitter account.
- View your location and the restaurant’s location on a map.
- View offers for free and discounted food and drinks at the hottest places in town.
Regarding the Tranjakarta app, according to Mark Hanusz of Equinox Apps, they are using static maps instead of pulling them from Google. “Too slow,” he said in an e-mail correspondence.
Ah, yes. Love to know that Equinox also included Twitter-things in their apps :-)
You can download these apps from iTunes App Store for free: TransJakarta, Jakarta Globe and buUuk.
