Podwalk
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{{Infobox software
| name = Podwalk
| logo =
| author = Åsmund Sollihøgda
| latest release version = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160325181454/https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/podwalk/id1036107176?mt=8 App Store]
| operating system = iOS
| language = English
| genre = Podcatcher
| license = Free{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}
| website = {{URL|https:/podwalk.org}}
}}
Podwalk was a mobile app that enables users to listen to audio recordings in which segments linked to places.{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/podwalk/id1036107176?mt=8|title=Podwalk on the App Store|website=App Store|access-date=2016-03-06}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.dac.dk/da/dac-life/podwalks/om-podwalks/podwalk-app-til-iphone/|title=Podwalk App til Iphone - Dansk Arkitektur Center|website=www.dac.dk|access-date=2016-03-06}} It goes under the slogan "the site specific podcast player".{{cite web|title=Podwalk website|url=http://podwalk.org|website=www.podwalk.org|accessdate=6 March 2016}}
The app is available for iOS.
The app was released in November 2015 at the international competition Creative Business Cup, in which it won second prize.{{cite web|title=Norsk pallplass i Creative Business Cup|url=http://norsk.dk/News_and_events/Samfunn-og-politikk/Norge-i-verden/Norsk-pallplass-i-Creative-Business-Cup-/#.VtwqGMfXFkh|website=The norwegian embassy|accessdate=6 March 2016}}{{cite web|title=Sølv til Norge på Creative Business Cup 2015!|url=http://www.innovasjonnorge.no/no/Nyheter/solv-til-norge-pa-creative-business-cup-2015/|website=Innovation Norway|accessdate=6 March 2016}}{{cite web|title=Meet the Award Winners of 2015|url=http://www.creativebusinesscup.com/article/meet-award-winners-2015|website=Creative Business Cup|accessdate=6 March 2016}}
Usage
Podwalk can be used for creating location-based podcasts, like radio documentaries or dramas at places. Further it can be used for traditional audio guides at museums and tourist attractions. As of February 2016 it is featuring content by prominent cultural institutions such as [http://www.norskfolkemuseum.no/ibsenmuseet Ibsen Museet], National Gallery of Denmark and Danish Architecture Centre.
Technology
Development
Podwalk is developed by designer Åsmund Sollihøgda, which previously had created the similar project Recho,{{cite magazine|last1=Mchough|first1=Molly|title=A Smile Detector and Other Apps You Need to Be Using|url=https://www.wired.com/2015/09/smile-detector-apps-need-using/|magazine=Wired|accessdate=6 March 2016}} an app that allows anyone to record audio snippets that is linked to locations using GPS coordinates.
References
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External links
{{Official website|https://podwalk.org}}