| 16.01.2010 by Zoltan |  |
Laptop Friendly Cafes goes all-iPhone on us
Back in June we blogged about a (then-new) service called Laptop Friendly Cafes, which basically wants to formalise what the global creative nomads amongst us already know – that offices are soooooooooooo 20th Century.
Well, they’ve just released an iPhone app which has saved me on more than one occasion during the past few weeks as i was waiting for broadband to be re-connected after moving. Using the inbuilt GPS, the app finds your location and within moment is pointing you towards the nearest free wifi via google maps.
With an ever-expanding database of cities such as New York, London, Melbourne and Sydney, its USD$0.99 well spent IMHO.
The only drawback is the lack of the ‘add new cafe’ functionality. It seems a no brainer that the fastest way to build this database is through on-the-spot UGC, sitting in a cafe and feeling inspired rather than having to go online and do it via the website. But i’m sure its coming soon…
Get your local free wifi on with Laptop Friendly Cafes.
Will Harris says:
‘But i’m sure its coming soon…’
I’m the developer of the iPhone app. I’m glad you like it. I can confirm that the next version will let you suggest new cafes using your phone.
Zoltan says:
@will that’s great news :) the addition of UGC cafes is really going to let this thing take off!