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All virtual panoramas, HDTV movies and MP3 audio guides on the ItalyGuides website are free.
iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch with OS 3.0 or later
Headquartered in beautiful and historic Rome, Italy, ComPart Multimedia srl is a privately held company founded in 1994 by Leonardo Calandra. Embracing a longtime investment in the development and knowledge of the Italian cultural heritage, ItalyGuides is known worldwide for its unique and interactive travel guides for architectural discovery.
"Now owners of the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad can view our beautiful virtual panoramas wherever they are" – commented Leonardo Calandra, owner of ComPart Multimedia, srl. – "It is the perfect complement to our audio and video guides, and our Vatican Museums application."
One of the web's most popular travel guide sites for Italy, ItalyGuides had nearly two million unique visitors and eleven million page views in 2009. A testament to the comprehensiveness and refined design of the website, 38% of all visitors were Americans, 19% Italians, with the remaining 43% from all over the world. The site's interactive map of Italy serves as the portal to guides, travel tips and virtual panoramas of the following cities: Rome, Venice, Florence, Pisa, Siena, Naples, Capri, Sorrento and Taormina.
ItalyGuides.it features free audio guides, video guides, maps and photosThe company also markets Vatican Museums, an iPhone applicationItalyGuides is one of the web's most popular travel guide sites for Italy
ItalyGuides has offered virtual panoramas since 1996 using QTVR
The HTML5 update enables virtual panoramas on the iPad and iPhone
ComPart Multimedia, srl (LLC), updates its ItalyGuides website
They can move left/right, up/down, and in/out for a realistic, immersive experience. The website automatically recognizes the device connected and provides the correct player, so iPad users will see the new HTML5 engine, while users running Mac OS X or Windows will still see the older Flash player.
Based on Apple's QuickTime Virtual Reality, the website's virtual panoramas allow the user to control the view around 360 degrees.
ItalyGuides, who in 1996 were one of the first websites to offer virtual panoramas of Italy, collaborated closely with AdVRtualise during the player's development and testing. And today ItalyGuides is pleased to be one of the first web sites to offer virtual panoramas as a contribution to the "magical and revolutionary" iPad experience.
The new player "moblVR" chosen by ComPart Multimedia is available from AdVRtualise, and meets the new specifications of the HTML5 webpage authoring framework.
The updated ItalyGuides website employs the newest HTML5 media player, which is expected to supplant the Adobe Flash player in many applications.
The HTML5 update enables iPad, iPhone and iPod touch owners to view the website's free virtual panoramas (once also called QTVR), without an Adobe Flash player, technology not supported in the iPhone OS. The ItalyGuides website also features interactive iPhone apps, maps, thousands of photos, and tickets for major attractions.
ComPart Multimedia is pleased to announce a major update to their ItalyGuides.it website, which features free, downloadable MP3 audio guides and HDTV video guides of Italy's most famous tourist destinations.
A magical and revolutionary experience. Introducing the new virtual panoramic tours for the iPad.
HTML5 update enables Virtual Panoramas on iPad
ItalyGuides.it is "ready for iPad" - HTML5 update enables Virtual Panoramas on iPad
