Encyclopedia released!

[G99]

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=288141564&mt=8

This app was released a while back. It's definitely the app I have anticipated the most so far. It is an app that allows a complete copy of Wikipedia to be stored on your iPhone or iPod touch. Infinitely useful for those with iPod touches without internet access who want to access wikipedia.

 

[kyto]

what is the name of the app? I was wondering because I'm on my iPod.

 

[efp1]

what is the name of the app? I was wondering because I'm on my iPod.

It's called 'Encyclopedia' and it's made by 'Steam Heavy Industries'.

It's 6 euros here in Spain.

Has anyone downloaded it? I don't really like what it states in the description:

'When you first launch Wikipedia, you will be required to download a copy of the database, which will occupy about 2GB of space on your device.'

That's a lot of space!

 

[scaredpoet]

Actually, for the whole of Wikipedia, 2Gb doesn't sound bad. I wonder if the data is compressed.

Anyway, this is clearly for people who don't always have good net connections on their iPhone or iPod touch. For those who do have good net connections and don't want to download and store everything, there are other apps on iTunes (at least one free, I use Quickpedia) that formats Wikipedia on your iPhone pretty well without having to store it locally.

 

[X3n0 AcId]

2 Gigs! Damn

 

[efp1]

I wonder how long it would take to download those 2GB of data though.

 

[manhattanboy]

I wonder how long it would take to download those 2GB of data though.

On AT&Ts sh*t network we're talking years

 

[manhattanboy]

Actually, for the whole of Wikipedia

Yes, let's all pay for something that we can get for free on wikipedia.
Seriously, what's the point for iPhone owners?

 

[kyto]

On AT&Ts sh*t network we're talking years

Made me laugh