Perfect tool to answer that age old question in the mountains - what is that peak over there?
So powerful, yet so easy to use.
Simply hold the iPhone camera in the direction you're interested in and voila! You instantly get the name, location and altitude of the peaks you're looking at. Whether hiking or biking, this is a great app to have along on your trip.
The app comes preloaded with over half a million peaks from around the world. Don't let the weight of your iPhone fool you; they're all in there. That means no roaming charges when you summit that fantastic peak across the border.
In order to work its augmented reality magic, Peaks needs all of the gadgets the iPhone 3GS has to offer: GPS, camera, accelerometer and unique to the 3GS, the digital compass.
A picture is worth a thousand words.
Capture the moment... and the name of those peaks with the new augmented photo feature of Peaks 2.0. Better than just a plain old photo, augmented photos have the names of the peaks behind you and even the peak you're standing on.
Now your buddies will have to believe that you made it to the top. Even better yet, email them the photo on a weekday when they're sitting in the office and you're out enjoying the fresh mountain air.
Don't have an internet connection at the top of the mountain? No problem. All of the photos you take are saved to your photo library. You can send that photo email when you get back to base camp.
Explore the world from the comfort of your iPhone.
Let your fingers do the walking with the new map view feature in Peaks 2.0. Quickly and easily get an overview of the peaks around you or find a specific peak.
Still can't find that peak you're looking for? Zoom in closer to see even the shortest foothills. Zoom out to browse the continents' highest peaks.
For the map view you do need an internet connection. Don't worry though. The augmented reality view always works with or without an internet connection.
Tell all your friends about it.
With the new Twitter integration in Peaks 2.0, we make it easy for you share your adventures with your friends and the world.
No one wants to spend a beautiful day hunched over a tiny iPhone keyboard. That's why we automatically generate a tweet message with the peak closest to you.
Don't just tell your friends where you are, show them. To make that even easier Peaks adds a link to Google Maps to the tweet with your location.
