Developers and mobile designers take note! Normally I post tips, tricks and product information on the blog, but today I thought I would switch it up to talk about a great mobile app.
James Conway and I are attending Photoshop World 2010 in Las Vegas at the end of this month. Normally to figure out the schedule of events you would review the website, literature and try to coordinate classes. However, Photoshop World has taken this to the next level with a very cool iPhone/iPad app from Shawn Welch (@shawnwelch). This is how a conference should use mobile devices. I dare say this is the Swiss Army Knife of conference apps.
First you can search for events and classes by date/time, instructor or course track. But that’s just the start – you can also search for exhibitors and other events throughout the conference. It live updates for room locations, schedules, and information to keep you completely up-to-date with information. It even has a built in Twitter feed complete with #psw searches for Twitter users and news feeds from Photoshop World. You can also use Bump technology to share your schedule and information with other attendees.
Bundle all that with maps for the hotel and convention center and you have one very useful tool for this conference. Hopefully mobile developers, designers and other conference organizers will take note of this very clean design and usability to bring similar apps to other events.
