NEW YORK, Dec. 4, 2000 - Vindigo, developer of the leading
personal navigation platform for handheld devices, now offers
Time Out New York's sharp, opinionated movie reviews as part of
the Vindigo service. Starting today, moviegoers in major U.S.
cities can receive movie reviews from Time Out New York on their
Palm OSŪ handheld computers. Vindigo users can add movie reviews
by going to www.vindigo.com
and modifying their preferences. Alternatively, visitors to www.timeoutny.com
can download movie reviews by clicking on the Vindigo links
Consumers rely on Vindigo to find restaurants, shops, bars and
movies when they're on the go. Film reviews from Time Out New
York add a fresh voice to Vindigo's up-to-date, location-specific
theater information and show times. Moviegoers in Vindigo's 16
U.S. cities can now tap into hundreds of Time Out New York's distinctive
reviews to help them decide what's worth seeing each week.
The partnership between Vindigo and Time Out New York combines
the magazine's edgy reviews with Vindigo's timely local content.
Vindigo takes advantage of the convenience of mobile devices to
deliver original content and in-depth information about things
to do and places to go in major U.S. cities and in London. It
provides comprehensive information on the best restaurants, bars,
nightclubs, stores and movies in each city, instantly adapting
to a user's location and interests.
About Time Out New York and timeoutny.com
Celebrating its fifth birthday in 2000, Time Out New York-the
obsessive guide to impulsive entertainment-is the most comprehensive
listings guide available in New York City. Its current circulation
is 102,513 (January-June 2000 ABC). Since Time Out New York's
launch in 1995, the publication has been nominated for a National
Magazine Award for general excellence and an Acres of Diamonds
Award for best consumer-magazine launch. Earlier this year, Time
Out New York won a GLAAD Award for best overall magazine coverage
nationwide.
In summer 2000, Time Out New York redesigned and re-launched
www.timeoutny.com.
In addition to selected weekly features, columns and interviews,
the new site offers increased interactivity via online polls and
surveys; a section-by-section breakdown of weekly Critics' Picks;
hundreds of capsule film reviews, a database of restaurants, bars,
and shops; and a comprehensive, searchable archive of Time Out
New York content to date.
About Vindigo
Vindigo creates resource-rich software for mobile devices that
allows people to explore, enjoy, and connect to the world around
them. The company's core product, also called Vindigo, transforms
Palm Inc. handhelds and compatibles into personal navigators.
It delivers location-specific information about the limitless
choices of places to go and things to do in popular cities. Combining
mobility with an insider's insight and in-depth content from the
nation's most trusted local sources - including newyorktoday.com,
the online city site from New York Times Digital, zagat.com, and
the online companion to the San Francisco Chronicle, SF Gate -
Vindigo instantly adapts to a user's location and interests. Vindigo
gives busy people the ability to make quick, savvy, lifestyle
decisions about where to eat, shop and play, whenever and wherever
they are.
Vindigo is a privately held company backed by General Atlantic
Partners LLC, Flatiron Partners, Carlin Ventures, and select private
investors. The company's headquarters are located at 259 West
30th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10001. For information, contact
Vindigo at: (212) 741-0715 or via the Web at www.vindigo.com.
