We are proud to announce a new iOS application: this time is Sortir Dîner, an elegant and useful iOS universal application for the Swiss newspaper Le Temps, working on the iPhone, the iPad and the iPod touch, developed jointly by akosma software and Trifork Switzerland GmbH, and featuring a gorgeous, exclusive design by the Geneva-based Bontron agency.
Sortir Dîner is a premium restaurant guide for Switzerland (available in French only at the moment) providing the description and directions of the finest restaurants around. The contents of the application are taken from the guide “Le Petit Suisse à Table”, and features over 400 restaurants in Switzerland.
From the editorial in the edition of today of the newspaper Le Temps:
La Suisse recèle des trésors gastronomiques souvent méconnus. Sortir Dîner est le nouveau moyen efficace de les atteindre. Cette application pour iPhone et iPad, proposée par Le Temps, donne accès à une version électronique du guide de référence Le Petit Suisse à table. Quatre cents tables en Suisse romande, en Suisse alémanique et au Tessin y sont répertoriées. La recherche d’un restaurant est aisée: elle se fait par le nom de l’établissement, par le canton et la ville, par spécialité, par proximité, par cartographie ou encore par mot clé. Développée en collaboration avec les Editions Texto, Sortir Dîner est téléchargeable sur iTunes/AppStore ou sur le site letemps.ch/application. D’une valeur de 12,50 francs, Sortir Dîner est mise gracieusement à disposition des abonnés du Temps qui sont invités, au moment du téléchargement, à utiliser leur nom d’utilisateur et leur mot de passe.
A quick showcase of some application features:
- Find restaurants classified by canton and city.
- Browse restaurants classified by speciality.
- Filter restaurants specialized in fish, having a terrace, or only opening on Sundays.
- Search restaurants using free text keywords.
- Find restaurants around your current location (using the built-in GPS.)
- Each restaurant features a custom screen, with the menu, contact information, the possibility to share it with friends via e-mail, and many other options.
- Keep bookmarks to your favorite restaurants in the “Favoris” screen.
- Shake the device to discover a random restaurant (only available in the iPhone and iPod touch.)
- Browse the map of Switzerland and discover new restaurants.
- On the iPad, use gestures to browse any list of restaurants: swipe to the left to see the next restaurant, swipe to the right to see the previous one.
- Suggest new restaurants to the editorial team, for inclusion in the next versions of the application!
Sortir Dîner is compatible with iPhone OS 3.1 and above, and with iPad 3.2 and later. It has been tested on the current iPads models, 2nd and 3rd generation iPod touches, and on iPhone 3G, 3GS and 4 devices.
You can download Sortir Dîner from the App Store! It is a free application for subscribers to the Swiss newspaper Le Temps (ad-supported), but other users can buy a non-restricted, ad-free access to the information for CHF 12.50. Enjoy!