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Star Walk Month of Astronomy

Having developed two of the most popular astronomy apps out there, which we are VERY proud of, we have learned a lot of interesting and inspiring facts about the stars. Star Walk and Solar Walk were born thanks to an astronomy enthusiast who wanted to develop astronomy apps that would implement all technical innovations of iPhone platform. It is safe to say that now Vito Technology is united not only as a company but also by a common hobby – we are all amateur astronomers. And we wish you would become one too!

That is why we decided to do something to engage our customers into a little astronomy adventure, which would be interesting for everyone regardless their age or occupation.

One of the many things we have learned is that summer is the best time for stargazing. What can be better than a summer night out – romantic dating, hiking, long evenings by a campfire. All these can be accompanied with stargazing.  July is very rich in events astro-wise. For example, meteor showers and impressive views on the planets.

So we suggest that you join us and be the part of Star Walk Month of Astronomy. We are planning to hold a couple of fun educative activities. Of course we have some free stuff to offer:

iPod Touch 8GB;

$20, $15, $10 iTunes cards;

10 Star Walk and Solar Walk T-shirts

10 FREE Promo codes for our astronomy apps

*Read on to learn how to get the prizes*

1.  Stargaze with StarWalk:

4 weeks of July:

July 4th – July 10th “Venus near Regulus”
July 11th – July 17th “Sigma Capricornids”
July 18th – July 24th “Moon near Antares”
July 25th – July 31th “Mercury and Southern Delta Aquarid meteor shower “
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2. Win an iPod Touch!

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August 1st – August 15th – “The Perseids Stargazing Event of the Summer”

Firstly, we’d like to encourage our customers to stargaze with their kids and use Star Walk app as a night guide. Describe your stargazing experience either on your personal blog or Facebook, or any social media you are present at and send us the link! Here is one of the nice examples of how you can do it.  As a help guide you can use our tips which we’ll be posting on our Facebook page, blog, twitter. The prize for the BEST and MOST CREATIVE story is a brand new iPod Touch! Other participants will get either T-shirts or promo codes.

3. Learn about the Solar System with Solar Walk:

Secondly, we are going to run a quiz on our Facebook pageblogtwitter, where you can learn all about the Solar System and also win something.

From July 7th to August 1st we will be running a quiz. We will post several questions  on StarWalk Facebook Fan page every day. To enter the contest all you have to do is post answers in Comment box. For every right answer you will get a point. The participant who gets the most points wins.  The most active participants will get $20 iTunes Card + T-shirt for the 1st place, $15 iTunes Card for the 2nd place and a $10 iTunes card for the 3rd place.  All answers can be found (with some amount of creativity) in our Solar Walk app.

Let’s have fun together!

Before They Start Walking

Once upon a time, when Star Walk was not even on the AppStore and all seven fans of the app had beards on their faces and telescopes in their backyards, no one could even think that this complicated space navigation tool would be interesting for anyone besides astronomy buffs. However, a little sparkle of our passion for astronomy gadgets had started a fire, which sculpted the digital astrolabe into a fun educational toy that is now known and admired by hundreds of thousands of customers.
A huge part of those customers doesn’t know how to hold a spoon and constitutes fan-base of the ABC song. They cannot pronounce some words properly, but they can tell you what an ecliptic means. They also know more about the world than the greatest minds of ancient science, who believed that the Earth was flat.
Regardless of age (and ages), this childish curiosity lives in every one of us. Young or old, ancient or contemporary – since the moment you first looked up at the night sky and  started wondering how far those little white dots are and where does it all end. If that’s not the  the engine of progress then what is?
Our astronomy apps Star Walk and Solar Walk help to start up this engine and give you and your kids a good boost into astronomy.
We would like to share some  comments our little customers and their parents had about our apps, and to thank the kind ladies and gentlemen for their valuable contributions! We hope that someday your curiosity will lead you towards greatest discoveries and achievements of all times.
Riley, 6 years old:

Customer review from iTunes AppStore:
We appreciate any feedback coming our way, so please don’t hesitate to send us any comments you or your kids have about our products!

Steve Jobs profiled Star Walk for iPad during the OS 4 announcement

Star Walk for iPad was mentioned by Steve Jobs in the podcast “Apple iPhone Os 4 Event”.

There he gives a sneak peek into the future of the iPhone OS. You can watch a full podcast here: http://bit.ly/cAfo6D

Solar Walk – an Orrery on your iPhone released

Our new product Solar Walk – an orrery on your iPhone – has been released this week. The application allows you to find yourself in an outer space and see a 3D model of the Solar System with detailed information about each planet. You can enjoy the beauty of planets, moons, and the Sun thanks to spectacular images. Solar Walk lets you explore our Solar System at your own comfort. Just choose an observation point and watch the object orbits from close by.

Solar Walk reached the 17th position in the Education category in the App Store on the second day after the release. Soon Solar Walk will be released as a universal app for both iPhone and iPad!

Star Walk 4.0 for iPhone and iPad

We are glad to announce the release of a new version of Star Walk 4.0 for iPhone and iPad. The app functionality was considerably enhanced: plenty of useful information on heavens’ objects is added, Sky Live window is now provided with inscriptions, all options and controls can be reached from the Menu. At the moment Star Walk is included into the list of top 100 iPhone apps. It is also #1 paid app for iPhone in the Education category.

Star Walk 4.0 for iPad gives a splendid view of the starry sky but on a larger screen. With it you can completely “plunge into” learning of the night sky in the finest detail. Star Walk 4.0 for iPad is #7 in the top list among all iPad apps!