Hi Peter and all those interested! I have been privileged to have been testing the iPad app for a couple of weeks now and am very excited about its release! I’m working on a more complete review which i will give a link to when I’ve finished, (hopefully in a couple of days) but since its now been announced as being available shortly I can share a few brief overall comments. Firstly to answer the question of cost, I’m told it will be the same $69.95 as the PC version. It has a Field Guide section which is essentially like looking at the illustration pages in the current guide which i really love. Great to be able to see a few species at once and nice and familiar to those used to a printed book. From there its easy to click on an illustration which brings up options to play the call, (great labelled calls mostly by Fred van Gessel); tick the bird on your list; compare similar species; or go to the Bird Guide. The Bird Guide is your individual species page which includes nice big illustrations, text, and also a number of photos of each species. A great addition to my Eighth Edition book is that the distribution maps have sub-species ranges numbered, and that the map is both colour coded and density coded, with a year graph (like the atlas) and different colour for Resident/Breeding Migrant/Vagrant etc One thing i am very impressed with is the ability to have the Bird Guide list in either C&B, IOC, Clements or Birdlife! as well as sorted by either Alphabetical or Taxonomic. There is also a My Location function which gives you a list of species around your current location or anywhere you drop the pin on the map. Identification section lets you put a whole lot of different parameters including Location, habitat,shape,plumage and then gives you a list of likely candidates. You can then bring the suggestions up and compare them two at a time. My LIst function seems to work well with the ability for sub lists that report to your parent “My List”. You can even sync your list to iCloud. The other notable section is the Birding Sites. Click on My Location and it brings up the map with nearby sites. Each site has a brief description, notable species, GPS co-ords and website links. I have to say that i reckon its a great app. Nice clean layout with ability for large text and images which will appeal alot to those without perfect eyesight. I’ve always loved the illustrations of Pizzey & Knight over any other guide and I now have a new favourite app 🙂 I’ll put a link up when I’ve had a chance to finish the more complete review. Cheers, David Stowe On 01/11/2013, at 12:32 PM, Peter Shute <pshute@nuw.org.au> wrote: > The PC edition of the new guide is apparently now available ($70), and the the iOS one “in a week or so” (price unknown). If anyone has bought and downloaded the PC edition, I’d be interested to hear your comments. > > Peter Shute > > —–Original Message—– > From: Gibbon Multimedia [mailto:sales@gibbonmm.com.au] > Sent: Friday, 1 November 2013 12:18 PM > To: Peter Shute > Subject: Pizzey and Knight Birds of Australia Digital Edition > > Dear birder > > Thank you for registering to receive news of the Pizzey and Knight Digital Edition. It has taken a lot longer than anticipated but the Pizzey and Knight Digital Editions are finally here, and I feel confident you will not be disappointed. The apps include more content and functionality than others, and can claim to be world leaders in the field of birding apps. > > The Windows PC edition is immediately available from our website at www.gibbonmm.com.au
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work That’s good to hear and thanks for replying to the list. is been birders. I used it on an iPod and an iPad and found it particularly useful on the iPad. The only real problem I had was that some screens didn’t seem to flip orientation on the iPad. app, I used both and was glad to have both. I bought the Roberts largely on the strength of your recordings but found the photographs exceptionally helpful and was happy to have access to the full Roberts text. I also carried Sasol on paper and Faansie Peackock’s peerless “LBJs” guide. for the we and Looking forward to it! =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================
Hello David and Peter No need to worry, the Pizzey and Knight Birds of Australia iOS app will work on both iPhone and iPad, so one app purchase for both devices. As you rightly surmise David, the UI design of the Pizzey and Knight app is based on that used for the Roberts Birds of Southern Africa app. This has been highly successful and is now the app of choice for Southern African birders. I seem to remember from sabirdnet that you originally purchased the Sasol app, so am pleased to hear that you also changed to the Roberts app. An interesting parallel you may not be aware of is that the Morecombe app is based on the Sasol Birds of Southern Africa app. There have been further developments and enhancements of the UI design for the Pizzey and Knight app. The content is of course entirely Australian, and we have been very fortunate to work with the excellent reference that is the Pizzey and Knight field guide. In addition the outstanding photographic and sound contributions from Australian birders have contributed to a superb product. Regards Guy Gibbon ========================== —–Original Message—– [mailto:birding-aus-bounces@lists.vicnet.net.au] On Behalf Of David Adams Sent: 01 November 2013 09:51 PM weeks now and am very excited about its release! I’ve been looking forward to this release and hope that it’s a great success. I haven’t had a chance to use the app yet but have used the Roberts VII app for South Africa that Guy Gibbons is involved with. From your description, it sounds like both apps may share the same basic UI and framework. If so, that’s good news as I the combination of plates and photos was very helpful. (Not to mention Guy Gibbon’s excellent recordings.) The RSA app was initially released as $70 for iPad or iPhone/iPod and later changed to $60 for a universal app. At $70 x 2, it was a bit steep but at $60 it proved to be a good value. Do you happen to know if this app is meant to be universal or do you need distinct licenses for iPhone/iPod and iPad? =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org =============================== — This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================
If you’re right then at twice the price of the printed version, they must be banking on people really wanting the extra features. Still, Christmas is close. I’d be disappointed if the one licence didn’t cover phone and tablet (like Morcombe does). Peter Shute Sent from my iPad On 1 Nov 2013, at 10:06 pm, “David Adams” <dpadams@gmail.com> wrote: =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================
weeks now and am very excited about its release! I’ve been looking forward to this release and hope that it’s a great success. I haven’t had a chance to use the app yet but have used the Roberts VII app for South Africa that Guy Gibbons is involved with. From your description, it sounds like both apps may share the same basic UI and framework. If so, that’s good news as I the combination of plates and photos was very helpful. (Not to mention Guy Gibbon’s excellent recordings.) The RSA app was initially released as $70 for iPad or iPhone/iPod and later changed to $60 for a universal app. At $70 x 2, it was a bit steep but at $60 it proved to be a good value. Do you happen to know if this app is meant to be universal or do you need distinct licenses for iPhone/iPod and iPad? =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================