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Legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame Gets High Tech Guide


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HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, FEBRUARY 9, 2010: In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Geodelic Systems and HWOF LLC, announce the immediate availability of the HWOF iPhone and Android local discovery application powered by Geodelic. Known throughout the world, the Hollywood Walk of Fame attracts millions of tourists each year to Hollywood. The new HWOF app, which is available for free from either the iPhone App Store or by downloading the Geodleic app in Android Market. With the new app, fans can easily locate any of the 2,399 stars in and around Hollywood Blvd. Users simply launch the app to see all of the nearby stars or they can search for their favorite stars by categories such as movies or, television. Users can simply tap on stars to receive biographical information, career highlights, and even photos. Geodelic and HWOF are bringing the Walk into the 21st Century with its own local discovery mobile application

“Millions of tourists come to Hollywood each year and when they look down at the sidewalk, they see names they know, names they barely remember, and names that they have never heard of and now they can learn about the person behind the name.” said Paul Nerger, Partner at HWOF LLC. The new mobile application lets fans instantly learn about the people honored with the sidewalk stars. The HWOF mobile app uses Geodelic’s easy user interface and content publishing technology to create a far more enjoyable and informative Walk of Fame Experience.

“The Geodelic app is all about providing users the ability to instantly discover their surroundings wherever they. Our new expanded product feature, called On-site Experiences, allows brands and businesses to easily create on-site guides for mobile phone users via Geodelic’s publishing system. The HWOF app is a perfect example of how any content provider can go mobile quickly and affordably”, said Rahul Sonnad, founder and CEO of Geodelic.

ABOUT HWOF LLC - we help fans and tourist learn more about the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Hollywood area. HWOF operates the websites www.hwof.mobi, designed for mobile phone users, and www.hwof.com, designed for PC users. HWOF is not affiliated with the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce of the Hollywood Historic Trust.

ABOUT GEODELIC INC. Geodelic is a Santa Monica based technology company, creating a location-based publishing and discovery platform. Geodelic’s service automatically presents points of interest based on user location and context. Businesses and locations can author their own customized Experiences, providing a powerful means to engage and interact with customers on-site. Geodelic is leading the way, with the most robust location-based publishing tools in the world.



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