New iPhone Commerical: Loopt
Saw this online last night, and you have to give Apple’s advertising gurus credit: they know how to show off the App Store. Never once do they get bogged down in the tech-talk quagmire of Social Network or Location Based services, nor do they trade comical barbs like their Mac Switcher ads.
iPhone ads show cool things being done easily. Case in point, the latest spot featuring Loopt.
Stay in touch with your friends. That’s the iPhone. Done.
Maybe that’s why the iPhone ranks #1 in satisfaction?
Check out the add via Apple.com
November 7th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
I LOVE my blackberry (T-Mobile) but know I will own an iPhone when there are other options than ATT.
November 7th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
Loopt is a great application that I suggest everyone and their friends download. Not only do I use it on my iPhone 3g, but recently I have downloaded the facebook application and integrated the two. The only downside to the App is that not enough people use it yet.
Good job apple for getting the word out through this commercial!
November 8th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
I’d love to get Loopt but it’s not available in Ireland yet. Anyone have any idea when it will be rolled out to countries like mine?
November 9th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
While Loopt is a great social networking application another option is to take a look at zhiing which is a simple way to send a message and your location to other mobile phones.
With zhiing you can send a message with your current location to any mobile phone without the need of creating a social network. You can also use the browser add-on to send locations from the desktop. A small icon populates next to addresses in IE and FF enabling you to send a message with a map and dynamic driving directions to that location.
The application and service is free and improving quickly. The full featured zhiing app supports iPhone, GPS enabled Blackberry’s and Nokia N Series. Windows Mobile and Android will be released at the first of the year. Dumb phones can receive directions to the senders location by SMS text if they reply with their current address as well. It’s worth a look.
November 9th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Sweet! It’s like away messages for real life. It’s pretty cool to check out what everybody is doing on your phone, but one of those things best used in groups..
I’m the only one with an iPhone so I don’t think it’ll be that great for me.. : (
November 11th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Thanks for the coverage (I work for Loopt). We’re super excited about the commercial!
We just wanted to let you know that Loopt is supported on over 100 mobile devices across all the major US carriers including Sprint, Verizon, Boost and Metro PCS – so you can share your location with all your friends.
You can check here to see if your phone is supported: http://www.loopt.com/phones
Jim–Loopt is available on the GPS-enabled T-Mobile Blackberry!
November 16th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Anyone know how I can have loopt on my unlocked iPhone with T-Mobile ?
November 28th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
I’m with you Dave – why is it carrier locked to ATT?
December 7th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
Chris, Windows mobile version?
December 14th, 2008 at 5:48 am
Notice how on the commercial, it initially says that Alicia is drinking a latte at Bush and Grant. Then we he sends a comment to her, her “Drinking a latte” is dated 10/28 and his reply is dated 10/31. Hmmm… He’s going to make lunch plans with her based on what she was doing THREE days ago? Or, like the iPhone 3G Twice as Fast commercial, another example of Apple making bogus commercials. The iPhone — faking how we solve life’s dilemmas, one app at a time.
May 24th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
There are step-by-step instructions on how to get loopt working on an iPhone that is on T-Mobile at:
http://davesource.com/Solutions/20090524.loopt-on-T-Mobile-iPhone.html