Interactive Grand Central Apple Store panoramic tailored to iOS devices
Apple has posted a panoramic picture of its new Grand Central Terminal retail location, makes it interactive by leveraging the gyroscope found in iOS devices.
In an update to its retail location website on Monday, Apple added a 360° panoramic view of its new Grand Central Terminal Apple Store that can be controlled by iOS devices using their built-in gyroscopes.
This is the first time Apple has included this type of interactive graphic on its retail website, though it is unclear whether the feature will be adopted for other upcoming store locations or is unique to the gigantic New York outlet.
To view the panoramic, iOS device users can visit the Apple Store website and select the "View More Photos" option in the bottom left of the landing page picture.
A viewer will pop up illustrating various features of the store, with the interactive panoramic labeled "360." The 360° photograph uses gyroscopes to control movement, so to look around users can simply move their device in the air instead of pushing onscreen buttons.
Screenshot from iPhone 4S of Grand Central Store panoramic photo
PC users can also experience the panoramic photo, though view is controlled by mouse input instead of an iDevice's gyroscope.
Screenshot from Mac with mouse controls
Apple opened the doors to its Grand Central store on Dec. 9, welcoming hordes of customers to one of the company's largest retail locations in the world, which is staffed by 315 employees and features the largest Personal Setup area in the world.
In an update to its retail location website on Monday, Apple added a 360° panoramic view of its new Grand Central Terminal Apple Store that can be controlled by iOS devices using their built-in gyroscopes.
This is the first time Apple has included this type of interactive graphic on its retail website, though it is unclear whether the feature will be adopted for other upcoming store locations or is unique to the gigantic New York outlet.
To view the panoramic, iOS device users can visit the Apple Store website and select the "View More Photos" option in the bottom left of the landing page picture.
A viewer will pop up illustrating various features of the store, with the interactive panoramic labeled "360." The 360° photograph uses gyroscopes to control movement, so to look around users can simply move their device in the air instead of pushing onscreen buttons.
Screenshot from iPhone 4S of Grand Central Store panoramic photo
PC users can also experience the panoramic photo, though view is controlled by mouse input instead of an iDevice's gyroscope.
Screenshot from Mac with mouse controls
Apple opened the doors to its Grand Central store on Dec. 9, welcoming hordes of customers to one of the company's largest retail locations in the world, which is staffed by 315 employees and features the largest Personal Setup area in the world.
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To view the panoramic, iOS device users can visit the Apple Store website and select the "View More Photos" option in the bottom left of the landing page picture.
I don't see this on my iPhone.
[Edit: Thanks, Wurm5150. I see they were referring to what to do when you click on the link in the article, which wasn't in the description above. I tried directly visiting the main store page. This is very cool!]
I don't see this on my iPhone.
http://www.apple.com/retail/grandcentral/
It's a better experience on the iPad than on the iPhone.
Only in NY.
It keeps crashing my iPad 1.
Mine too, since upgrading to iOS5 my ipad1s safari gets system shutdowned due to low memory very often, I hope they fixes it with iOS 5.1.
I love how if you walk around with your iPad you seem move around the station.
Mine too, since upgrading to iOS5 my ipad1s safari gets system shutdowned due to low memory very often, I hope they fixes it with iOS 5.1.
Yep... same here. First gen iPad - Safari crashing about every 10 minutes of use -- or every other time this 360 tries to load. I've cleared the open applications and restarted the iPad multiple times. The whole thing has been slowing down a lot lately -- it is very slow to recognize taps or typing.
The panorama crashes on my OG iPad as well......
I'm confused. Where does the store end, and the station begin? Is the store part of the station??? There are no walls....
The panorama crashes on my OG iPad as well......
Seems to me rather like the Station has become part of the store. Well done Apple !!
Maybe the compass function is required alongside the gyroscopes, wich comes to my knowledge only with the 3G model.
Anyway on my iPad2 3G this works very smooth. It feels really like you were there looking around through a glossy black frame.
Its not working for my iPhone 4S or my iPad 1 or my PC :-(((
Are you using Safari browser? I can see it fine on my iPhone 4 and MBA.
In a store without walls.... who needs Windows?
Are you using Safari browser? I can see it fine on my iPhone 4 and MBA.
Thanks, Capoeira4U, it works on the iPhone 4S (They didn't said you have to tap the photo on the lower right corner that said 360 view)
But still doesn't wok on my iPad 1, keeps closing the brower :-(