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7th October 2008

LP offers phrasebooks to iPhone and iPod users

17.07.08 Victoria Arnstein

Lonely Planet has launched Audio Phrasebooks for use with iPhone and iPod touch, downloadable on the Apple App Store website. Available from today (17th July), the guides provide travellers with mobile access to phrasebook content in 10 languages.

“It’s obvious that travellers are increasingly using technology to enhance their journeys. No matter where you are in the world, with your iPhone or iPod touch and a little help from Lonely Planet, you'll be conversing like a local,” said Chris Boden, Lonely Planet’s director of global business development.

Each Audio Phrasebook includes more than 600 spoken (and phonetically written) phrases, covering everything from health to going out.

Applications are currently available for English speakers with phrase translations in Mandarin, Cantonese, Czech, Thai, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish and Vietnamese, with the Mandarin Phrasebook offered free until 24th August to coincide with the Beijing Olympics. The Audio Phrasebooks will retail at £5.99 each.

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