Zagat To Go Video

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>> I'm Jessica Delcort from CNET download.com, and this is the first look at the Zagat To Go Version 5. I've got it here on a Blackberry and a Windows Mobile 5 Trio. This app's for the fine dining fans out there who are already familiar with the Zagat restaurant guides but who spend a lot of time out and about. The two versions are actually a little bit different, so we're going to start with Blackberry. The Blackberry interface is a little blocky-looking, and it's actually kind of clumsy to navigate with. What I've got here is a list of top new American restaurants in San Francisco. When I hold the cursor over a name a little rating summary pops out. In the restaurant details page there's the address, there's an area where I can click to call the restaurant. I can click to plot it on a map, and once I'm in map mode I can also get directions too and from the location, or send the location to a friend via e-mail. When I scroll down there are the ratings again. And there's the review. When I keep scrolling I get a little bit more information, and at the very, very bottom there's a web site. The web site isn't hyperlinked so I can't actually click and visit the web site on my browser. If I keep scrolling I can also add the restaurant to my address or my calendar, or again e-mail it to a friend. Zagat to Go for Blackberry basically has a very linear interface, but it doesn't always work so well with the scroll wheel. The Windows Mobile version is a little different. You sort restaurant listings not by a panel but by a drop down menu. The restaurant details page also looks a little bit different. You've got the ratings tiles up on the top and then you've got the tab interface. One of the tabs shows the details of the restaurant location, another one gives you the restaurant review, and then there's a link tab for notes. However nowhere is there click to call, and even though you can also plot this on a map and get directions to and from the location the web site isn't even listed, let alone hyperlinks. Zagat to Go goes for about $30, but the trial's always free on CNET download.com. That's where you'll be able to find Zagat to Go for Blackberry, for Windows Mobile, and also for Palm and Windows smart phones. I'm Jessica Delcort, and this is Zagat to Go. ^M00:02:01 [ Music ]