Ariadne GPS was born in 2011 to bring the map to people who cannot see it: touching it with a finger you hear the streets and build a mental map of the area.
The Apple keynote
At WWDC 2012 in San Francisco, Apple showed in its keynote a video of Ariadne GPS used by a blind person in Germany, followed by a short interview with the author, Luca Ciaffoni.
The film by Drea Cooper for Apple
Articles are in their original language.
In the press
- Ultimi pensieri prima di salire sul palco
Riccardo Luna, Stazione futuro, Repubblica.it, 14 June 2012, in Italian - Ciaffoni, lo sviluppatore che ha conquistato Apple
Silvio Gulizia, Wired Italia, 14 June 2012, copy on the Internet Archive, in Italian - Wired Italia, August 2012, print edition, in Italian
- Giovanni Luca Ciaffoni, lo sviluppatore apparso nel video di Apple
Melamorsicata, 15 June 2012, in Italian - Ecco l’italiano che fa «vedere» i ciechi
Corriere della Sera, 15 June 2012, in Italian - L’app che fa «vedere» i ciechi
Corriere TV, 15 June 2012, video, in Italian - Apple: storia di un italiano che ha stregato Cupertino
Sky TG24, 14 June 2012, in Italian - アップルのティム・クックCEOが惚れ込んだ視覚障害者用アプリ開発者
WIRED Japan, 29 June 2012, in Japanese - Giovanni Luca Ciaffoni, un po’ d’Italia al keynote di Apple
iPhoneItalia, 15 June 2012, in Italian - Ariadne GPS, app italiana al WWDC 2012
Webnews, 15 June 2012, in Italian - ItaliaViva in Abruzzo: protagonista l’Ariadne GPS di Giovanni Luca Ciaffoni
Abruzzo24ore, 26 July 2012, in Italian - Tecnologia, dall’Italia tablet e app per non vedenti
Sky TG24, 14 February 2014, in Italian - Alla Wwdc 2012 «Ariadne Gps», app italiana per non vedenti
Corriere della Sera, Apple Italia compie 40 anni, 2022, in Italian
Interviews and videos
- My contribution to a better world
Giovanni Luca Ciaffoni, Vedere Oltre, Istituto Cavazza, 2012 - Giovanni Luca Ciaffoni, lo sviluppatore italiano protagonista dell’ultimo keynote Apple
Fanpage, 19 June 2012, in Italian - iSpazio intervista Giovanni Ciaffoni, il creatore di Ariadne GPS
iSpazio, 19 June 2012, in Italian - iPhoneItalia intervista Giovanni Luca Ciaffoni, lo sviluppatore italiano scelto da Apple!
iPhoneItalia, June 2012, in Italian - Luca Ciaffoni: “Il mio nome è Luca e la mia app fa vedere chi non vede”
ConfiniOnline, 19 June 2012, introduced by Riccardo Luna, in Italian - Ariadne, l’app per non vedenti che ha conquistato Apple
Ninja Marketing, 20 June 2012, copy on the Internet Archive, in Italian - Intervista a Giovanni Luca Ciaffoni, WWDC 2012
Apple Notizie, 25 June 2012, video, in Italian - Speciale Ariadne GPS 4.0
Radio Oltre, Luca Ciaffoni e Giovanni Lo Monaco, 30 July 2013, audio, about 2 hours, in Italian - Intervista a Giovanni Luca Ciaffoni, creatore di Ariadne GPS
Make in Bologna, 1 February 2014, video, in Italian - Intervento di Giovanni Luca Ciaffoni: Ariadne GPS, app per non vedenti
Make in Bologna, 4 February 2014, video, in Italian
Reviews and specialist sites
- Ariadne GPS
AppleVis, Victor Tsaran, 19 June 2011, copy on the Internet Archive - Noch eine GPS App – Ariadne GPS Test mit VoiceOver
Webdesign Weisshart, 20 June 2011, copy on the Internet Archive, in German - Apps For The Blind And Visually Impaired
AppAdvice, June 2011, copy on the Internet Archive - Apps für Menschen mit Behinderung
Einfach für Alle, copy on the Internet Archive, in German - iBlindTech Democast, Episode 27: Ariadne GPS
iBlindTech, 23 October 2012, copy on the Internet Archive - Il grido di Ariadne GPS
Universal Access, 27 December 2013, in Italian - Ariadne GPS la regina delle app
Universal Access, 3 January 2014, in Italian - New GPS app offers innovative features for blind iPhone users
AppleVis, 2011 - iPhone Apps for the Visually Impaired
Easter Seals Crossroads, 26 July 2011 - Ariadne GPS App Review
Assistive Technology Blog, October 2012 - The LookAround GPS from Sendero and the Ariadne GPS: Two iPhone Apps that Increase Independence for Blind and Visually Impaired Travelers
AccessWorld, American Foundation for the Blind, December 2012 - Announcing the AppleVis Editorial App Picks of the Month for August: Ariadne GPS, Instabrowser and Team Stream
AppleVis, August 2013 - The Ariadne GPS App Provides Groundbreaking Accessibility to Users with Disabilities
Blogcritics - 12 mighty clever apps making smartphones work harder for blind users
Upworthy - The Digital Talking Map
Vedere Oltre, Istituto Cavazza, 2012 - ITCares, Mobility App
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