NBTC’s free iPhone application, the Amsterdam Mobile Guide, was taken out for a test drive by the New York Times’ Globespotting Blog and received positive reviews!  "First of all, the designers laid out the text alongside attractive photos, which are designed to look especially appealing on small screens and actually enhance the reading experience. Second, the important information hits the browser within two sentences. So, for example, you know immediately that the Bimhuis serves up jazz and improv in the Plantage neighborhood, and that its neighbor, the brand new Amsterdam Central Library, is Europe’s largest public library.

The breakdown by neighborhood helps as well, since Amsterdam neophytes will usually have trouble distinguishing individual neighborhoods from the undifferentiated pastiche of historic streets in and around Centrum (the city center).

As a conlcusion it was mentioned that: "the tourism board has created a nifty service packed with insider information that can definitely come in handy if you’re looking for that perfect, authentic dive bar, want directions to some of the city’s newest architectural feats, or need to know the best spot to rent a bike".

For the article please go to: http://globespotters.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/a-new-digital-age-dutch-companion/