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MindMeister’s Geistesblitz Tools goes iPhone

Categories: Applications, iPhone,
By: , IntoMobile
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 at 3:12 PM

MindMeister Geistesblitz Tools goes iPhoneDon’t know you have heard about MindMeister, but it’s a great web-based mind mapping tool which allows creation of mind maps by multiple users in real time — and which I personally use. And guess what, they’ve decided to get some media attention by adding support for Apple’s handset.

To be fair, it’s not the complete service you’ll be able to access from your iPhone. Rather the Germany-based company decided to “iPhone-ize” their Geistesblitz Tools, allowing users to quickly submit their ideas (or Geistesblitzes) to a default map in MindMeister. The ideas are inserted in a special branch top left of the root and remain there for you to copy to other maps, or move around within the default map.

Finally in case you’re wondering what the hack “Geistesblitz” means, it’s literally translated as mind flash – a sudden insight or idea, often brilliant and unexpected…

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • lutzs

    Geistesblitz is german. It’s a idea that comes from one moment to another,

  • lutzs

    ah you already said it.

  • MicahH

    So, it’s basically like a high-tech notepad? I’ve never used that service.

  • dusanb

    :)
    Mindmaps are more than high-tech notepad:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_map