Ricoh has released an app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices, which enables its users to easily find and view images that were taken with a GR Digital camera and uploaded to Flickr. The GR World app also allows users to specify photo genres and bookmark their favourite photos for viewing them together. GR World can be downloaded from the App Store for free.

Ricoh Press Release

Ricoh releases GR World application for iPhone/iPad

One-touch viewing of GR Digital photos from around the world

Tokyo, Japan, December 14, 2010 — Ricoh Co., Ltd. (president and CEO: Shiro Kondo) today announced the release of the English version of GR World, a specialized application for iPhones and iPads. This application enables you to view images on an iPhone or iPad that were taken with a GR Digital camera and uploaded to Flickr. The application can be downloaded free of charge from the App Store within the iTunes Store or from the iPhone/iPad App Store.

GR users throughout the world are photographing diverse scenes and moments and publishing the resulting images on Flickr. With GR World, you can easily view those images and enjoy them in slideshows, regardless of time and place. It is also possible to specify photo genres and bookmark your favorite photos for viewing them together.

It is our hope that GR World will be utilized not only by GR users but by many other photo lovers as well since it can serve both as a digital photo frame and as a tool for easily enjoying photos in your spare moments anytime and anywhere. 

GR World Features

The slideshow starts with just one tap of the icon.
You can specify the genre of the photos viewed (eight genres: macro, portraits, etc.)
You can select from four slide show effects.
Favorite photos can be easily bookmarked, and favorites can be viewed as a group.
The application comes in English or Japanese*.
*The English application is downloaded automatically if the setting language on your iPhone or iPad is not Japanese.

? Recommended operating environment for GR World
  Compatible models
    iPhone 3G/3GS, iPhone 4, iPod touch (3rd generation or later), iPad
          *For iPad and iPod touch, a net connection environment is necessary.
  OS
    iPhone, iPod touch - iOS 4.0 or later, iPad - OS 3.2 or later

? GR World URL:
http://www.ricoh.com/r_dc/gr/world/

? About GR Digital:
Ricoh introduced the GR Digital compact digital camera in 2005. Attracting strong support from many fans, especially among professional and top amateur users, it has had a long product life, evolving with the subsequent release of the GR Digital II (2007) and GR Digital III (2009) models.

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