# Record-Breaking iPad Apps 'Guinness World Records: At Your Fingertips Lite' is a Great Time-Waster By Annie Ho | Published 2010-04-04 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/guinness-world-records-at-your-fingertips References: [pcworld](http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/193342/guinness_world_records_comes_to_ipad.html) & [itunes.apple](http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/guinness-world-records-at/id363508830?mt=8) The 'Guinness World Records: At Your Fingertips Lite' [iPad](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/augmented-reality-educational-app) app allows you to zoom in the pictures, dig up facts on the person, place or thing, and even watch the specific event if it was recorded. Talk about [visual learning](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trivia-glide)! There's a little bit of give-and-take for this app. With the actual hard-copy book of the Guinness World Records, you get the pop-up pictures. With the Guinness World Records: At Your Fingertips Lite app for the iPad, though, you don’t. But hey, at least you get videos--pop-up pictures are so last decade! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.6/10 - Popularity: 34% | Activity: 95% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Visual Learning:** The rise of iPad apps like 'Guinness World Records: At Your Fingertips Lite' allows for a more engaging and interactive visual learning experience. - **Digital Publishing:** The popularity of iPad apps as a platform for digital publishing is growing, providing new opportunities for content creators and publishers. - **Multimedia Education:** The integration of videos, pictures, and factual information in iPad apps is revolutionizing the way people learn and consume educational content. ### Who This Affects Most - **Educational Technology:** The development and advancement of iPad apps for educational purposes is an area of disruptive innovation in the education technology industry. - **Digital Entertainment:** The incorporation of multimedia elements like videos in iPad apps is creating disruptive innovation opportunities in the digital entertainment industry. - **Publishing:** The shift towards digital publishing platforms like iPad apps presents disruptive innovation opportunities for the publishing industry to reach a wider audience. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Bite-Sized Article Information](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wikishot.md) - [Augmented Reality Educational Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/augmented-reality-educational-app.md) - [Smartphone App Iconography Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ios-app-icon-book.md) - [Party Game Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/game-app.md) - [Tablet-Based Video Magnifying Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/video-magnifier.md) - [Interactive Number Estimation Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hunch-punch.md) - [Data-Driven Weight Lifting Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/workout-logs-gym-tracker.md) - [Lego-Centric Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brick-my-world.md) - [Dedicated AI Tablet Applications](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gemini-app-ipad.md)