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Glo: The Bible for the Digital World

Posted By on October 15, 2009

Wow.

The “digital alternative” to the paper bible. Is this the “next” level of the Bible? Get more info here and here as well: BibleGlo.com.

I’m awaiting my advanced copy to review. Can’t wait. Until then, this is the breakdown:

  • Digital alternative to the paper Bible
  • Matches the convenience of the paper Bible
  • Rich interactive media experience
  • Flexible reading plans and other activities
  • Effective tool to find what you need in the Bible
  • Relevant and engaging content
  • Accessible via Multidevice Technology
  • Available late summer 2009 to key influencers
  • Includes 4 browsers (Bible, Atlas, Timeline and Topical)
  • Includes the NIV Study Bible and Zondervan’s Pictorial Encyclopedia
  • Integrates thousands of photos, artwork and maps
  • Interactive tours with over 3 hours of HD video and hundreds of VRs
  • Available October 15, 2009
  • Includes 4 browsers + my Glo
  • NIV Study Bible and Bible Encyclopedia
  • 3.5 Hours of HD Video Documentary
  • 550+ Virtual Tours
  • 7,500+ Articles
  • 2000+ High Resolution Pictures
  • 1000+ Works of Art
  • Note-making and journaling
  • Interactive Atlas and Timeline
  • Multidevice support (win mobile, web, mac)
  • Integration with wikipedia, youtube, etc.
  • Globalized language interface
  • Share the Glo experience with others
  • Devotionals & reading plans
  • Audio Bible integration
  • Animated maps and Time maps
  • Timeline extensions to secular events
  • And more…!

Seriously. Wow.

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About John Saddington: I am the CEO of 8BIT and a Full Time Blogger. I like what I do.

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33 Responses to “Glo: The Bible for the Digital World”

  1. Mary
    October 16, 2009 at #

    This is totaly awsome cant wait to interact with Glo: The Bible for the digital world. Maybe more people would stand up and take notice of what God's word has to say and decide to follow Christ thru this. One can always pray! In His Love and Care, Mary

    Reply
  2. rspilhaus
    October 16, 2009 at #

    "What do I need to run Glo?

    * Microsoft Windows® XP, Vista®, or Windows 7 OS with lastest service pack installed. (required)"

    Not for Macs yet = :(

    Reply
  3. Jim
    October 16, 2009 at #

    interesting…they've followed me on twitter…wasn't sure what it was

    Reply
  4. Brad_Parler
    October 16, 2009 at #

    Wow indeed! My first question was – how much, retails for $80, but looks like the street price will be sub $65 the have to admit that the mobile and web based looks cool too! But Wow!!!

    Reply
  5. adam lehman
    October 16, 2009 at #

    not for mac.
    foolish.

    Reply
  6. Dustin
    October 16, 2009 at #

    I got an advanced copy of the Glo from a leadership summit run by Willow Creek, but I can't run it on my Macbook :( . PC users have said it's great, though.

    Reply
  7. Jarrett Stevens
    October 16, 2009 at #

    At first I thought this was a Stand Alone Reader like Kindle. I kinda got excited…but then I figured out by all the kids on their PC's that it's software.
    A Stand Alone Reader with something as dazzling looking as this
    + Storage for Music
    + Online Connectivity to YouVersion
    + $100 price point
    + MAC friendly
    = EPIC

    hmmm…maybe I should get on that.
    Gotta go!

    Reply
    • RickwSmith
      October 17, 2009 at #

      Actually it doesn't run on Mac..I played around with a demo of this a while back…

      There actually is no mac version (John, you may want to update that) – it's windows only….for now…

      Reply
  8. joel
    October 16, 2009 at #

    Seriously wow: 18 GBs!! (I hear Doc's voice from Back to the Future)

    I wonder if they would consider a web-based version so I don't have to eat up such a chunk of my hard drive, or perhaps it can run off a high capacity optical disk (DVD)?

    And…does it include the apocrypha?

    It does sound neat and flashy, and useful too. I would love to check it out, but alas I'm a mac user.

    Reply
  9. Michael Holmes
    October 16, 2009 at #

    Wow!! I'm just gonna leave it as that

    Reply
  10. @evanlogan
    October 16, 2009 at #

    So what's up with the two dudes using macbooks in the video? Deceiving.

    Reply
  11. @smallfryeh
    October 19, 2009 at #

    I was so excited to get my sample of this at Catalyst only to find out that it's only for Windows … very very sad :(

    Reply
  12. @xiquest_vj
    October 26, 2009 at #

    I was excited to try this out after receiving a copy at Catalyst. The requirements are pretty steep, not to mention the disk space (18+ GB), but was excited nonetheless. The ATI/nVidia graphics card requirement quenched my excitement, however, as my system just has the onboard Intel set that came standard on my Dell. =-( This would be an excellent bible study program for our Church office, if a Mac version were to be released.

    Reply
  13. Joshua Horan
    November 4, 2009 at #

    Looking forward to the MAC version as well…it's a perfect fit. I’ve seen it on a PC and it looks awesome!

    Reply
  14. Suzanna
    November 20, 2009 at #

    Really disappointed that it is not for mac. What a waste! They should have thought of that.

    Reply
    • human3rror
      November 20, 2009 at #

      they're going to be releasing soon apparently…!

      Reply
  15. Rick
    January 2, 2011 at #

    I purchased a copy of the Willow Creek Association of Glo off e-Bay. It does not have the serial number with the cd’s. How do I obtain the serial number?

    Reply

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