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We’ve seen companies making augmented reality apps for the iPhone and Android. What about Symbian S60? After all, it’s the single most popular smartphone platform worldwide, and some of the devices on the market have all the hardware required for this to work — i.e. GPS, accelerometer and compass. On that note, I’m glad to report that the first such application is in development as we speak. It’s called ARound Project and just as you would expect from these kind of apps, it overlays the image stream generated from the camera with markers of POIs around the user.
The good thing about it is that it’s plugin-ready, allowing third-party developers to customize the application at different levels. The bad thing, however, is that it’s still not ready for the prime time. This doesn’t mean you can’t give it a try, quite the contrary. Be aware, though, that not many device are supported at the moment, and the list includes Nokia N97, as well as several S60 3.2 devices such as the Nokia 6210 Navigator, 6710 Navigator, 5730 XpressMusic, and N86.
The screenshots we’ve seen look promising, though I must add I haven’t tried the app myself. If anyone of you folks give it a try, don’t hesitate to drop us a comment…
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Dusan Belic
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.
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