As part of the idea to mainstream the use of augmented reality services, Layar announced that it is “moving management and publication of AR content to third parties” through its new product – Layar Connect. As a result, developers will be able to create augmented reality content that can be accessed by Layar users with…
NAVIGON updates its Android navigation app with tablet support, weather and parking features
Mobile navigation service/app provider NAVIGON updated its Android application – MobileNavigator. There are few cool improvements included in this release, including: Android tablet support – MobileNavigator now sings along tablets running Android 3.0 Honeycomb. The application is optimized for higher display resolution, “providing clear and crisp map views.” Clever parking – The feature which is…
Juniper Research: Counter terrorism could help augmented reality grow
We’ve already told you about Juniper Research’s bullish forecasts of the augmented reality services. According to latest figures we have from the research company, the market for mobile enterprise applications featuring augmented reality elements is expected to exceed $300 million by 2015. Among the deployments that will help this grow, Juniper points to areas as…
LG Optimus 3D to come with Wikitude 3D AR browser
LG has issued a somewhat strange announcement, saying they will allow Optimus 3D owners to “download Wikitude 3D from LG World,” LG’s dedicated application store for free, staring in the middle of June. So it’s not like Wikitude 3D will come pre-loaded with the device — I guess it’s too late now — but that…
Wikitude for BlackBerry 9900 Puts BBM Friends into Augmented Reality
As a part of the announcement of the BlackBerry Bold 9900 this week, RIM showcased a preloaded augmented reality app that we’ve seen on other platforms called Wikitude. Since the 9900 is the first BlackBerry to include a magnetic compass and the right display overlay software, it’s the first to support AR apps. To give…
Qualcomm’s augmented reality SDK now ready for the prime time
It was back in February 2010 when Qualcomm first announced its augmented reality platform. Then in March they opened an augmented reality R&D center in Vienna, Austria; and finally in October, launched the first Android SDK in beta. Now that SDK is ready for the prime time and offered through the company’s online developer network,…
Navigon iPhone app adds augmented reality
The Navigon app has been one of the best ways to get turn-by-turn navigation on the Apple iPhone and the app has just received an update to include some augmented reality features. The Navigon iPhone app now lets you use the Apple iPhone’s camera to get some points of interest on your screen. For example,…
Layar Augmented Reality Data Now Shareable to Twitter and Facebook
The Layar augmented reality browser for Android and iPhone has been updated to version 5.0, including the ability to share layers, 3D models, and achievements with friends on Facebook and Twitter. Layar for Symbian just came out last month, and the new features should be finding their way there soon enough. If you’re unfamiliar, Layar…
Mark Cuban, Qualcomm to bring augmented reality to Mavericks tickets
Mark Cuban, the tech entrepreneur who is also the Dallas Mavericks owner, is teaming-up with Qualcomm to add some augmented reality twist to the NBA tickets. As a result, Android smartphone owners can download a special app (MavsAR) to discover new content “hidden” (or that’s embedded) within their tickets. Support for other platforms is also…
Valpak brings its coupons to junaio augmented reality browser
junaio got an extra layer of usefulness thanks to the partnership with Valpek, which will offer location-based coupons to the users of the popular augmented reality browser. As far as end-users are concerned, all they have to do is select the Valpak coupon channel in junaio and see great offers poping up on their camera…