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Augmented reality experts at Layar launched a new app and platform – Stiktu, allowing users to “remix the real world.” Available as a free download from the Apple AppStore and Google Play, it lets users add their own drawings, text, images and stickers to magazines, posters and more by simply scanning them with a smartphone.…
Layar, one of the innovators of mobile augmented reality, recently announced the release of its new social experiment called Stiktu, an application allowing Android and iOS smartphone users to leave digital postings on real-world images and share them with each other. The social app lets users add text, images, stickers and sketches to objects around…
Layar and LINDA, the largest women’s glossy in the Netherlands, are showcasing the future of print by creating the first Dutch augmented reality magazine. As a result, the new LINDA magazine comes with so called “digital buttons” that are placed on more than 50 pages, allowing Layar users to access additional content with their smartphones.…
Two months ago we told you about the Layar Creation Challenge and voila – now we know the winners. The first prize was awarded to AR Posters, which developers “went home” with $15,000 in their pockets; Buy it! and Food2You were awarded second ($10,000) and third ($7,500) place prizes. AR Posters allows users to watch…
Layar has struck a deal with Telefónica I+D to get their Visual Search Technology – IRIS, and integrate it into its augmented reality platform/service. Using IRIS, Layar will be able to recognize real-world objects without any special codes, eventually bringing a more intuitive user experience. Here’s what you need to know about Telefónica I+D (from…
Now that compass-equipped BlackBerry smartphones are gradually hitting the streets, augmented reality app developers can now start setting up shop on RIM’s handsets. Layar launched their offering on App World today, which lets you browser nearby points of interest, like restaurants, hotels, and helpful data like geo-located Wikipedia articles and tweets just by point your…
The augmented reality company Layar launched the Layar Creation Challenge, allowing developers around the world to compete for $55,000 in total cash prizes, to be rewarded to ten developers with the best concepts for useful layers using the recently launched Layar Vision platform extension. Layars will be judged around the following four categories: magazines, books,…
Mobile augmented reality platform Layar is about to be enhanced with a new feature that recognizes real world objects and can show digital content on top of them. Dubbed Layar Vision, it will allow users to hold their smartphone over posters, magazines and newspapers to view and interact with these “digital experiences.” On the other…
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…
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…