Want to see where the the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is being spent? There’s an app for that. Or, to be more precise, there’s a new Layar “layer” for that. The new “Recovery.org” layer is now available on the Layar augmented reality browser, giving iPhone or Android users the power to pin-point…
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Layar comes to iPhone with augmented reality view of… everything
Layar grabbed headlines a few months back as one of the first augmented reality browsers/apps to go live. Today, they’re making waves with the launch of their new Layar Reality Browser iPhone app [iTunes link]! If you check the AppStore, you’ll find that Layar is now ready for iPhone 3GS users (you have to have…
Videos: Layar, the Android augmented reality application we all love, is going 3D this November
Layar, which came out only 3 months ago and has received a hell of a lot of hype, is adding 3D capabilities to their application this November with the launch of Layar 3.0. Thanks to OpenGL, the accelerometer, GPS chip and compass inside mobile devices today, Layar is able to draw 3D objects in real…
Layar Reality Browser 2.0 is in the AppStore!
Remember Layar, the company which showcased its offering at Mobile 2.0 Europe in Barcelona? Well, they’ve just launched the updated version of their Reality Browser bringing many new features including: “Featured” and “Popular” sections New views – “Map” or “List” — that’s in addition to the default augmented reality view More options for POIs –…
Mobile 2.0 Europe startup #4: Layar – Browse the world
Probably the single most interesting startup (as far as I’m concerned) from the first round is Layar. Under the tagline “Browse the world,” Layar is offering the augmented reality service to deliver great location-aware experience to the end user. We’ve seen a demo showcasing application running on the Android device enabling users to look at…
Video: Hands on with Layar, the Mobile Augmented Reality Browser, for Android
Two days ago I told you about Layar, an application developed by SPRXmobile that claims to be the world’s first Mobile Augmented Reality Browser, and today it looks like Thomas Ricker from Engadget, who just purchased a house in Amsterdam (congratulations by the way), was lucky enough to score a hands on demo: Maarten Lens-FitzGerald,…
Video: Layar: The first mobile augmented reality browser
Augmented reality is awesome, when it works. Layar is a new application, by SPRXmobile, that was unveiled today and will be in the Android Marketplace soon enough. It claims to be the world’s first “mobile augmented reality browser” and it wasn’t until I watched the video above that I understood exactly what that meant. While…
Augmented reality browser junaio 3.0 is out!
When it comes to the feature set, junaio is the best augmented reality browser out there. It has been recognizing different kind of objects for more than a year now, while its archrival Layar introduced the capability roughly a month ago. Now metaio (developer of the software) announced version 3.0 of its app, touting it…
Zappar wants to bring augmented reality at in-store point of sale
Zappar is a new mobile app that brings videogame characters and other 3D objects to life at in-store point of sale. The augmented reality application was launched exclusively at GAMESCOM Expo in Cologne, Germany, promoting the videogame All Zombies Must Die! in partnership with games developer and distributor – doublesix. The Zappar technology allows consumers…
blippar turns Cadbury chocolate bars into an augmented reality game
blippar is a brand new smartphone app for iOS and Android smartphones made in partnership with Cadbury UK and Ireland. Available as a free download, the application will “turn” select Cadbury products like a Dairy Milk and Twirl into an augmented reality experiences. Once a user starts blippar and “sees” a Cadbury product through a…