Augmented Reality to the max with Layars for iPhone 3GS
Thursday, October 15th, 2009Filed under: iPhone , App Review Every so often an app comes along that you just get excited about. Well, I’m excited about the Layar Reality Browser [ iTunes link ], and even better: it’s free! This app has been available on the Android platform, and iPhone users have been eagerly awaiting it. Wait no more. The Layar app will only run on an iPhone 3GS because it really needs that built-in compass. So what does it do? Quite a lot. The app displays real time information based on y
Augmented Reality to the max with Layars for iPhone 3GS
Thursday, October 15th, 2009Filed under: iPhone , App Review Every so often an app comes along that you just get excited about. Well, I’m excited about the Layar Reality Browser [ iTunes link ], and even better: it’s free! This app has been available on the Android platform, and iPhone users have been eagerly awaiting it. Wait no more. The Layar app will only run on an iPhone 3GS because it really needs that built-in compass. So what does it do? Quite a lot. The app displays real time information based on you
Is Apple Going to Support Augmented Reality, After All?
Thursday, October 15th, 2009The cranky elves that run the iPhone App Store may be warming up after all to the emerging field of Augmented Reality (AR). AR app makers, who are building sci-fi-like interfaces for viewing data about the physical world on top of the mobile phone’s camera, were beginning to feel spurned. Today Apple both approved the most eagerly anticipated Augmented Reality app yet, Amsterdam’s AR browser Layar ( iTunes link ), and made its primary challenger, Wikitude ( iTunes link ), a featured app
Is Apple Going to Support Augmented Reality, After All?
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009The cranky elves that run the iPhone App Store may be warming up after all to the emerging field of Augmented Reality (AR). AR app makers, who are building sci-fi-like interfaces for viewing data about the physical world on top of the mobile phone’s camera, were beginning to feel spurned. Today Apple both approved the most eagerly anticipated Augmented Reality app yet, Amsterdam’s AR browser Layar ( iTunes link ), and made its primary challenger, Wikitude ( iTunes link ), a featured app
YANA - Yet another navigation app (MapQuest Navigator)
Monday, October 12th, 2009Filed under: iPhone , App Review If choice is a good thing, iPhone owners have a veritable bounty of navigation apps in all price ranges and features. MapQuest has now released their own navigation app, and frankly it’s a mixed bag. Like the AT&T nav app , MapQuest Navigator [ iTunes link ] needs the internet for its data, so if you frequently drive where even the Edge network is a sometime visitor, forget using this app. If you are more of an urban driver or stick to Interstate
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