Comments on: Nearest Tube iPhone App Makes Directions Real http://theappleblog.com/2009/07/06/nearest-tube-iphone-app-makes-directions-real/ TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:47:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Richard http://theappleblog.com/2009/07/06/nearest-tube-iphone-app-makes-directions-real/#comment-50103 Richard Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:37:19 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=27793#comment-50103 The fact that developers have to 'petition' Apple to open up the video API expresses everything that's wrong with a single all powerful company owning your phone's APIs, with a penchant for restrictions and secrecy. Microsoft, for all its many faults, at least makes all of its APIs open and positively encourages developers. And of course Android and other Linux distributions are far more open still - you can even *improve the APIs* when the implementations are open source. Control over a phone you've already bought - that's a radical idea... The fact that developers have to ‘petition’ Apple to open up the video API expresses everything that’s wrong with a single all powerful company owning your phone’s APIs, with a penchant for restrictions and secrecy. Microsoft, for all its many faults, at least makes all of its APIs open and positively encourages developers. And of course Android and other Linux distributions are far more open still – you can even *improve the APIs* when the implementations are open source.

Control over a phone you’ve already bought – that’s a radical idea…

]]> By: Weekly App Store Picks: July 11, 2009 http://theappleblog.com/2009/07/06/nearest-tube-iphone-app-makes-directions-real/#comment-50087 Weekly App Store Picks: July 11, 2009 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:27:57 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=27793#comment-50087 [...] reality has finally made it to the iPhone in the shape of Nearest Tube, an app that takes your iPhone’s camera feed and overlays directions. Designed for use in London, hold the iPhone up and it’ll point you to the nearest [...] [...] reality has finally made it to the iPhone in the shape of Nearest Tube, an app that takes your iPhone’s camera feed and overlays directions. Designed for use in London, hold the iPhone up and it’ll point you to the nearest [...]

]]> By: WOI #1? – Websites Of Interest | Skofgar's Blog http://theappleblog.com/2009/07/06/nearest-tube-iphone-app-makes-directions-real/#comment-49526 WOI #1? – Websites Of Interest | Skofgar's Blog Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:17:35 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=27793#comment-49526 [...] darüber, wie man sein Dock los wird und wie man mit einer App in London ganz einfach die nächste U-Bahn-Station [...] [...] darüber, wie man sein Dock los wird und wie man mit einer App in London ganz einfach die nächste U-Bahn-Station [...]

]]> By: mobiThinking http://theappleblog.com/2009/07/06/nearest-tube-iphone-app-makes-directions-real/#comment-49375 mobiThinking Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:00:42 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=27793#comment-49375 Isn’t the reason that most of AR innovation is on Android down to the fact that Apple doesn’t release a full SDK for the iPhone? It was mentioned by The Hyperfactory in this (recommended) brief on AR. Hyperfactory run AR campaigns for big brands like Nike and Coca-Cola/Fanta (but not for the iPhone). So Apple isn’t just shutting out start-ups. Is that what it wants? The AR brief from Hyperfactory: http://www.mobithinking.com/white-papers/bring-your-mobile-campaign-life-virtually-insider-s-guide-augmented-reality Isn’t the reason that most of AR innovation is on Android down to the fact that Apple doesn’t release a full SDK for the iPhone? It was mentioned by The Hyperfactory in this (recommended) brief on AR. Hyperfactory run AR campaigns for big brands like Nike and Coca-Cola/Fanta (but not for the iPhone). So Apple isn’t just shutting out start-ups. Is that what it wants?
The AR brief from Hyperfactory: http://www.mobithinking.com/white-papers/bring-your-mobile-campaign-life-virtually-insider-s-guide-augmented-reality

]]> By: iphonedev1 http://theappleblog.com/2009/07/06/nearest-tube-iphone-app-makes-directions-real/#comment-49374 iphonedev1 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:48:18 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=27793#comment-49374 Thanks for a good explanation of how the app works. I wondered how they implemented the live video feed. Since they are bypassing the published API to get the feed I wonder how they'll get their app approved by Apple. Thanks for a good explanation of how the app works. I wondered how they implemented the live video feed. Since they are bypassing the published API to get the feed I wonder how they’ll get their app approved by Apple.

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