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Layar Augmented Reality Browser Finally Available for iPhone

Written on October 16, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 3 people have commented

Late Wednesday, augmented reality (subscription required) app Layar finally hit the App Store. It received a lot of buzz early on in the days of AR on mobile devices, and was released long ago for devices running Google’s Android OS.
The idea behind the browser is that multiple points of interest (POI) are displayed on top [...]

Weekly App Store Picks: October 3, 2009

Written on October 03, 2009 by Olly Farshi and 5 people have commented

Fueled by a burning desire to bring you the latest iPhone app recommendations, I’ve kept a keen eye on the new App Store releases this week. As ever, I’ve hand-picked four apps for you to check out.
This week I’ve given my picks a social twist, whether it’s tweeting, traveling or just talking. My top pick [...]

Augmented Reality On the iPhone: What the Future May Hold

Written on October 02, 2009 by Josh Pigford and 1 person has commented

Recently the iPhone has become a bit of a playground for augmented reality apps. These apps have been more of a cool thing to show off to your friends than anything all that useful, but Colin Gibbs believe they have a lot of promise (subscription required).
We believe AR will eventually be ubiquitous, perhaps even to [...]

Yelp Update Brings Augmented Reality As an Easter Egg

Written on August 27, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 8 people have commented

Yesterday, we looked at Paris Metro, supposedly the first augmented reality app officially available for the iPhone. Today, Robert Scoble uncovered an Easter egg that looks like it may grant that title to Yelp, which got a version update earlier this week that carried a nice surprise: an AR mode dubbed “Monocle.”
Yelp is one of [...]

First Augmented Reality App for the iPhone Is Live

Written on August 26, 2009 by Liam Cassidy and 19 people have commented

Several sources reported yesterday that the latest updates to the app Metro Paris Subway had (99 cents, iTunes link) appeared on the iTunes App Store, bringing it up to version 3.0. Amongst many nice new and updated features, this version also brings augmented reality to the iPhone, officially, for the first time.
So, it’s finally here. [...]

Nearest Tube iPhone App Makes Directions Real

Written on July 06, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 5 people have commented

How’s your reality? Blasé, run-of-the-mill, so-so? Fear not — an augmented reality is right around the corner, so long as you own an iPhone 3GS. Yes, Android is well ahead of the game in this particular area, but at least one app is already awaiting Apple’s approval that makes use of this exciting, new technology. [...]