General, Technology, featured March 11th, 2010 by lester

Build Mobile Augmented Reality Applications In 1 Hour

I ran an interesting workshop at Mobile World Congress for people interested in augmented reality. The topic, should I build a plug-in for another application or write my own application came up along with how do I make money? So what are the pros and cons of each and is there a 3rd better way?

Augmented Reality Gaming: Nokia Ovi Maps Racing

Recently Nokia launched Ovi Maps Racing for Nokia Symbian^1 handsets. The idea behind the game is that you use your current location to create a track around where you are using Ovi Maps, and then you can race around, tr[...]

Junaio 2.0 Now An Augmented Reality Browser

To a surprising lack of any kind of Metaio inspired fanfare, Junaio 2.0 arrived in the iPhone store (Android version coming soon). The new version of Junaio is a huge upgrade over the previous version, Junaio is now a fu[...]

Augmented Reality Dating For The iPhone

Could augmented reality dating be the next big thing? Street Spark have created an augmented reality application for the iPhone that allows you to findpotential love matches around you, view their profile and send them c[...]

Layar 3 Back To The iPhone – worth the wait?

Layar was pulled from the appstore a month or so back but makes it's return with version 3.0. An update with new 3D layers. Has it been worth the wait? Layar fans may want to skip today's blog and get themselves a cup of[...]

The scary world of augmented reality gaming

Today's augmented reality games are a fun affair, shoot a few aliens, blow up a few planes, or put out a few fires all from the comfort for your own home. The only danger is banging your knee on a table as you turn aroun[...]

MWC highlights and the next Augmented Planet event

Mobile World Congress was as usual a top event. This year there was a big AR theme including the augmented reality workshop that I ran at the Mobile Jam. Some really cool highlights include, TAT Augmented ID is no longer[...]

Layar The First Augmented Reality AppStore

If you have an idea for a new layer but have been put off developing it because there is no revenue opportunities then good news. Layar announce that from mid March developers will have the option to produce both free an[...]

Tiger Beer for the iPhone

Stuck for a beer? Tiger Beer is here. Tiger Beer are the latest brand to throw their hat in to the ring and release an augmented reality iPhone application. Like all augmented reality applications we have seen, it has an[...]

Wikitude World Browser Update – Quick Look

The latest update of the Wikitude World Browser hits the iPhone store. We take a very early look to see whats new, whats hot, and whats not.[...]

Augmented Reality Toys For Boys

You want Robot Vision? LinceoVR is a set of tools that enable developers to build augmented reality content, using their SDK a mash-up has been created that allows the Rovio web-cam to recognise markers turning the robot[...]