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London Cycle Hire – Augmented Reality Application
Monday, 16 Aug, 2010 – 15:16 | 2 Comments
London Cycle Hire – Augmented Reality Application

Presselite, the ever helpful French company who specialise in building mobile augmented reality applications to help users find nearby transport links like busses and train stations have extended their London Tube application to support the locations of the docking stations.

Explore Audio Augmented Reality With Toozla
Thursday, 27 May, 2010 – 17:16 | 2 Comments
Explore Audio Augmented Reality With Toozla

Toozla looks like it will be a surefire winner, if you are travelling you have access to your very own audio tour. No waiving your mobile device around in an unknown area, just put in your earphones and when something interesting is nearby the application will tell you.

Mobile Augmented Reality – The Marmite Problem
Wednesday, 21 Apr, 2010 – 12:49 | 10 Comments
Mobile Augmented Reality – The Marmite Problem

A lot of people will argue that the camera view serves no purpose. If you put your finger over the lenses the application doesn’t notice and carries on plotting the POIs regardless. Very true, but the usefulness depends on the data you are viewing and how you want to use it.

Mixare Video Explains Mobile Compass Accuracy Issues
Thursday, 1 Apr, 2010 – 10:36 | 2 Comments
Mixare Video Explains Mobile Compass Accuracy Issues

If you have ever used an augmented reality location browser application to find interesting points in your local area, you’ll have no doubt noted that it’s not 100% accurate with positioning and points of interest never appear exactly on top of the target. Have you ever wondered why the accuracy is never correct?

AR Easter Egg Game
Tuesday, 30 Mar, 2010 – 11:29 | 2 Comments
AR Easter Egg Game

It’s is nice simple game where you balance the egg for as long as possible by holding the marker in front of your webcam and prevent the egg from rolling off the board for the required time.

mixare – A New Augmented Reality Engine For Android
Friday, 19 Mar, 2010 – 11:18 | 7 Comments
mixare – A New Augmented Reality Engine For Android

Today Peer Internet Solutions launched mixare, (mix Augmented Reality Engine). This is an open source augmented reality browser for Android and the possibilities seem, (almost) endless!

Junaio 2.0 Now An Augmented Reality Browser
Friday, 5 Mar, 2010 – 14:06 | 10 Comments
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 full augmented reality browser, as well as creating 3D content you are now able to find your nearest restaurant, nearby tweets etc. Junaio 2.0 also has augmented reality marker recognition functionality. It’s all great stuff but the silence is deafening, we just cant help but wonder if 2.0 slipped out as an accident.

Layar 3 Back To The iPhone – worth the wait?
Wednesday, 3 Mar, 2010 – 13:19 | 9 Comments
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 coffee.

Layar The First Augmented Reality AppStore
Tuesday, 16 Feb, 2010 – 12:38 | 2 Comments
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 and chargeable content. Layar are making a serious bid to become the augmented reality application store for all devices.

Ultimate Guide To iPhone Augmented Reality – Part III Browsers
Tuesday, 9 Feb, 2010 – 13:58 | 8 Comments
Ultimate Guide To iPhone Augmented Reality – Part III Browsers

Say augmented reality to any iPhone owner and they’ll say Wikitude or Layar. A detailed scan through the appstore shows there are more browsers than any other category of mobile augmented reality application. We continue the ultimate guide to iPhone augmented reality and focus on the augmented reality browser. Are there any threats to the Wikitude crown? What’s hot and what’s not.

Augmented Reality Browsers Innovation & Best Practices
Friday, 5 Feb, 2010 – 13:44 | 6 Comments
Augmented Reality Browsers Innovation & Best Practices

Building augmented reality applications presents developers with a unique challenge. How do you build a user interface that presents a large amount of data to users, data that needs to reflect distance and location, and may have multiple data in the same location. Visually laying out that data is challenging. We look at some of the unique approaches some developers are taking to solve this problem.

WhereMark Augmented Reality Browser
Wednesday, 20 Jan, 2010 – 13:24 | One Comment
WhereMark Augmented Reality Browser

I was on holiday when WhereMark hit the iPhone store in December but I was in contact with the developers back in September when they released a preview video to Youtube and remember being excited about it.

Having had a chance to test the released version I have to say they have done a pretty good job and lived up to my expectations.

Wikitude 4 For The Android With Video
Tuesday, 19 Jan, 2010 – 15:14 | 4 Comments
Wikitude 4 For The Android With Video

Wikitude 4 has hit the Android and has numerous improvements. Firstly Wikitude 4 supports miles as well as kilometers so no more wondering if 7.5km is to far to walk. I’m really happy about this change and I’m glad my nagging has paid off. Wikitude 4 also boasts many new features and a UI refresh which looks really cool.

The Worlds First Audio Augmented Reality Browser
Monday, 21 Dec, 2009 – 13:11 | 6 Comments
The Worlds First Audio Augmented Reality Browser

Toozla have just announced the launch of what I think is the worlds first augmented reality sound browser. It works just like Layar or Wikitude in that it uses location based services to determine your current location and then depending on what channels you are subscribed to will give you an audio commentary. The channels include a Tourist channel for finding information on nearby landmarks, a Services channel to receive promotional information from shops and business and a Weather and Chat channel

Augmented Reality On Symbian – Wikitude Arrives
Monday, 7 Dec, 2009 – 12:56 | 3 Comments
Augmented Reality On Symbian – Wikitude Arrives

Until today, Symbian users have had very little to shout about when looking for augmented reality applications, but the good news is if you are a Nokia 97 owner you can now download Wikitude from OVI.

Layar Now In 3D
Friday, 4 Dec, 2009 – 12:05 | 7 Comments
Layar Now In 3D

Layar 3.0 is now available in the Android Marketplace. The Beatles Tour developed by a London based company and fellow augmented reality blogger is one of the most exciting launch layers available. Start the tour, and you are guided to the first location where you have a unique picture opportunity with Ringo, Paul, John and George on the famous zebra crossing in Abbey Road