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Video below. At the event itself, the team took a moment to show me a different demo illustrating how new hardware and chipsets provided by their partnership with ST Ericsson, will greatly improve the reliability and performance of AR rendering on mobile devices. If you’ve ever messed around with AR software you will recognize the tracking speed improvement on the moving target in this video. Shortly before the Mobile World Congress 2011, German Augmented Reality (AR) company Metaio launched a short Printer Demo to show some of the more practical uses for AR technology, namely instructional demonstrations. Jay Donovan is a writer and mobile strategy professional based in Columbus, Ohio. Video: Metaio Shows How New Mobile Hardware Benefits AR Performance

Just In Time For SXSW, Foursquare Ups The Game And Adds Recommendations But it’s also about more than just having fun at SXSW. “ It’s trying to make it work everywhere, all the time ,” Crowley notes. To that end, the new point system will reward you for different types of actions (finding new places, going to new cities, being more social). It’s all about motivation and encouragement for doing different types of things in the real world.

The basic gist of this update to their core augmented reality capability is that the company have been able to create AR technology advancements on 3 fronts: Gravity awareness German augmented reality firm Metaio showcased some updates to their core technologies today at this year’s ISMAR conference in Basel, Switzerland. Augmented reality

Yobongo: Forget What Your Parents Said About Not Talking To Strangers Yobongo is a mobile communication startup currently in private beta testing. They keys to the service are location, realtime, and identity. While the service remains in closed beta, there is a wait list on Yobonogo.com to put your name on. As a special for TechCrunch readers, using this link will get you priority access to the beta, moving you to the front of the line.

Zenitum 제니텀의 초스피드 즉각 마커등록 및 증강현실 콘텐츠를 시험해 볼 수 있는 ARPoP의 기사가 올라왔군요. 기사 내용은 여기에서 확인 하시면 됩니다. -> 기사보기 ARPoP에 대한 내용은 홈페이지내의 Apps 페이지에서 확인하실 수 있습니다. -> ARPoP보기 현재는 Popsicle이라는 단에에서 따온 sicle 버젼이고 앞으로 점점 더 나은 버젼을 공개할 예정 입니다. Zenitum’s 4th Open Lab featuring our broad collection of augmented reality technologies was a hit, drawing people from all corners of Korea’s innovative IT industry. Some of our guests included changemakers at LG Electronics, Samsung, various startups and design agencies. dARukun이 드디어 앱스토어에 등장 했습니다.

Gowalla 3 Launches For Android Today Should be live in the Android Market today. To me, it looks similar to the iPhone version, based on the screen shots below. I haven’t had a chance to install it yet, so let us know what you think of it. Strategically, supporting the best Gowalla experience on the fastest growing Smartphone platform makes sense for the company, as they compete with other Check-in services like Loopt and Foursquare as well as hybrid location-chat services like Yobongo . They need to fish where the fish are, for sure.

Augmented Reality Space Invaders: Expensive. Impossible. Awesome. [Video] Android is a software platform for mobile devices based on the Linux operating system and developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance. It allows developers to write managed code in Java that utilizes Google-developed software libraries, but does not support programs developed in native code. The unveiling of the Android platform on 5 November 2007 was announced with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of 34 hardware, software and telecom companies devoted to advancing open standards...

Google Maps Navigation For Android Now Routes Around Traffic “Starting today, our routing algorithms will also apply our knowledge of current and historical traffic to select the fastest route from those alternates. That means that Navigation will automatically guide you along the best route given the current traffic conditions.” Previously Google Maps Navigation would take the “fastest” route and set up alternate routes like ones that use highways instead of side roads. As of today all you have to do (aside from buy an Android phone) is open up the Navigation app. The app itself will use realtime traffic data crowd-sourced from users to try to get you there sooner. No guarantees .

Players were able to “scan” hints they found with their iPhones, for example a graphic printed on a piece of paper somewhere. The app would then verify the hint by superimposing an emblem (see below) over the image on the iPhone camera, give away points for finding the right hint and then lead players to the next part of the game. Crimsonfox: Augmented reality-powered scavenger hunt in Tokyo (video)

More info and instructions are here : This video, showing some of the experiences, is worth watching just to hear Jerry Jones express his excitement. On Friday, February 4th, using Metaio’s Augmented Reality Smartphone browser called Junaio , fans can experience a 360 degree view from inside Dallas Cowboys Stadium in the comfort of their own home or office cubicle. Then, on Monday February 7th—after the Superbowl—fans can use their Smartphone again to view a special photo in USA Today in order to watch a 3D animated recap of the “play of the game”. Some would argue that Augmented Reality has been a part of televised sporting events for some time. Indeed, we have come to rely on those virtual first down overlays when watching an NFL game. Junaio Brings Augmented Reality Superbowl Fun

Situationist App By Benrik What is Situationist? Situationist is an iPhone app that makes your everyday life more thrilling and unpredictable. It alerts members to each other's proximity and gets them to interact in random "situations". These situations vary from the friendly "Hug me for 5 seconds exactly" or "Compliment me on my haircut", to the subversive eg "Help me rouse everyone around us into revolutionary fervour and storm the nearest TV station".

Media/Marketing nieuws: Altijd happy hour met locatiediensten Zo krijgen gebruikers van de mobiele app van Shopkick informatie over winkels die meedoen met de actie. Ze kunnen punten (‘kickbucks’) verdienen door onder meer die winkels binnen te lopen en met de smartphone barcodes te scannen. De kickbucks leveren kortingen op die kunnen worden verzilverd aan de kassa door je telefoonnummer te geven aan de winkelmedewerker.

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He adds: “This is the beginning of something big. It will take a generation to work out the implications. All 2,000 pages contain undetected symbols.” Notes for editors Dr Kennedy’s findings are not only surprising and important; they overthrow conventional wisdom on Plato. Modern historians have always denied that there were codes; now Dr Kennedy has proved otherwise. ScienceHistorian cracks "the Plato code"

Plato's books had a key role in establishing the foundations of Western culture. But the existence of a so-called 'Plato Code' has long been disputed. By unravelling Plato's 'hidden' messages, Dr Kennedy believes he has thrown a new light on the origins of science, mathematics, music, and philosophy. Dr Jay Kennedy from the University of Manchester has revealed that the legendary Greek philosopher Plato used a regular pattern of symbols to give his books a musical structure. Einstein Manchester historian deciphers hidden 'Plato Code'