Augmented ID: Augmented Reality Facial Recognition for Mobile. Devs Hack iPhone API for True Augmented Reality. An international team of computer scientists has created software that lets anyone perform on-the-fly analysis of live streaming video on the iPhone. Used alongside existing methods of displaying data on top of the camera's view, this new functionality signals a fundamental change in the kinds of Augmented Reality (AR) that iPhone developers can create.
Existing AR apps, like Yelp, Layar, Wikitude and others display data on top of a camera's view but don't actually analyze what the camera sees. This new development changes that. The iPhone has a private API for analysis of live-streaming video but developers' requests that it be made accessible haven't been granted by Apple. The new software opening up access to that API was made freely available to anyone this morning by the team that built it. In a demonstration video the team showed how software built on top of the now-exposed API could look at a 2D image drawn on paper and render the image in 3D. This is of course just one use-case. The Wall Has Fallen: 3 Augmented Reality Apps Now Live in iPhone. First Paris Metro, then Yelp, now London Buses. The newest is even selling database layers through in-app purchases. It has been widely reported that the API required to display Augmented Reality (AR) layers of data on top of the camera view of a non-jailbroken iPhone 3Gs would not be publicly exposed until the launch of the next version of the iPhone Operating System, expected this Fall.
Many developers are patiently waiting, but some have now found a way around the restriction. We just received word of the 3rd AR-enabled app hitting the iTunes store. Earlier this week we reported on Paris Metro Subway as being apparently the first AR-enabled app to be accepted into iTunes. Then, this afternoon Robert Scoble discovered that the new Yelp app includes an AR easter egg that any 3Gs owner can turn on by shaking their phone.
The London Bus app is even selling data sets through in-app purchases. This AR economy is moving faster than we expected. RobotVision: A Bing-powered iPhone Augmented Reality Browser. Bing Local Search has some interesting features you won't find in Google, so the prospect of seeing Bing listings appear on top of your iPhone's camera viewer when you point at a restaurant or business is intriguing. That's what forthcoming iPhone app RobotVision offers - and it displays a view of Tweets and Flickr photos published nearby wherever you are. RobotVision is a new Augmented Reality (AR) app for the iPhone 3Gs. It's not available yet, but it will be as soon as AR apps are formally welcomed into the App Store by Apple, probably sometime next month.
AR browsers "turn the world inside out" by exposing latent online information about your surroundings; there will soon be enough of them that they will compete based on user experience. RobotVision was built by Portland, Oregon's Tim Sears, a developer at a major PR firm by day and a side-project innovator by night. Does that mean that AR browsers will be commodities? UX and AR Problems With RobotVision and AR Apps in General. IPhone Augmented Reality Apps Expected in September. The dazzling new trend of "augmented reality" mobile applications, software that puts layers of information on top of a mobile device's camera viewer, is something that's left iPhone owners feeling out of luck.
Now one company developing such an app says Apple has said the technology required will be officially enabled in the next version of the iPhone OS - which is expected out in September. Developers are able to access the necessary controls in the phone illicitly, but when Apple offers a stable and official Application Programming Interface (API) for layering data over the camera viewer - that's going to be game changing. The particular app in question is a subway route finder that shows route signs when you point your phone one direction or another. The list of possibilities is long, though, so we hope this September date is for real. The rumor was first unearthed on Friday by Mark Milian of the LA Times: We've written extensively about Augmented Reality before. Iphonearkit - Project Hosting on Google Code. Open Letter to Apple: Let us Augment Reality with the iPhone! «
A letter sent to Apple Developer Relations. Dear Apple, We are a collection of augmented reality (AR) enthusiasts and professionals (from business and academia), who have been working on a multitude of AR apps for the iPhone. These apps are poised to change the way people interact with the real world. But here is the rub: we are currently unable to publish these apps on the app store because the iPhone SDK lacks public APIs for manipulating live video. We are asking Apple to provide a public API to access live video in real time, on the iPhone. We will be happy to offer additional technical details. The impact of augmented reality (AR) on our lives could be as significant as the introduction of the PC. Looking back just a few years, AR pioneers had to hack a slew of components into ridiculously large backpacks and HUDs, and be confined to rigged environments.
Here is how augmented reality could open up new opportunities for the iPhone this year: Arf (Georgia Tech) ARghhhh (Georgia Tech) I.document » Blog Archive » TwittARound. How Would You Like Your Own, Personal iPhone App? From InfoMedia, the makers of iFart (an odd reference point, I know, but they obviously know something about creating a popular iPhone app) comes an interesting concept. CEO of InfoMedia Joel Comm claims that the iPhone applications platform is ripe for personal, branded applications which will help users stay in touch with your persona or company. As an example, Joel has created his own, personal application which can be found in the App Store. They've taken the concept a step further, however, allowing everyone to create their own personal app without any effort or programming knowledge.
The idea is explained in detail over at www.mobilesyndicationservice.com, and although pricing plans aren't available yet (InfoMedia claims they will be available mid January 2009), you can already apply for your personal app. The actual application consists of a branded splash screen with a message of the day. Interested in more iPhone resources? Check these out: iPhone Forum - alles over de Apple iPhone en iPhone 3G. Jailbreak + Unlock - Page - iPhoneFreakz. This is a no nonsense guide to start jailbreaking and unlocking your iPhone. For this tutorial i’m using iLiberty+ and i must say that this app is really the best that i’ve used so far. I’ll show you a exact howto. 1) Download the latest version of iLiberty+ from here. 2) Install the app and run it after the installation. 3) On the opening screen, enable the Jailbreak, Activate, Youtube fix, Unlock, Downgrade bootloader and Cydia. 4) click on Advanced. and then on Available on repo.
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