Barcodes. Augmented ID: Augmented Reality Facial Recognition for Mobile. As mobile phones continue to develop, the improvements to geolocation features, video capabilities, and processor speed combined with APIs from various web services are helping to make augmented reality the next big thing in mobile applications. On open platforms like Android, we’ve already seen amazing developments, including things like Layar, an augmented reality app that describes the world around you, and TwittARound, an app which shows you nearby tweets. But one of the items on our Augmented Reality wishlist – AU facial recognition – isn’t something we’ve seen come about just yet. It almost seems too futuristic to be real.
And yet…here it is. How Augmented ID Works AugmentedID uses facial recognition and tracking technology from a company called Polar Rose, a photo tagging startup. Polar Rose performs facial recognition by matching 3D models of faces, one of the three methodologies for performing this task. Current Limitations and Future Possibilities But For Now… 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 Visual Media Lab at Ben Gurion University in collaboration with HIT Lab NZ wrote the code in question and unveiled it along with video demonstrations at the AR-specialist blog Games Alfresco today. This is of course just one use-case. How will Apple respond? The possibilities here are huge. EpicWin: Pre-Release Trailer. 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. [ad#inblog] 5) Click on refresh to load all the app’s (payload) from the REPO. 6) Activate the following. - Appsupport patch for 1.1.2- 1.1.4 - Bootneuter - BSD Subsystem - Fix mobile folder permission - Installer (very important !! - International Support for iPhone 1.1.4 - OpenSSH - Relocate Fonts and Ringtones 7) clik on the download button to prepare your payloads. 8) Now click on local payloads. 9) Now go back to the standard tap. 11) Click on the Go For IT button. 13) Now watch the screen of your iPhone.