Augmented Reality App Showing NY Subways…
This inspires me and I suspect, if you are a wannabe app developer, it will inspire you, too. The idea of an augmented reality app is to use iPhone’s camera or video capability to display the world on the iPhone screen, then overlay data on top of that world.
In the video below, the video camera displays the image seen by its lens in near real time, then uses location services and its subway database to overlay the location of nearby subway stations. This is brilliant. And there are so many other ideas that pop into my mind. I see a wave of these apps coming soon…
– Dave
This technology is coming right on time. Vernor Vinge’s near-future novel “Rainbows End” features a fully realized version of this technology. People wear computers that overlay stuff visually when you look around, so buildings display their names, people can give off biometric info, and, if you’re using the free version, you see ads.
I will now have to check that out. Hopefully, it’s available on Kindle…
– Dave
there was a recent article about this in the times. Look forward to seeing these types of apps available here.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/12/business/12proto.html
That’s friggin cool. I have lots of augmented reality ideas. Reading your book feverishly hoping to get up to speed on this stuff.
Cool beans, Jon. Hope you enjoy the book. And thanks for the link, NyTimes Reader. Excellent article!!!
– Dave