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Layar on Symbian in SXSW?

In the upcoming days SXSW is unfolding.
It seems that Layar has something to tell us there @marlooz has made a picture of a card in her goody bag.

Is Symbian pronouncing the Layar launch a bit too early? Lets wait and see.
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Layar revamped! Looks cool

The Layar logo has been redesigned and it looks great! Thumbs up guys! /me likes it.
Also have a look at the video of there preloaded application on the Samsung phones in France.
Cool guys! We wan’t more.

AugmentThis! Android KML KMZ Google Earth based AR app

Today I was browsing the Android Market and I found AugmentThis! , it seems to be an free Android Application on wich one can add there personal KML/KMZ Google Earth POI (point of intrest).
Search for it in the Android market and have a go

Recognizr – Real person AR Android application

This new application of Recognizr will blow you away.
Check the video out:
If you have an Android application then download there software here.
http://www.recognizr.com/

Layar? What is NEXT!

Layar has an upcomming event for future partners/developers upcomming monday in Amsterdam.
http://layar.com/NEXT
I don’t realy know what they are going to bring that we don’t already know, but lets what and see.
The ANWB (the dutch AAA) deployed there intergration yesterday (Layar used them as launching partner?) .
Hopefully we will see some nice developements, the best of [...]

Wikitude API demo video

Developers get ready..
Here is a video of the use of the OpenAPI that wikitude has available for every developer out there.
I can’t wait to see what the results are!
Akira Sasaki, one of our WIKITUDE API Beta Testers from Japan, has created a wonderful tutorial for the WIKITUDE API in Japanese. This tutorial is [...]

Wikitude has opened there platform

Wikitude (the makers of the first AR browser on a mobile in the world) have released a GEO-tagging website that helps developers to use there application.
Press-release
Mobilizy GmbH introduces enhancements to its award winning WIKITUDE Mobile AR Platform, focusing on end users and opening up an application-programming interface (API) for developers. The enhanced WIKITUDE [...]

Layar API key form has opened

Layar has opened a API key request page.
According to there press-release they have a new strategy.
If you are interested in developing a Layer for there browser than got to http://layer.com/API and signup for a key request.
It is unclear to me what a developer can do with this key. There a no guidelines that I know [...]

Highlights IBM Seer developed for @wimbledon

A tweet from the Wikitude team has come to my attention about the Wimbledon IBM Seer application. The application has been developed by Ogilvy and Mobilizy.
Have a look:

Real world “Layar”-ing

Yesterday at the terras we did some layar testing.
We where looking at a Android HTC magic phone with the Layar application installed in the Netherlands.
My first findings are that the application could use some tweaking to optimize performance. The sliders to shorten the radar view are unworkable IMO.
But to conclude the findings, I don’t realy [...]