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Bing-powered augmented reality app for iPhone

Posted on 30 August 2009 by

Following the Metro Paris Subway application, here is another Augmented Reality (AR) app for the iPhone 3Gs that's welcomed into the App Store: RobotVision. The Bing-powered app has interesting features which appear on top of your iPhone's camera viewer when you point at a restaurant or other places. It also displays Tweets and Flickr photos published nearby wherever you are. continued »

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Augmented reality iPhone apps coming in September

Posted on 24 July 2009 by

No wonder that augmented reality application is the biggest reason to upgrade to an iPhone 3GS, thanks to the addition of a compass to the iPhone 3GS. By using this app, you can easily find the nearby subways or track down your Twitter neighbors. Just wait until September, Apple says. continued »

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Next-gen iPhone comes up with digital compass?

Posted on 09 May 2009 by

The next-gen iPhone will have an integrated magnetometer (digital compass), allowing the iPhone to recognize which direction users were facing, work in tandem with the smartphone’s GPS and turn-by-turn directions. continued »

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Voice Control, Video, Compass and Auto Focus Camera

Posted on 08 April 2009 by

Through the release of Apple's iPhone 3.0 beta firmware, a fine tooth comb has been going over the configuration files looking for evidence of future capabilities. Main thing being the option to be able to do more with video. continued »

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