Layer venturing into the third dimension come November

One of the coolest Android apps available currently available hands down is that of Layar. This seemingly average socially “aware” augmented reality browser displays real time info about various places using your phone’s camera, GPS, compass, etc. isn’t sitting still in terms of development and advancement. Come November, this nifty little app will be making a mighty large move into the third dimension. As you can see from the photo above, the possibilities and doors that can be heard opening in your head are quite expansive and large. The addition of 3D text and images is huge even though the initial examples such as the plane above are rather crude. Don’t discount this app or the team behind it though. A big shift in socially aware AR apps is coming and I can’t wait. Currently, developers of all walks are being encouraged to delve into Layer and it’s upcoming 3D feature as to expand the apps potential and functionality. The new 3D feature is reported to be coming to end users this November. I’m definitely on edge….November can’t come soon enough.

If you so choose (and I highly suggest you do so), a video inside gives you a quick demo of the 3D goodness.

Layar unlocks your world like it’s 2045

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Have you ever wondered aimlessly through town staring down at your cellphone screen wishing it were smarter to the surrounding area?  Instead of you having to enter in the criteria for places of interest the phone itself will show you in real time what is cool and what is not.  Time to celebrate folks as it appears the future hopped on the time machine and decided to pay us a visit.  Layar, an innovative and revolutionary new program developed by SPRXMobile is aiming to redo navigation and discovery like no other app has before.  It really is quite simple.  Using a phone’s built in GPS, compass, and camera, the phone will display on screen (using your camera) your surroundings.  With the help of the GPS and compass it will find out where you are and overlay that information on your live image onscreen.  Sweet!  Seriously cool stuff that seems so futuristic.  So far, Android handsets such as the G1 HTC Magic are the first up to adopt this new technology with the iPhone 3G S a “heavy interest”.  It may not be a flying car, but I think it’ll do for now.  Don’t you?

Source: Engadget