Augmented reality coming to iPhone with iPhone OS 3.1
Monday, 3. August 2009, 08:02:00
Some developers are leveraging undocumented APIs in iPhone OS 3.0 to create "augemented reality" apps for the iPhone. However, Apple has told at least one developer to wait until the 3.1 update, already in beta, before submitting such apps for App Store approval.
The idea behind augmented reality is that a live video view—in this case, taken from the iPhone's camera—can be overlaid with useful additional information. Sometimes these types of augmented reality apps use direction and GPS coordinates, or they might recognize 2D barcodes within view of the camera. One concept demonstrated below uses facial recognition to display links to someone's social networking profiles.
Augmented ID demonstration video
Another such augmented reality app is Nearest Subway from developer Acrossair. Using the iPhone 3GS's GPS and compass hardware, the app can overly information about nearby subway stops. Merely by pointing an iPhone in the intended direction, Nearest Subway overlays small signs indicating the next subway stop in that direction, and what lines pass through.
Source: http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/07/augmented-reality-coming-to-iphone-with-iphone-os-31.ars
The idea behind augmented reality is that a live video view—in this case, taken from the iPhone's camera—can be overlaid with useful additional information. Sometimes these types of augmented reality apps use direction and GPS coordinates, or they might recognize 2D barcodes within view of the camera. One concept demonstrated below uses facial recognition to display links to someone's social networking profiles.
Augmented ID demonstration video
Another such augmented reality app is Nearest Subway from developer Acrossair. Using the iPhone 3GS's GPS and compass hardware, the app can overly information about nearby subway stops. Merely by pointing an iPhone in the intended direction, Nearest Subway overlays small signs indicating the next subway stop in that direction, and what lines pass through.
Source: http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/07/augmented-reality-coming-to-iphone-with-iphone-os-31.ars
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