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Layar is a glimpse at the future of mobile computing
by Jay Hathaway Jun 18th 2009 at 9:00AM
This is flying-car level tech, the kind of stuff that sci-fi nerds dream about, and it's got plenty of practical applications for the average user, too. Although Layar is still in its early stages, this is the technology that's going to make it possible to point your phone at a restaurant and see prices and reviews, or point it at a transit stop and see schedules. One the features Layar is pushing is the ability to create your own layers, so it could be used for everything from business to gaming. Every cool piece of tech has its downside, though, and I imagine advertisers are salivating a little bit about the possibilities something like Layar presents.
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Maff said 9:47AM on 6-18-2009
you can't wait?
then try Wikitude, it's been out a while and does the same thing
also, there's others like Qype radar and NRU which do exactly the same but without the camera view
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aps said 11:02AM on 6-18-2009
Fun fact: Layar is an indonesian word for screen.
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TheLinx said 6:18PM on 6-18-2009
Holy shit. Eden of the East is coming true.
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Zelidar said 1:36AM on 6-19-2009
I wonder how many days will pass by until we hear that the company has been bought by Google. Would that be bad? I don't even think so.
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