Augmented Reality

"The company's launched an Augmented Reality version of the latest issue, "Teenagers." If you've got one handy, visit colorsmagazine.com and turn your webcam on. Various pages have a code that, when picked up by the cam, adds an interactive element to COLORS." - ★ Esther Rudolph from Bookmarklet

"Amid all the hype, however, there is a big problem: the sensors that the apps depend on are not always up to the job. When New Scientist tested an iPhone in downtown San Francisco, the error reported by the GPS sensor was as great as 70 metres, and the compass leapt through 180 degrees as the phone moved past a metal sculpture. Indeed, the Yelp app often displayed links to businesses directly behind the one the camera was pointing at. "These sensors are astonishingly bad at what people are trying to do with them," says Blair MacIntyre, who studies AR at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Yelp says the app's AR features are a "very early iteration" that the company will improve as it gets feedback." - Jason Wehmhoener from Bookmarklet

the 3D goodness is created with the help of OpenGL, while the positioning is calculated with the accelerometer, the GPS and the compass of the phone. The application will support live downloading and rendering of 3D objects. These objects will be active, in the sense that you’ll be able to assign actions such as “open link” or “play music” to them. - ★ Esther Rudolph from Bookmarklet