Comments on: Announcing Foursquare for Layar app

By: Foursquare and Layar Teamup | Engine Digital Inc. / Blog

Foursquare and Layar Teamup | Engine Digital Inc. / Blog — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:23:07 +0000

[...] is in its infancy, and it’s evolving. On November 16th, Dennis Crowley from Foursquare announced in Amsterdam that Foursquare would be teaming up with the augmented reality app, Layar. Now [...]

By: Layar 3.0 adds Augmented Realty Twitter, Foursquare, and more! | Augment Pro

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:50:46 +0000

[...] a company to showcase certain POI/elements only to employees. Also, it further enables Twitter and Foursquare type layers to evolve even more.Layar v3.0 can now be downloaded free of charge from the Android [...]

By: Layar Adds Foursquare, Beatlemania and Civic Projects to its AR Offerings | google android os blog

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:40:57 +0000

[...] for posts and marks the exact location that the post is given on an augmented reality layar. In his Foursquare application Poutré gives users access to the latest Foursquare venues and [...]

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:06:44 +0000

@strongabs you are right that both mobile platforms (android, iphone) have excellent apps for Foursquare. The Layar app uses a slightly different perspective: you are primarily looking around you (geolocation), see what happens right now in your direct neighborhood. Some aspects include:

view tips and venues without logging in to Foursquare (even without a foursquare account)
use any of the handy Layar features to switch between AR view, plot locations on a map or even get routing directions
it’s fun to see what your pals are doing in reality view

Of course the value of this all is very subjective to the end user (except that currently the GPS is indeed draining the battery like mad).

By: strongabs

strongabs — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:17:46 +0000

Very good implementation, but my question is ‘why?’.

Why would a Foursquare (FS) user not simply use the native iPhone and Android FS application? Why would they want to use Layar and burn up their batteries in minutes? FS says their application doesn’t use the geolocating/battery burning capabilities of the phone, so I would think hardcore users would much rather the native application. Also the native application is available on the older iPhone models that don’t require the new api, etc.

By: Foursquare Shares API For Location Based Fun and Games « MobileBehavior

Foursquare Shares API For Location Based Fun and Games « MobileBehavior — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:55:07 +0000

[...] examples include Peek Maps, Foursquare for Android, ul.timate.info, Yipit, Wordpress, Layar, and Last Night's Check-ins. And remember, this is just the beginning. [...]

By: Το foursquare API Είναι Εδώ για Όλους | Newsbytes.gr

Το foursquare API Είναι Εδώ για Όλους | Newsbytes.gr — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:08:07 +0000

[...] μια ιδέα για το τι θα ακολουθήσει. Δημιουργήθηκε ένα overlay για το Layar που γράψαμε πρόσφατα, ένα σύστημα που [...]

By: Andrew Warner

Andrew Warner — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:55:10 +0000

This is spectacular!

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uberVU - social comments — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:37:39 +0000

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By: Raimo

Raimo — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:08:41 +0000

Excellent work!!