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		<title>Towards a generic AR browser</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 07:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday was a very significant day for the AR world, as Layar released their 3.5 release with a new functionality called Stream. While this can be viewed as a UI change and yet another way of presenting AR information, this is in fact a huge step in the direction of AR as a first class [...]]]></description>
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<p>Yesterday was a very significant day for the AR world, as Layar released their 3.5 release with a new functionality called Stream. While this can be viewed as a UI change and yet another way of presenting AR information, this is in fact a huge step in the direction of AR as a first class medium.</p>
<p>In that sense this is no less significant than the first consumer version of the web browser was (say Mosaic 1.03 or Netscape 0.9 so you will).</p>
<p>Let me explain why.</p>
<p>Until now, AR content has been served and displayed as yet another domain specific application, in many senses:</p>
<ul>
<li>brand specific (for branding and PR purposes)</li>
<li>region specific (one app or layer per region, e.g. a local hamburger joint)</li>
<li>application specific (literally: stand alone AR apps are still out there)</li>
</ul>
<p>Within the Layar platform, a single AR browser for multiple platforms and targeted at the global market was already a fact. But each AR content item (the <a class="zem_slink" title="Point of interest" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_of_interest">Point of Interest</a>, POI in short) was still confined to it&#8217;s defining layer, which is of course the under control of one publisher per individual layer. So even if a publisher would want to publish the richest possible AR content for a domain, they would be limited by the availability of accurate AR content to them.</p>
<p>For a example (and this is real): there might be several branches of banks who publish their own, branded version of a &#8220;<a class="zem_slink" title="Automated teller machine" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_teller_machine">ATM</a> finder&#8221; layer. They might not have accurate data about all available ATM&#8217;s or leave the competing branches out because of better brand recognition. Which is inevitable or even fine as a business decision. For the end user, who just wants to find the nearest ATM, this is very awkward; they have to first find all available ATM finder layers ad then open them, one by one. In Stream everything is combined and accessible by just the single search term &#8220;ATM&#8221;.</p>
<p>Now don&#8217;t get me wrong, I do recognize the importance of having the Single Layer concept for branding, ownership and even paid business models. Even more, this is one of the enablers four our business model behind <a title="TAB Worldmedia" href="http://tabworldmedia.com">TAB worldmedia</a>. Even more, it benefits the end user as well, as this is a way to communicate the source and thus trustworthyness for specific content. I do trust the branch owner of a certain ATM brand more than just a generic publisher regarding location and availability.</p>
<p>So this is where Layar steps in and created a really smart compromise. Stream combines the best of two worlds in a very elegant way: it makes the most relevant AR content available to the end user, while still providing context and branding when a user &#8220;dives in&#8221; and opens the POI, as this is still displayed in its own context and branded layer.</p>
<p>The whole stream approach is exciting for yet another reason: it means that we have a significant and diverse offering of AR content in many regions already, which justifies a unified and categorized or searchable, well, stream of AR data. In other words, there&#8217;s so much content out there that a simple Layer catalog approach is not sufficient any more for discovery. And thus, it signifies the emancipation of AR as a first class content medium, as stated above.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m really excited to see this happen within a year after the launch of the first open AR browsers, yet another signal about the high pace at which AR is evolving right now!</p>
<p>Read the original announcement here: <a title="Layar Blog" href="http://site.layar.com/company/blog/layar-revolutionizes-mobile-content-discovery/">Layar revolutionizes Mobile Content Discovery with new Stream Technology powered browser</a>.</p>
<p>Note: Layar Stream is available for Android right now from the Android Market, iPhone users have to wait a little as the approval process needs to be completed before they can update their version through the AppStore.</p>
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		<title>The state of Mobile Augmented Reality</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below are the slides of my presentation at AR Devcamp Amsterdam last Saturday April 17th. The state of mobile AR To summarize, Augmented Reality is much more about experience than just the presentation of raw facts and points around you. That is where our company TAB Worldmedia is focusing on. Links in this presentation: Layar [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Below are the slides of my presentation at AR Devcamp Amsterdam last Saturday April 17th.</p>
<div id="__ss_3758389" style="width: 500px;"><strong style="display: block; margin: 12px 0 4px;"><a title="The state of mobile AR" href="http://www.slideshare.net/squio/the-state-of-mobile-ar">The state of mobile AR</a></strong><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="425" height="417" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=ardevcamp-squio-100417075218-phpapp01&amp;stripped_title=the-state-of-mobile-ar" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="417" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=ardevcamp-squio-100417075218-phpapp01&amp;stripped_title=the-state-of-mobile-ar" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div>
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<div style="width: 500px;">To summarize, Augmented Reality is much more about <em>experience</em> than just the presentation of raw facts and points around you. That is where our company <a href="http://tabworldmedia.com/">TAB Worldmedia</a> is focusing on.</div>
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<div style="padding: 5px 0 12px;">Links in this presentation:</div>
<ul>
<li>Layar &#8211; <a href="http://layar.com">http://layar.com</a></li>
<li>TAB WorldMedia &#8211; <a href="http://tabworldmedia.com">http://tabworldmedia.com</a></li>
<li>ARWave &#8211; <a href="http://arwave.org">http://arwave.org</a> and <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/arwave">http://groups.google.com/group/arwave</a></li>
<li>MIMAQ &#8211; <a href="http://mimaq.org">http://mimaq.org</a> (work in progress, Dutch)</li>
<li>PorPOISe &#8211; <a href="http://code.google.com/p/porpoise/">http://code.google.com/p/porpoise/</a></li>
<li>Openhanced &#8211; <a href="http://www.openhanced.com">http://www.openhanced.com</a></li>
<li>Hoppala Server &#8211; <a href="http://hoppala.eu">http://hoppala.eu</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Don’t forget <a href="http://www.sndrv.nl/ARflashmob/">#ARFlashmob</a> next Saturday!</p>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the Copenhagen Conference is over we are left with a disappointing end statement. Apparently this was the maximum our world leaders could achieve when they got together: the potential was huge, the output (very) disappointing. In this light I&#8217;m very proud to present a local grass-roots initiative to bring street level measurements of [...]]]></description>
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<p>Now that the Copenhagen Conference is over we are left with a disappointing end statement. Apparently this was the maximum our world leaders could achieve when they got together: the potential was huge, the output (very) disappointing.</p>
<p>In this light I&#8217;m very proud to present a local grass-roots initiative to bring street level measurements of environmental pollution to the real time web and your mobile phone.</p>
<p>Please meet <a href="http://Copenhagenlayer.org/">Copenhagenlayer.org </a> and its Augmented Reality counter part<a title="Link opens LAYAR if installed on your device" href="http://m.layar.com/open/cop15"> Copenhagen Layer</a> (link opens Layar app on your mobile device, only useful if you&#8217;re in Copenhagen).</p>
<p>So what is it actually?</p>
<p>It all started with a <a title="Blog: Layar for COP15" href="http://newmediadays.dk/creating-a-climate-layar-for-cop15-copenhagen-augmentedreality">blog post</a> by Ronni Tino Pedersen in October, about how cool it would be to visualize the local Copenhagen climate and green initiatives as an overlay over the city, using Augmented Reality. There was no clear focus, but people got interested and started to contact him with ideas. And so the plan grew to</p>
<ol>
<li>take tiny portable environmental measurement devices,</li>
<li>link these to the internet using mobile phones,</li>
<li>have bike messengers drive them around through city traffic,</li>
<li>thus get a real-time cross section of the local environment conditions within the city,</li>
<li>make these data points visible using Mobile Augmented Reality.</li>
</ol>
<p>This only could happen by the shared effort of a very enthusiastic virtual team. This team consisted of</p>
<ul>
<li><a title="Ronni on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/ronnilab">Ronni Tino Pedersen</a> Strategic online communications @ New Media Days at Danish Broadcasting Corporation &#8211; initiator and virtual project manager</li>
<li>Michael Setton, CEO of <a href="http://www.sensaris.com/">Sensaris.com</a> who provided the sensors (<a href="http://www.sensaris.com/products#City%20Senspod">senspods</a>) and real time measurement set-up</li>
<li>Tobias Lau, CEO and founder of <a href="http://www.socialaction.dk">Socialaction.dk</a> developing environmental projects with a social scientific focus</li>
<li>Michael Friis, creator of <a href="http://www.folketsting.dk">Folketsting.dk</a> created the site <a href="http://Copenhagenlayer.org/">copenhagenlayer.org</a> including the Google Maps version</li>
<li>Tomas Skovgaard, architect maa <a href="http://www.tomasskovgaard.com/">Tomasskovgaard.com</a> made all graphics</li>
<li>Peter Vangsbo Madsen, <a href="http://cowi.com/">Cowi.com</a> provided specialist advise on air pollution</li>
<li>And <a href="/contact/">myself</a> as data integrator and developer of the Layar implementation</li>
</ul>
<p>The result is impressive, using your mobile phone you can experience what the environmental conditions are in your direct neighborhood, and if you&#8217;re lucky this data is measured just a few minutes ago! Although not yet directly related to the big picture of the Copenhagen Conference with its focus on CO2 reduction, this project may evolve so that a future version can even visualize the real-time <a class="zem_slink" title="Carbon footprint" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_footprint">carbon footprint</a> of traffic in the city.</p>
<p>To quote Ronni Tino Pedersen:</p>
<blockquote><p>I actually think copenhagenlayer in it&#8217;s current state will make a greater impact as part of the <a class="zem_slink" title="United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Climate_Change_Conference_2009">COP15</a> long tail than it could have during the summit. By focusing on the enabling possibilities of street level measurements we can now show some grassroots action that the politicians couldn&#8217;t. This is a good story with a fair chance of making it through the journalistic filters.</p></blockquote>
<p>And so it is indeed.</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://m.layar.com/open/cop15"><img class="   " title="http://m.layar.com/open/cop15" src="http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=qr&amp;chs=150x150&amp;chl=http://m.layar.com/open/cop15" alt="Encoded uri: layar://cop15" width="150" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Are you in Copenhagen? Then jump in: open Layer with the Copenhagen Layer</p></div>
<p>Just keep in mind that this project is in its early stages. The measurements are not very well calibrated yet. Interpretation is always risky and indicative at best, but the trends are real and it is very revealing to see the enormous difference of being surrounded by busy traffic or being amidst a calm city park. There are lots and lots more data available from the senspods than <a class="zem_slink" title="Nitrogen oxide" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen_oxide">NOx</a> alone, these will be integrated once a solid model for interpretation will be established. And with more sensors and more data points available all kind of aggregated views can be constructed and more reliable conclusions drawn. Heatmaps, rush hour vs. mid day traffic, summer vs winter, the sky is the limit.</p>
<p>This is the start of something great!</p>
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		<title>TweepsAround now uses Geotagging</title>
		<link>http://squio.nl/blog/2009/11/20/tweepsaround-now-uses-geotagging/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Right now Twitter released their long awaited Geotagging API and activated the user interface for every user: Think Globally, Tweet Locally! This allows every twitter user who uses a (mobile) device that is capable of determining their location, to annotate their tweets with exact location. This makes Tweeps Around so much more useful! Up to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_550" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://squio.nl/blog/wp-content/2009/11/20091120005147-2.png"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-550 " title="Local tweet" src="http://squio.nl/blog/wp-content/2009/11/20091120005147-2-150x150.png" alt="Local tweet in Tweeps Around" width="150" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Local tweet in Tweeps Around</p></div>
<p>Right now Twitter released their long awaited <a class="zem_slink" title="Geotagging" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geotagging">Geotagging</a> API and activated the user interface for every user: <a href="http://blog.twitter.com/2009/11/think-globally-tweet-locally.html">Think Globally, Tweet Locally</a>!<a href="http://blog.twitter.com/2009/11/think-globally-tweet-locally.html"></a></p>
<p>This allows every twitter user who uses a (mobile) device that is capable of determining their location, to annotate their tweets with exact location. This makes <a href="/projects/tweeps-around/">Tweeps Around</a> so much more useful! Up to now, the location had to be parsed from the user&#8217;s profile location field, which some clients indeed dutifully update with the location of the last posted tweet. But this is often rather inaccurate, as the last update is kept when no location data is available.</p>
<div id="attachment_551" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 338px"><a href="http://squio.nl/blog/wp-content/2009/11/twitter-mobile-geo-activation.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-551" title="twitter-mobile-geo-activation" src="http://squio.nl/blog/wp-content/2009/11/twitter-mobile-geo-activation.png" alt="Twitter: mobile geo activation screen" width="328" height="407" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Twitter: mobile geo activation screen</p></div>
<p>So, we will get real exact locations and &#8211; as can be expected &#8211; many more location annotated tweets. That is, if users are willing to activate the geotagging setting and use the feature. It is switched off by default, for privacy reasons, so you have to <a href="http://twitter.com/account/settings">manually activate it under your twitter account settings</a> (the mobile settings lead to just one <a href="http://twitter.com/account/settings/geo">activate button</a>).</p>
<p>Be sure to check out <a href="/projects/tweeps-around/">Tweeps Around</a> the coming days and let&#8217;s see how fast this catches on!</p>
<p>BTW: in Tweeps Areond, the officially geotagged tweets are indicated with <em>Distance 234m</em>, whereas the guessed locations are prefixed with a <a class="zem_slink" title="Tilde" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilde">tilde</a> character, like this: <em>Distance ~234m</em>.</p>
<p>Direct link to <a href="http://m.layar.com/open/tweepsaround">Tweeps Around Layer</a> (open from your mobile phone, iPhone or Android).<br style="clear:both" /></p>
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		<title>Announcing Foursquare for Layar app</title>
		<link>http://squio.nl/blog/2009/11/16/announcing-foursquare-for-layar-app/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today Dennis Crowley from Foursquare gave an excellent presentation at  Mobile Monday, Amsterdam edition (#momoams on Twitter). If you were there, you now know everything about the city as playground (pacmanhattan.com) and personal metrics. I&#8217;m very grateful and proud that he took the opportunity to announce my Foursquare application for Layar, which allows you to [...]]]></description>
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<p>Today <a class="zem_slink" title="Dennis Crowley" rel="homepage" href="http://www.denniscrowley.com/">Dennis Crowley</a> from <a class="zem_slink" title="Foursquare" rel="homepage" href="http://playfoursquare.com/">Foursquare</a> gave an excellent presentation at  <a href="http://www.mobilemonday.nl/news/momo-13-right-here-right-now/">Mobile Monday, Amsterdam</a> edition (<a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23momoams">#momoams on Twitter</a>).</p>
<p>If you were there, you now know everything about the city as playground (<a href="http://pacmanhattan.com/">pacmanhattan.com)</a> and <a title="Feltron Annual Reports" href="http://feltron.com/index.php?/content/2008_annual_report/">personal metrics</a>.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m very grateful and proud that he took the opportunity to announce my Foursquare application for Layar, which allows you to use the most popular features of Foursquare from Layar.</p>
<h3>What it is</h3>
<p>Foursquare is a very popular social network game which integrates virtual social networks with the real world. Friends meet friends in cafes and bars and let each other know where they hang out. If you haven&#8217;t yet, it is definitely worth to check it out.</p>
<p>The Foursquare Layar app gives you access to the most frequently used features of the network.</p>
<ul>
<li>Show <em>venues</em> around you, including which people are frequenting them, who is the <em>mayor</em> and user tips what to do.</li>
<li>Find nearby <em>tips</em> what to do and see at a glance what makes a location special.</li>
<li><em>Check in</em> to a venue and let your friends know that you hang out there.</li>
</ul>
<div class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://m.layar.com/open/foursquare"><img class="  " title="http://m.layar.com/open/foursquare" src="http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=qr&amp;chs=150x150&amp;chl=layar://foursquare" alt="Encoded uri: layar://foursquare" width="150" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Open Layer with foursquare</p></div>
<p>A basic version of these views is accessible even when you&#8217;re not signed in to Foursquare, which gives you an excellent opportunity to look around before jumping in and signing up (I&#8217;m quiet sure you will eventually plunge in and sign up to connect with your friends)!</p>
<p>These views are greatly enhanced when you&#8217;re signed-in. Then all venues where you or your friends have checked in are prioritized and highlighted. Tips from friends stand out. And you&#8217;re able to view what users have on their profile, which &#8220;badges&#8221; they earned and so on.</p>
<p>Give it a spin: <a title="Link opens Layar if installd on your device" href="http://m.layar.com/open/foursquare">open the Foursquare Layer on your mobile device</a>.</p>
<h2><span id="more-517"></span>Short FAQ</h2>
<p>A few words about the options illustrated with screenshots.</p>
<div id="attachment_521" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 160px"><a title="Filter Options" href="http://squio.nl/blog/wp-content/2009/11/filters.png"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-521  " title="filters" src="http://squio.nl/blog/wp-content/2009/11/filters-150x150.png" alt="filters" width="150" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Filter Options</p></div>
<p>Select your list from the filters menu (presented at application launch or from the menu). For now Venues and Tips are available. The range slider lets you adjust the distance within results are looked up and displayed, up to a maximum of 50 items.</p>
<h3>Venue list</h3>
<h3>
<div id="attachment_520" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://squio.nl/blog/wp-content/2009/11/venue-results.png"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-520 " title="venue-results" src="http://squio.nl/blog/wp-content/2009/11/venue-results-150x150.png" alt="Venues in Reality View" width="150" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Venues in Reality View</p></div></h3>
<p>Venues are shown in the Reality View as an overlay over your current surrounding (as seen through the mobile device&#8217;s camera). Different icons are applied depending on wheter you or your friends have signed in at a venue, or if the venue is considered a favorite.</p>
<p>Alternative views are <em>map view</em> and <em>list view</em> (see below).</p>
<h3>Tips</h3>
<p><div id="attachment_522" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://squio.nl/blog/wp-content/2009/11/tips-mapview.png"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-522" title="tips-mapview" src="http://squio.nl/blog/wp-content/2009/11/tips-mapview-150x150.png" alt="Tips presented on the map view" width="150" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Tips presented on the map view</p></div>
<p>Just like venues, Tips are looked up such that friends and popular venues are prioritized. With each tip the user is shown who contributed the tip. This enables you at the same time to get some more info about this user.</p>
<h3>User view</h3>
<div id="attachment_523" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://squio.nl/blog/wp-content/2009/11/m-user.png"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-523" title="m-user" src="http://squio.nl/blog/wp-content/2009/11/m-user-150x150.png" alt="Mobile view of user dashoard" width="150" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Mobile view of user dashoard</p></div>
<p>Quickly shows user info, e.g. at which venues they are mayor, what badges they earned and such. Links to venues are clickable and take you to the venue with all Foursquare related data. You need to be logged in to see user data.</p>
<h3>Venue view</h3>
<div id="attachment_524" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://squio.nl/blog/wp-content/2009/11/m-venue.png"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-524" title="m-venue" src="http://squio.nl/blog/wp-content/2009/11/m-venue-150x150.png" alt="Detail view of Venue" width="150" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Detail view of Venue</p></div>
<p>The baseic venue information, including address, phone and Twitter link if available. The big blue checking button lets you quickly check in at the venue (provided you are logged in of course). User tips and the mayor are shown, their avatars link to the user detail page.</p>
<h3>Login / connect</h3>
<div id="attachment_525" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://squio.nl/blog/wp-content/2009/11/m-connect-1.png"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-525" title="m-connect-1" src="http://squio.nl/blog/wp-content/2009/11/m-connect-1-150x150.png" alt="Connect / login screen" width="150" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Connect / login screen</p></div>
<p>You will be taken to a friendly &#8220;connect&#8221; dialog ss soon as you access an action for which you need to be signed in. Then you are securely connected to the Foursquare service, the same way as modern Twitter applications do. This means that you can break the connection from either side, the Layar app or Foursquare, whichever you happen to be at. For geeks: this is called <a class="zem_slink" title="OAuth" rel="homepage" href="http://oauth.net">OAuth</a> and the current <em>best practice</em> standard way to connect social applications.</p>
<h3>Beta version</h3>
<p>The current implementation is to be considered an early beta version. The feature list above is not complete yet.<br />
Emphasis has been put on those services which revolve around your current location. In other words, they present the view of your social network with your location at the center. This means that searches are done by proximity rather than name or some other property.</p>
<p>Also, some quirks between the Layar app and the Foursquare API are likely to pop up from time to time.<br />
These will be fixed and smoothed out during the coming months. Then a new version of the Layar app is in the works, which will provide a much nicer integration at the User Interaction level.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m really excited to have this basic version up and running and I&#8217;m looking forward to your comments. Please share them in the feedback box below, or <a title="Contact me" href="/contact/">drop me a line</a>.</p>
<p>Update 2009-11-20: <a href="http://layar.com/newest-launched-layers-have-fun-with-foursquare-find-a-flue-shot-get-restaurant-of-tour-tips-and-much-more/">the Foursquare layer was mentioned on the Layar website</a> today, nice!</p>
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		<title>Layar 3D: Second Life meets Real World</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How cool would it be if Second Life was not constrained to its own virtual world, but existed right here, as an overlay on the real world around you? I tried it at least twice, but never really &#8220;got into&#8221; Second Life. Maybe because it is too &#8220;virtual&#8221; for me, too much disconnected from real [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How cool would it be if <a class="zem_slink" title="Second Life" rel="homepage" href="http://Secondlife.com">Second Life</a> was not constrained to its own virtual world, but existed right here, as an overlay on the real world around you?</p>
<p>I tried it at least twice, but never really &#8220;got into&#8221; Second Life. Maybe because it is too &#8220;virtual&#8221; for me, too much disconnected from real people and real places. But what if the existing environment could be enhanced with &#8211; well&#8230; anything goes! Some examples:</p>
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<li>A <a class="zem_slink" title="Virtual tour" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_tour">virtual tour</a> through an <a class="zem_slink" title="Ancient Rome" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome">ancient Roman</a> settlement which existed once around the 3rd age</li>
<li>A virtual guide telling you about the history of a building (with audio and video)</li>
<li>Time travel: see this place how it evolved over time</li>
<li>Architectural development: project 3D renderings of a future building on a construction site</li>
<li>Yourself with a virtual &#8220;skin&#8221;, symbolizing some character you play in a <a class="zem_slink" title="Role-playing game" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role-playing_game">role playing game</a></li>
<li>&#8230;and then: options to connect in the real world, connect the real you with the game character somehow</li>
<li>Education: labeling items such as buildings, trees, traffic signs and attach quizzes about their meaning</li>
<li>Remember the crazy Japanese gadget called <a title="Wikipedia about Lovegetty" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovegetty">Lovegetty</a>? Oh well&#8230;</li>
<li>See? really, the sky is the limit!</li>
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<p>That was one of the dreams I had when thinking about the future possibilities of <a class="zem_slink" title="Augmented reality" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augmented_reality">Augmented Reality</a> applications, such as Layar, but then equipped with a real 3D <a class="zem_slink" title="Rendering (computer graphics)" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendering_%28computer_graphics%29">rendering</a> engine and real-time update possibilities.</p>
<p>It looks like this future is actually right around the corner with the announcement of Layar 3D, yesterday. Not all of this will be readily available &#8211; let alone work smooth enough on today&#8217;s mobile devices, but the start is definitely here and soon available on a handset near you.</p>
<p>Some videos from the announcement embedded below, be sure to check out the <a href="http://layar.com/3d/">Layar 3D site</a> as well!</p>
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<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/6716495">Raimo van der Klein about Layar 3D</a> movie by <a href="http://www.marketingfacts.nl/berichten/20090923_picnic09_layar_nu_ook_in_3d/">MarketingFacts</a>.</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image by inju via Flickr When I received my Android powered T-mobile G1 phone, I was a bit disappointed by its form factor (clunky design) and &#8211; as I felt it &#8211; lack of integration between the available apps. I knew the iPhone from seeing it in use around me (hey, everyone has an iPhone, [...]]]></description>
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<p>When I received my <a class="zem_slink" title="Android (mobile device platform)" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_%28mobile_device_platform%29">Android</a> powered <a class="zem_slink" title="T-Mobile G1" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-Mobile_G1">T-mobile G1</a> phone, I was a bit disappointed by its form factor (clunky design) and &#8211; as I felt it &#8211; lack of integration between the available apps. I knew the <a class="zem_slink" title="iPhone 3G" rel="crunchbase" href="http://www.crunchbase.com/product/iphone-3g">iPhone</a> from seeing it in use around me (hey, everyone has an iPhone, right?) and this is definitely the more elegant one of the two.</p>
<p>But soon came the insight that Andoid may well be much more powerful, especially compared to the &#8211; still current &#8211; iPhone 2.x OS. What, no background processes on the iPhone, are they kidding? Also, the Android process management is really very clever. I still don&#8217;t have any hands on experience with the iPhone, but I suspect that the Andoid process management compares to the iPhone as <a class="zem_slink" title="Preemption (computing)" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preemption_%28computing%29">pre-emptive multitasking</a> to <a class="zem_slink" title="Computer multitasking" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_multitasking">cooperative multitasking</a> (exactly what made the old Mac OS 7..9 so incredibly sensitive to hanging programs, and which is now completely solved by using the <a class="zem_slink" title="Mach (kernel)" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mach_%28kernel%29">Mach kernel</a> in <a class="zem_slink" title="Mac OS X" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X">OS-X</a>).</p>
<p>Anyway, I just found a decent breakdown of Andoid vs iPhone features compared: <a class="top" href="http://lifehacker.com/5173441/android-versus-iphone-30-the-showdown">Android Versus iPhone 3.0: The Showdown</a> (lifehacker). I think Android has still much room for improvement, but also the best opportunities due to its open nature and multi-platform support (say netbooks). Let&#8217;s see what <a href="http://source.android.com/roadmap/cupcake">the Cupcake release</a> will bring and then do this comparison with real phones again!</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via CrunchBase Please note, this blog post is in Dutch (translate). Mijn eerste indrukken na een paar dagen spelen met de Android powered HTC G1 (door T-Mobile ook wel &#8220;Googlephone&#8221; genoemd). Voornamelijk vanuit de mogelijkheden op internet gebied, en vergeleken met mijn oude Sony Ericsson 810i (SE). Direct bij het eerste opstarten krijg je [...]]]></description>
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<p>Please note, this blog post is in Dutch (<a title="Courtesy Google Translate" href="http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=hp&amp;hl=en&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fsquio.nl%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2F03%2Fgoogle-android-op-t-mobile-g1-eerste-indruk%2F&amp;sl=nl&amp;tl=en">translate</a>).</p>
<p>Mijn eerste indrukken na een paar dagen spelen met de <em><a href="http://code.google.com/android/">Android</a> powered</em> <a class="zem_slink" title="High Tech Computer Corporation" rel="homepage" href="http://www.htc.com">HTC</a> G1 (door T-Mobile ook wel &#8220;<a class="zem_slink" title="Android" rel="homepage" href="http://code.google.com/android/">Googlephone</a>&#8221; genoemd). Voornamelijk vanuit de mogelijkheden op internet gebied, en vergeleken met mijn oude <a class="zem_slink" title="Sony Ericsson" rel="homepage" href="http://www.sonyericsson.com">Sony Ericsson</a> 810i (<em>SE</em>).</p>
<p>Direct bij het eerste opstarten krijg je een melding dat de telefoon het best (of alleen maar?) met een google account gebruikt kan worden. Ik heb niet geprobeerd wat er wel/niet mogelijk is <em>zonder</em> google account, maar ben meteen ingelogd met mijn <a class="zem_slink" title="Google Apps" rel="homepage" href="http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/index.html">Google Apps</a> account.</p>
<p><strong>Adresboek en agenda</strong><br />
Het blijkt meteen waarom dat google account zo belangrijk is: dit is namelijk de enige manier om adressen en agenda&#8217;s te synchroniseren met de G1. Via Bluetooth wordt geen enkele uitwisselings-functie ondersteund, via de USB kabel blijk je alleen bij de externe <em>flash kaart</em> te kunnen en niet bij het telefoon geheugen zelf. Dat betekent vanzelf ook geen <a class="zem_slink" title="ISync" rel="homepage" href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/isync/">iSync</a> vanuit <a class="zem_slink" title="Mac OS X" rel="homepage" href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/">Mac OSX</a> en geen uitwisseling met Addressbook en <a class="zem_slink" title="ICal" rel="homepage" href="http://www.apple.com/ical/">iCal</a>.</p>
<p>Die synchronisatie zal dus via google moeten lopen, om dat te configureren is niet helemaal triviaal:</p>
<ul>
<li>Configuratie van iCal om agenda&#8217;s met <a class="zem_slink" title="Google Calendar" rel="homepage" href="http://google.com/calendar">Google Calendar</a> te synchroniseren gaat het best met programma <a title="Google Code project page Calaboration" href="http://code.google.com/p/calaboration/">Calaboration</a>.</li>
<li>Addressbook kan zelf met Google Contacts synchroniseren, mits je een <a class="zem_slink" title="iPhone" rel="homepage" href="http://www.apple.com/iphone">iPhone</a> of <a class="zem_slink" title="IPod Touch" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod_Touch">iPod touch</a> aangesloten hebt (waarom?) maar er is een ingewikkelde <a title="Enable Google Contact Sync Without an iPhone or iPod Touch" href="http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/05/29/enable_google_contact_sync_without_an_iphone_or_ipod_touch-2.html">work around voor synchronisatie met Google zonder iPhone</a>.</li>
</ul>
<p>Op de SE werkte iSync juist vlekkeloos, alleen groepen van adressen en agenda&#8217;s werden niet ondersteund.</p>
<p><strong>E-mail</strong><br />
Op de G1 zijn er twee ingebouwde opties voor email: een gmail client die onberispelijk werk in alle opzichten, en een meer traditionele email client die je simpel kan configureren met je mail account gegevens. Het gebruik van IMAP over SSL is hier geen probleem, je kan de betreffende instellingen en poort nummers makkelijk invoeren. Er is alleen een groot gebrek aan deze mail client: er wordt geen IMAP IDLE ofwel push email ondersteund. De SE mail applicatie deed dat wel, al ruim twee jaar geleden (alleen was het daar nodig om voor de mailserver van XS4ALL een apart SSL certificaat te installeren).</p>
<p><strong>Web browser</strong><br />
De ingebouwde webbrowser is niets bijzonders, werkt zoals het hoort en zelfs de javascript ondersteuning is acceptabel. Alleen de user interface is te beperkt, navigatie gaat alleen redelijk via obscure toetsenbord commando&#8217;s.</p>
<p>Op de SE was een oudere versie van Opera Mobile meegeleverd, maar met wat kunst en vliegwerk bleek het goed mogelijk om de actuele 4.x versie te installeren. Die browser heeft zelfs zonder touch screen een prettigere user interface.</p>
<p>Verder is er ook slecht nieuws voor wat betreft de mobiele versie van Firefox, <a title="New Firefox 'Fennec' Alpha Arrives as Mobile Browser Wars Heat Up" href="http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/12/new-firefox-fen.html">Fennec</a>, die juist als eerste alpha release beschikbaar is. Het ziet er niet naar uit dat die ooit voor Android beschikbaar komt doordat Android alleen Java applicaties ondersteunt (en <a href="https://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.platforms.mobile/msg/ef777a097719f1dd">Fennec is in C/C++ ontwikkeld</a>).</p>
<p><strong>Muziek speler</strong><br />
De ingebouwde Walkman software van de SE was &#8211; na mijn iPod &#8211; een belediging, ik heb die nooit gebruikt. Sony heeft destijds een leuk apparaat voor cassettebandjes gemaakt, daar hadden ze het bij moeten laten.</p>
<p>De ingebouwde music player voor Android is een hele verademing. Prettig dat er niet te veel opties zijn, dat houdt het wel overzichtelijk. Alleen kan ik me geen uitgebreide bibliotheek in het ding voorstellen (maar dat gaat ook niet op 8G Flash, max. 16G).</p>
<p><strong>Camera</strong><br />
De 2M pixel camera van de SE is niet veel bijzonders. Maar wel beter dan de 3M pixel camera van de G1! Het beeld is vaag, met vale kleuren en de lichtgevoeligheid is zeer beperkt. Verder kan de G1 met de huidige Android versie geen filmpjes maken (de SE wel, al zijn die het aanzien niet waard). Waar de SE het met een simpele witte LED moets doen als verlichting, heeft de G1 helemaal niets. Donker is gewoon pech gehad.</p>
<p><strong>Android Market: applicaties</strong><br />
Dit is het grote verschil tussen de G1 (ok, en de iPhone) en de rest van de smart phones die momenteel beschikbaar zijn: de open toegang tot het <a href="http://android-developers.blogspot.com/">platform</a> voor  ontwikkelaars om applicaties te ontwikkelen en aan de man te brengen. De tegenghaner van de Apple&#8217;s <a class="zem_slink" title="App Store" rel="homepage" href="http://www.apple.com/iphone/appstore/">App Store</a> is de Android Market.</p>
<p><span id="more-204"></span><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-214" title="android_droid" src="http://squio.nl/blog/wp-content/2009/02/android_droid.jpg" alt="android_droid" width="150" height="150" />Van de honderden beschikbare applicaties heb ik er een aantal geïnstalleerd en vluchtig bekeken.</p>
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<li><strong>Weer</strong>:<br />
<a href="http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.accuweather.android">AccuWeather</a> is een simpele widget die de weersverwachting geeft, ook heel aardig voor Nederland. <a href="http://www.bright.nl/buienradar-eerste-nederlandse-android-app"><br />
Buienradar</a> werkt zoals verwacht maar is niet bepaald elegant (de kaart is versmald weergegeven), je kan niet inzoomen en er wordt geen gebruik gemaakt van de locatiedata.</li>
<li><strong>Barcodes en Shopping</strong>:</li>
<li><a href="http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.biggu.shopsavvy">ShopSavvy</a> leest barcodes met je camera en zoekt de goedkoopste web- en locale shops. Na een aantal scans moet je met een Amerikaanse ZIP code registreren en ik kreeg resultaten in UK ponden of alleen Duitse webshops. Alternatieven zijn er genoeg.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.compareeverywhere">CompareEverywhere </a>doet min of meer het zelfde als ShopSavvy, alleen wat minder resultaten maar wel weer links naar reviews.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.snaptell.mobile.client.android">SnapTell </a>zoekt niet alleen op basis van barcode, maar je kan ook een foto van een boekomslag of CD maken om te zoeken. Dit werkt verbazend snel en nog goed ook. Vreemd is dat de foto rsultaten heel anders (uitgebreider) zijn dan de barcode resultaten van de zelfde CD.<br />
Wel aardig: <a href="http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.google.zxing.client.android">Barcode Scanner</a>, herkent niet alleen &#8220;gewone&#8221; barcodes maar ook <a href="http://www.qrcodes.nl/">QR Codes</a>, en laat meteen het gedecodeerde resultaat zien, verder kan je er niet veel mee.</li>
<li><strong>Locatie / sociaal netwerk</strong>: een <a href="http://brightkite.com/">BrightKite</a> client, <a href="http://www.cyrket.com/package/org.ifies.brightroid">Brightroid</a>, natuurlijk een must met een geo-device zoals de G1. Nog niet getest.</li>
<li>Twitter clients zijn er veel, ik heb alleen <a href="http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.twidroid">Twidroid</a> geprobeerd en die werkt goed, ook in de achtergond. Regelmatig worden nieuwe tweets opgehaald en als notoficatie in de boven balk van het scherm getoond.</li>
<li><strong>Podcasts, download en beluisteren</strong>:<br />
<a href="http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.snoggdoggler.android.doggcatcher">DoggCatcher </a>ondersteunt (nog) geen Atom feeds en faalt met RSS feeds ook vaak, teleurstellend.<br />
Het enige alternatief, <a href="http://www.cyrket.com/package/lamp.lime.sand">PodWeasel</a>, werkt nog slechter.<br />
Voor podcasts zijn we er nog niet (en itunes synchronisatie is ook niet mogelijk).</li>
<li><strong>Muziek</strong>: de ingebouwde player voldoet prima als basic player.<br />
<a href="http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.streamfurious.android.free">StreamFurious </a>speelt shoutcast (MP3) streams, er is een lijst van meest populaire stations, waaronder <a href="http://hypem.com/radio/">hypem radio</a>, nice!</li>
<li><a href="http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.shazam.android">Shazam</a> herkent muziek die door de microfoon wordt opgepikt, werkt perfect voor niet al te obscure tracks.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.cyrket.com/package/net.jjc1138.android.scrobbler">ScrobbleDroid </a>draait in de achtergrond en &#8220;scrobblet&#8221; de muziek die je afspeelt naar <a href="http://www.last.fm/">Last.fm</a> (je hebt daar dan wel een account nodig).</li>
<li><a href="http://www.cyrket.com/package/org.tunescontrol">TunesRemote</a> belooft dat je er iTunes op een andere computer op het zelfde WiFi network mee kan bedienen. Dat is me niet gelukt.</li>
<li><strong>Video</strong></li>
<li>Youtube is een ingebouwde player die rechtstreeks youtube films afspeelt. Vreemd genoeg worden niet alle youtube films correct afgespeeld, waarschijnlijk doordat de bitrate of afmetingen te hoog liggen. <strong><br />
</strong></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.appdroid.videoplayer">Video Player</a> speelt video van de externe flash card, alleen formaten die door de G1 ondersteund worden.</li>
<li><strong>Locatie/ GPS</strong>:<a href="http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.hubrisware.ridetrac"><br />
RideTrac</a> volgt de weg die je aflegt (per fiets) en legt die vast in GPS coordinaten. Een test binnen de bebouwde kom gaf me een grillig pad, met vreemde zijsprongen, waardoor de afgelegde weg niet klopte en bovendien door het heen en weer springen kunstmatig lang was.<br />
Een simpelere applicatie, <a href="http://www.cyrket.com/package/net.armooo.locationlog">Location Log</a>, kan punten vastleggen maar daar kan je verolgens vrijwel niets mee (export functie moet nog komen).</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.qype.com/?p=443">QypeRadar</a> zoekt naar bestemmingen in de omgeving en toont beschrijvingen en reviews (restaurant, museum, park, etc).</li>
<li><a href="http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.google.android.panoramio">Panoramio</a> toont foto&#8217;s die in de omgeving gemomen zijn en plaatst ze op de kaart (google maps).</li>
<li><a href="http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.wikitude">Wikitude</a> gaat een stap verder en toont in het camera beeld van de G1 ingetekende contouren van bezienswaardigheden, als een soort radar beeld. Dat werkt uiteraard alleen goed buiten bij vrij zicht op de betreffende objecten.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.google.android.stardroid">Sky Map </a>geeft op het scherm de sterrenbeelden weer die je in die richting aan de hemel kan zien staan. Leuke applicatie, werkt heel redelijk. Wel moet je &#8216;s-nachts je scherm minder helder zetten om de echte sterren nog te kunnen zien!</li>
<li><strong>Camera</strong></li>
<li>De ingebouwde Camera applicatie is heel simpel en heeft een zeer matige user interface.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.ap.SnapPhoto">SnapPhoto </a>heeft een iets betere interface en gebruikt de ingebouwde &#8220;motion detector&#8221; om op een moment te wachten dat je de camera relatief stil houdt, geen luxe met die slechte lichtgevoeligheid. Dit is de enige applicatie die de G1 heeft laten crashen (de GPS module en camera bleven actief, met zeer hoog stroomgebuik tot gevolg).</li>
<li><strong>Computer / netwerk tools:</strong></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cyrket.com/package/org.connectbot">ConnectBot</a> is een volledige terminal applicatie met SSH ondersteuning, werkt prefect!</li>
<li><a href="http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.ap.DroidFtp">DroidFTP</a> is een ftp applicatie, nog niet getest.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.cyrket.com/package/ale.portScandroid">Port Scandroid</a> een trage maar werkende portscanner (TCP/UDP).</li>
<li><a href="http://www.cyrket.com/package/org.donpark.whatismyip">WhatIsMyIp?</a> toont de toiegekende IP adressen op de verschillende netwerken (3G, WiFi).</li>
<li><strong>Utilities</strong></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cyrket.com/package/tv.studer.smssync">SMS Backup</a> stuurt ontvangen en verstuurde SMS&#8217;en naar een gmail account, waar ze onder een label (&#8216;SMS&#8217; default) bewaard worden. Handig! Wel vreemd dat er apart met gmail verbonden wordt, je moet je account gegevens invullen bij setup, terwijl je al een gmail account had geconfigureerd in je Android phone.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.codetastrophe.cellfinder">Cellfinder</a> met welke mobiele operator en antenne ben ik verbonden? Meer een speeltje dan echt nuttig.</li>
<li>De <a href="http://wegwijzer.ing.nl/">ING Wegwijzer</a> geeft de locatie van geld automaten van ING, maar ook concurrerende banken aan. Op de kaart, of in de &#8220;radar view&#8221; met de camera. Verstandig om ook de concurrenten te tonen, anders was dit een nogal waardeloze applicatie geweest, nu is het juist zeer de moiete waard als je in een vreemde omgeving geld wil pinnen.</li>
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<p>Al deze uitbreidingen maken Android tot een tot de verbeelding sprekend systeem. Je kan duidelijk merken dat de ontwikkeling nog in het beginstadium zit, zowel van Android zelf, als van de meeste Market applicaties. Verrassend volwassen uitschieters hebben vaak al een langer verleden op een ander platform, een voorbeeld is Shazam dat op de iPhone al veel succes had.</p>
<p>Door zijn openheid is Android echt een systeem om veel mee te experimenteren. De keerzijde is dat je &#8211; zeker in dit stadium &#8211; ook veel <em>moet</em> experimenteren om dingen echt werkend te krijgen.</p>
<p>Als je dat niet wilt of daar de tijd niet voor hebt kan je beter een iPhone kiezen. Dat geldt zeker als je een mooi design en consequente user interface belangrijk vind, de HTC G1 is echt grof en onbehouwen in vergelijking met de iPhone.</p>
<p>Voor een veel dieper gaande vergelijking met de iPhone: <a href="http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2009/01/perspectives-ars-community-compares-iphone-and-android-g1.ars">Perspectives: Ars community compares iPhone and Android G1</a> (arstechnica.com). Meer vergelijking en een mooie <a href="http://www.frankwatching.com/archive/2009/01/24/t-mobile-g1-review-dit-is-nog-maar-het-begin/">review</a> (frankwatching.com).</p>
<p>Zo, en nu eens gaan kijken hoe je <a href="http://andbook.anddev.org/">applicaties voor Android kan ontwikkelen</a>!</p>
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