#augmeasure

Augmented reality (AR) is one of the most exciting technologies around. As Wikipédia well defines it, “Augmented Reality is a live, direct or indirect, view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data.”

We selected a few augmented reality apps that we love: 

1. Layar 

One of the most remarkable augmented reality iPhone app ever designed, Layar captures the view from your iPhone camera using satellite data and GPS coordinates to display a virtual overlay of information about the places around you. 

2. (T)ether

This AR app allows you to use your iPad without ever touching the screen. With a little help from an augmented reality glove, users can create virtual environments on the tablet with simple hand gestures 

3. Google Goggles 

A Google Labs project, Google Goggles is your personal and virtual encyclopaedic assistant. The app alloys you to pull up info on a number of different types of objects. Goggles can read barcodes to obtain product details, translate foreign language text, add contacts by scanning business cards… oh, and solve Sudoku puzzles too!