Virtual or real? Augmented Reality with Layar for Android

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Who ever thought, like me, that going online and researching stuff meant never getting out in public again, is now proven wrong. A new Android App called Layar provides a sort of augmented reality browser that will display information in real time while filming the outside world, which obviously means you need to be in the outside world.

The latest and greatest Android program provides tons of information on tons of subjects like real estate, ATMs, twittering people and more. Of course I have my doubts on what this will do to battery life, as a phone is not really meant for constant filming, plus I have serious doubts on efficiency, compared to, say, googling a certain subject. But still this could make for a fun app when you're lost and need to find a public bathroom. I'll speak no more, go check it out for yourself:

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Before I forget: An iPhone version is on its way.

HTC Sense UI now available on iPhone, smile

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Some genius from RedmondPie has made HTC's Sense UI available to jailbroken iPhones. Now I think this is truly awesome. Not just because the HTC Sense UI is great as it is, it actually allows iPhone owners to be something they hadn't been until now: Free. Of course the jailbroken part has something to do with that freedom. But still, being able to customize your iPhone homescreen is pretty cool I'd say. Either way, one can of course skip the cumbersome part of jailbreaking one's phone by getting an Android in the first place, but not so many people out there are that lucky, that they can switch contracts right away. Check out the UI in action here:



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