Wikitude- A new software for smartphones

Smart phone is the craziest thing now a day. There are different varieties of smart phones available in the market each unique in its own style. There are many OS available for these phones. But all the phones run java apps irrespective of the OS it is dependent on. Similar to java there is a new technology coming up called QT. Wikitude is a QT app developed for smart phones. Initially it is developed for Android based phones and nokia branded symbian phones. Later it is also released for Samsung-i8910 a symbian smart phone.

There are two types of applications in this.

1. Wikitude world browser and
2. Wikitude drive.

#Wikitude world browser :

It is not yet released for symbian phones. It is available only for Android market. Augumented reality is the basic feature of these apps. Wikitude World Browser is an augmented reality (AR) browser for the Android and Symbian platform based on location-based Wikipedia and Qype content.

It is a handy application for planning a trip or to find out about landmarks in your surroundings; 350,000 world-wide points of interest may be searched by GPS or by address and displayed in a list view, map view and “Augmented Reality” cam view. The latest version of WIKITUDE World Browser includes an Augmented Reality Photo Feature, which allows you to capture and share the AR camera view you experience through your mobile.

You can create your own content using wikitude.me to share global points of interest (POI) in open and public platform.Wikitude.me also supports larger content or more dynamic content sources can be uploaded by registering your content XML with Wikitude.

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#Wikitude Drive :

It is the world’s first fully functional mobile AR navigation system with global coverage. It is a light weight turn-by-turn navigation system that uses Augmented Reality and is scheduled to launch in June 2010. The system works by attaching your mobile phone on top of your dash board looking at the road. The application then overlays video captured through the camera with driving instructions. This allows users to literally drive through their phone, watching the road even while they are looking at directions.

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Wikitude Drive distinguishes itself from other navigation systems in two ways: First, due to the overlaying of the route onto the live video stream of the surroundings, the driver can easily recognize and follow the suggested route. Instead of looking at an abstract map you are looking at the real world. The navigation system leads the driver through unfamiliar territory in a natural, real and easy way.

Wikitude Drive solves a key problem that all other navigation systems have. These systems require the driver to take his eyes off the road in order to look at the abstract navigation map. Just by looking at the map screen for one second when driving at 100 km/h (62 mph), the driver is actually “blind” for 28 meters (92 ft). Since Wikitude Drive provides you with driving directions on top of the live video stream, you still see what is happening in front of you when looking at the display of your mobile AR navigation system.

For more details visit official Website.

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