The new iPhone 3GS has unleashed some really awesome user capabilities. But this latest piece of software, Bionic Eye, is one of the best augmented reality applications I have seen and it’s currently available for $1 at the App Store. Not that this technology is overly sophisticated, however, the accessibility to an AR tool by average users is a breakthrough trend.
As the app is currently designed to operate, it locates various points of interest (subways, food locations and such) overlayed onto video in real time. Network or Wi-Fi connectivity is not currently needed to run, but there are endless possibilities to integrate data and geotility into an app similar in nature (think Tom Cruise in Minority Report). There is room for some more innovative use by brands and retailers, especially. As you may remember from this previous TED talk.
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