turtlethink.com » mobile http://turtlethink.com turtles like technology Mon, 24 May 2010 20:56:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Layar Opens Augmented Reality Platform To Developers http://turtlethink.com/2009/07/layar-opens-augmented-reality-platform-to-developers/ http://turtlethink.com/2009/07/layar-opens-augmented-reality-platform-to-developers/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:14:10 +0000 Mark Kizelshteyn http://turtlethink.com/?p=859 TechCrunch points us to SPRXmobile, the startup behind Layar, the mobile augmented reality browser for Android. The company is opening up its API by handing out keys to a number of developers. Developers can fill out a request here to gain access to the API.

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As Tech Crunch notes ” Without a decent amount of usable layers, none of these AR browsers are going to see mainstream adoption any time soon, and Layar is the first to attempt luring third-party developers into creating layers on top of their system by means of an extensive API.”

This is a great step for AR — as the race to develop the best platform with maximum content while also supporting an array of devices. We are going to see some create stuff come out of this API opening.

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