We here at Layar love augmented reality, mobility, 3D tech, open data and all sorts of fun, impactful, life-altering and futuristic stuff like that - and we plan to share it all with you here! So buckle up, we’ve got a lot on our minds!Tumblr (3.0; @layar)http://layar.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzjgk8l5cu1qzhzsio1_250.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Everyone needs a GIF, right?</p>http://layar.tumblr.com/post/17763598853http://layar.tumblr.com/post/17763598853Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:10:35 +0100<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XuXK6tXIRzg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.layar.com/blog/2012/02/14/layar-61-now-in-app-stores/">Layar 6.1 Available Now in the App Store and Android Market</a></p>http://layar.tumblr.com/post/17604046688http://layar.tumblr.com/post/17604046688Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:02:59 +0100layarandroidiphoneappleioslayar 6.1updateapp storemarketappsmobile<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyqys5XAi11qft3eko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://8bitfuture.tumblr.com/post/16904185763/innovega-to-release-contact-lens-displays">8bitfuture</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Innovega to release contact lens displays.</strong></p> <p>Innovega Inc has developed contact lenses capable of presenting high resolution images for entertainment or augmented reality applications.</p> <p><span>“Conventional mobile device screens are too small to read and certainly too small to enjoy. Over the past months we have demonstrated contact lens enabled eyewear for mobile devices including smartphones, portable game devices and media players that deliver panoramic, high-resolution experiences for entertainment and planned Augmented Reality (AR)* applications”, said Steve Willey, Innovega CEO. “During this same period, we collaborated with partners to finalize initial specifications of launch platforms which include a screen size that is equivalent to a 240 inch television (viewed at a usual distance of 10 feet)”.</span></p> <p><span>The lens uses ‘micro components’ which are so small that, when switched off, the user is able to focus normally on everyday objects. When switched on, i</span><span>t allows light from the display to pass through the center of the pupil, and light from the surrounding environment to pass through the outer portion of the pupil. Each of these sets of light rays produces an image on the retina simultaneously with the other set. They are superimposed to form a single integrated image.</span></p> <p><span>While a consumer release of the product is likely 2-3 years away, the company is also working with DARPA for a military version of the device.</span></p> </blockquote>http://layar.tumblr.com/post/16921008167http://layar.tumblr.com/post/16921008167Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:08:52 +0100arcontact lenslenseyesvisionfuture<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyrjw9WOpd1ro1y8jo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Yesssss….. this would be awesome for AR games, no?</p>http://layar.tumblr.com/post/16920977810http://layar.tumblr.com/post/16920977810Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:07:46 +0100argungamesiphonemobilegaming<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/g1aOi2oJcSU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Augmented Cinema Helps You “Meet Your Stranger”</p> <p>Our friend Sander Veenhof is at it again with a promotion for the IFFR International Film Festival Rotterdam. Check it out!</p> <blockquote><a href="http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/nl/iffr-2012/programma-2012/signals/signals-for-real/meet-your-stranger/">Meet Your Stranger</a> is a DIY ‘film’. You play the starring role in a real life movie! Check in, choose a character and meet your opponent through a secret character in the public space. The scene you play improvising. Use your smartphone as a prompter. This really comes to life with a virtual scene in Augmented Reality.</blockquote>http://layar.tumblr.com/post/16759346884http://layar.tumblr.com/post/16759346884Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:01:56 +0100moviescinemafestivaliffrrotterdamsander veenhofsndrvaraugmented realitylayarartechmobilegamediy<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OWwy_qaC6-o?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Here’s a quirky/fun video from Vodaphone which recently ran a promotion in Hungary with Layar for a celebrity photo hunt. We’re not sure what they’re implying at the end with Lady Gaga, but… it’s interesting :)</p>http://layar.tumblr.com/post/15773726685http://layar.tumblr.com/post/15773726685Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:44:38 +0100layarvodaphonehungarymusiccelebritieshuntphoto huntlady gagaappphonemobile<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7f941SqE9V8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>We’ve been working on a new project for several months, and now it’s finally available!* Head on over to <a href="http://www.stiktu.com/">Stiktu.com</a> to check it out.</p> <p>*select European countries only, for now.</p>http://layar.tumblr.com/post/14509120907http://layar.tumblr.com/post/14509120907Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:05:16 +0100araugmented realityappappsiphoneandroideuropeitunesiosstiktumobiletechnewsspaceexpressionartfun<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvqdztXngB1qzhzsio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sinterklaas was good to us today! I suppose you’re not a tech company until you have a pingpong table in the office.</p>http://layar.tumblr.com/post/13777055169http://layar.tumblr.com/post/13777055169Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:43:04 +0100layarping pongtabletable tennissinterklaaspingpong<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvj2sgLdlz1qzhzsio1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>We’re in the Christmas spirit here at Layar now that it’s December 1st! Case in point: <a href="http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/86ZzbCRSTH0APs2D?cmpid=ey_url">our management team has “Elfed” themselves.</a></p>http://layar.tumblr.com/post/13589034745http://layar.tumblr.com/post/13589034745Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:57:52 +0100layararaugmented realitymobileappstechelf yourselfelfchristmasxmaselvesjibjabvideo<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LUFdZsXK6fA?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Layar 6.0 including Vision is now available in the <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/layar-reality-browser/id334404207">App Store</a>, just in time for iPhone users to experience the awesome AR content in the latest issue of LINDA. magazine.</p> <p>LINDA., the largest women’s glossy in the Netherlands, partnered with Layar to create the first Dutch augmented magazine, showing infotainment and commerce to be a natural fit with augmented reality.</p> <p>Read more about this new project <a href="http://www.layar.com/blog/2011/11/18/dutch-oprah-linda-brings-magazine-to-life-with-layar/">on the Layar blog!</a></p>http://layar.tumblr.com/post/12962927432http://layar.tumblr.com/post/12962927432Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:28:52 +0100layararaugmented realityapp storeappiphoneioslinda.lindanetherlandsmagazineholland<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Sq05dTJwokc?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>A Sci-Fi lover’s dream: The Rebel Alliance Battles the Galactic Empire in Augmented Reality.</p>http://layar.tumblr.com/post/12558393996http://layar.tumblr.com/post/12558393996Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:04:00 +0100star warsaugmented realitylayarspainspanish<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RWwQXi9RG0w?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Starbucks is rolling out an AR app this holiday season.</strong> It shows you some animations on top of your cup, and lets you collect characters and share them online with friends.</p> <p>What does everyone think of this kind of AR campaign? Will a big name like Starbucks help it take off?</p>http://layar.tumblr.com/post/12554431384http://layar.tumblr.com/post/12554431384Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:50:45 +0100araugmented realitystarbucksred cupredcupholidayschristmassharefacebooktechmobileappsiphoneandroid<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HnWTgflYudg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://aroccupywallstreet.wordpress.com/opening-info/">#arOCCUPYWALLSTREET </a>- Saturday, November 12th @ Wall Street! 4:00pm</p>http://layar.tumblr.com/post/12515255834http://layar.tumblr.com/post/12515255834Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:23:20 +0100araugmented realityoccupytechowsoccupy wall streetoccupywallstreetaroccupywallstreet<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luasg8k8a71qzhzsio1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luasg8k8a71qzhzsio2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luasg8k8a71qzhzsio3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Here’s what’s been going around the Layar inter-office email today: an amazing perspective street-art drawing of Lego men. We call it “analog augmented reality.” :)</p>http://layar.tumblr.com/post/12470312712http://layar.tumblr.com/post/12470312712Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:00:08 +0100araugmented realityanaloglayarlegostreet artperspectivedrawingart<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luargbUlhx1qzhzsio1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Don’t forget… Layar is on Instagram! Follow us for a look behind the scenes of Layar :)</p>http://layar.tumblr.com/post/12469781411http://layar.tumblr.com/post/12469781411Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:38:35 +0100layarinstagramaraugmented reality<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu51qvkW171qzhzsio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We’ve officially made our mark on the new office, installing this giant logo on the wall by the entrance. </p>http://layar.tumblr.com/post/12325103235http://layar.tumblr.com/post/12325103235Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:35:19 +0100layararaugmented realityofficeamsterdamlogo<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/31479392" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Impressive live AR experience!</p>http://layar.tumblr.com/post/12321014456http://layar.tumblr.com/post/12321014456Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:28:00 +0100araugmented realitynational geographicupclive<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu309hLdfo1qzhzsio2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu309hLdfo1qzhzsio3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu309hLdfo1qzhzsio4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>We know you couldn’t get enough of our new office, so here’s some more photos to feast your eyes on!</p>http://layar.tumblr.com/post/12280581551http://layar.tumblr.com/post/12280581551Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:08:05 +0100layaramsterdam<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltxkdrEXRi1qzhzsio1_500.jpg"/><br/> Packing up the old office.<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltxkdrEXRi1qzhzsio2_500.jpg"/><br/> Packing monitors.<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltxkdrEXRi1qzhzsio3_500.jpg"/><br/> Packing glassware.<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltxkdrEXRi1qzhzsio4_500.jpg"/><br/> Our moving van.<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltxkdrEXRi1qzhzsio5_500.jpg"/><br/> A meeting room, now empty.<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltxkdrEXRi1qzhzsio6_500.jpg"/><br/> The new office, with a chalkboard wall!<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltxkdrEXRi1qzhzsio7_500.jpg"/><br/> View of the office.<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltxkdrEXRi1qzhzsio8_500.jpg"/><br/> A new meeting room.<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltxkdrEXRi1qzhzsio9_500.jpg"/><br/> The view of our street.<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltxkdrEXRi1qzhzsio10_500.jpg"/><br/> CEO Raimo looks out the window.<br/><br/> <p>We just <a href="http://www.layar.com/blog/2011/10/28/introducing-layars-new-office/">moved into our new offices</a>, so here’s a few photos from the move! See more at the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/layaratwork">Layar Flickr page!</a></p>http://layar.tumblr.com/post/12158414748http://layar.tumblr.com/post/12158414748Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:37:02 +0100layaramsterdamofficemovingaraugmented reality<p>Nope. Layar is available for iPhone, Android, Symbian and Blackberry. Get all the info <a href="http://www.layar.com/download/">here</a>. </p>http://layar.tumblr.com/post/11394241870http://layar.tumblr.com/post/11394241870Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:39:37 +0200