“Layar has announced the release of Layar Vision, an extension of its open source augmented reality platform for mobile devices,” iPodNN reports.
“Layar Vision allows the device to recognize real world objects and show digital content layered over them,” iPodNN reports. “The Layar platform includes audio, video and animated objects, as well as location-based layers.”
iPodNN reports, “Layar Vision works with printed materials such as newspapers, magazines, and posters. To spur adoption of the Layar platform, the company is sponsoring a competition to develop the best layer. Ten prizes totaling $55,000 will be awarded. The team that creates the layer rated highest by the company’s panel of judges will win $15,000.”
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Edward Weber” for the heads up.]