I have friends visiting me this
week. I have been excited about that for the last weeks, proud to show them the
city and to finally be able to be their guide - as it always works the other
way round!! We started our sightseeing on Sunday with a beautiful view of Manhattan
from the Brooklyn Bridge. I was about to illustrate them the skyscrapers in
front of them, but… Wait!!! What are they doing?!?! What’s the app running on
their mobile? Suddenly, I got to understand that I was useless to them this
time too :( They were using
an augmented reality browsers, Wikitude, as a “third eye” of sorts. While using
your smartphone’s camera in a given area, this virtual browser offers any
geographically-relevant information about the area that can be valuable while
travelling. You can learn about the history of a building, get directions to
the nearest ATM location, find accommodations through TripAdvisor, and the
like, get mobile deals and coupons for local stores in the vicinity. Sounds
cool, doesn’t it? So cool that I am not anymore!
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