After all, I seem to be doing one each calendar year. Except that - surprise, surprise.. - there really isn't one, as far as I'm concerned.
I actually just said it out loud: I've given up on Layar. They are apparently never going to release their software on any device that I (want to) own.
Bye bye, Layar. I wish you all the best without me as a user...
Just a quick YAY! After the recent MIX reveals it seems like my Layar wish will come true with Mango! Now I'm "just" waiting for a resolution of the Google (Maps) vs Bing (Maps) situation in the Netherlands.
Just browsed back a bit and found this post from when I had just gotten my Samsung Omnia Qwerty phone. I guess as soon as the camera access API - that LG is already using in their Look n Type and ScanSearch WP7 apps - gets official for general public use, there is no reason for Layar to not bring out a port of their client for Windows Phone 7. I'll be waiting...
Quick update after MWC: like I wrote in Barcelona, I expect this to be unveiled at MIX in Las Vegas, april 12-14. So it can't be long now.
It seems Layar has added 3D graphics to their AR (Augmented Reality) application for Android. As the Qwerty includes all the needed hardware (camera, tilt sensors and electronic compass), I would really like a Layar client for it to be able to try this out myself and perhaps even start to use this on a regular basis.
Has anyone already heard about Samsung (or anyone else) releasing any API information needed for using the sensors in the Qwerty in your own software? Because that information (and the porting work by Layar) seems to be the only thing currently standing in the way of making this a reality right now...
