So far we’ve only had the chance to hear what Nokia’s sweet-sounding City Lens augmented reality app is capable of. If you’ve got a Nokia Lumia 900, 800, or 710 you can get a beta version of the app right now. More »
Just last week, Nokia’s augmented reality app known as City Lens broke free of its beta shackles, but its developers are hardly sitting on their laurels as they help prepare the company’s Windows Phone 8 handsets for store shelves. New to the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820, Nokia has announced a refined version of City Lens replete with 3D icons and the ability to disable suggestions that aren’t within the line of sight. Also on deck, users will be able to query their surroundings more quickly by pinning categories to the home screen and storing favorite searches. As one final addition, Nokia will be introducing the ability to use City Lens in both portrait and landscape orientation. Unfortunately, the company hasn’t committed to these new features for the Windows Phone 7.5 version of its app. For a quick peek of what’s next, just hop the break for a video teaser from Nokia.
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Nokia reveals new City Lens augmented reality app for Windows Phone 8 lineup originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Sep 2012 02:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It was at Nokia’s New York event that saw the Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820 unveiled to the world, in addition to an offline version of Nokia Maps that delivered voice guided turn-by-turn navigation and venue maps, making it function more or less like a dedicated GPS unit. This is made possible thanks to the ability of both smartphones to obtain a GPS or GLONASS fix within seconds without the help of any data connection. Not only that, Nokia City Lens which was introduced in May 2011 is finally out of beta, and the augmented reality app has been released to the Windows Phone Marketplace in order to cater for Nokia Lumia 900, Nokia Lumia 800 and Nokia Lumia 710 devices. Folks who are already thinking of purchasing the latest Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820 need not fret as a special version is in the pipeline.
To recap, Nokia City Lens will require you to press the Search button on your Nokia Lumia device and then tap Vision, before you go ahead and scan the barcode. Should a link appear on the screen, tap on it, and install the application from the Windows Phone Marketplace. This location-based augmented reality application will rely on your device’s viewfinder so that you enjoy an augmented reality overlay view of buildings and instantly highlights places of interest. Just make sure you concentrate on where you’re stepping on, as this augmented reality app does not look out for poo on the ground!
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Well this is a nice garnish Nokia’s put on its new Lumia 900 superphone: an augmented reality app—called City Lens—that might actually be worth a damn. And it might make Nokia Maps the undisputed champ. More »
With just a day to go, Nokia has pushed out another brief teaser, this time pointing towards more map-based contextual functionality. It looks like whatever the company’s got up its sleeves, alongside any new Lumia hardware, should include some map-based social network chops and City Lens features — not much of a shocker given that the latter has just shed its beta status.
Update: Nokia’s throw out another video — which reveals that its good-looking star does manage to find those shoes. Phew. We’ve added it after the break.
Continue reading Nokia invites you to stay tuned, offers augmented reality teaser (updated)
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Nokia invites you to stay tuned, offers augmented reality teaser (updated) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Sep 2012 03:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Nokia first kicked off the City Lens beta back in May. That was just four months ago, but it feels like an eternity in the mobile space. The wait has come to a welcome (if abrupt) end with the finished version quietly reaching the Windows Phone Marketplace for Lumia owners. From initial appearances, the augmented reality app is functionally the same as its test edition. Point the camera and you’ll be shown points of interest in your field of view, with ratings and directions to get you on your way — if you’ve seen Yelp’s Monocle mode, you’ll know the score. Don’t be surprised if the source link doesn’t initially work, as City Lens is slowly trickling out to Microsoft’s servers, but do expect a quicker trip to the sushi bar when the app is in your hands.
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Nokia City Lens exits beta, gives a window on the world to Lumia owners originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Sep 2012 08:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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