Imagine if you could use your Android phone’s camera to point at your surroundings and see real-time information about those surroundings displayed on your screen. Sounds futuristic, doesn’t it? Thanks to Layar, a “reality browser”, the future is now and you can download the app from the Android Market. Layar utilizes the phone’s camera, GPS capability and compass to display helpful information about your surroundings, from historic landmarks to reviews for restaurants and night clubs. Not only is Layar an innovative app, but it’s also a platform with available API for 3rd-party developers to utilize it’s reality browser capabilities for their own apps. Check out the video of Layar in action below.

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It sounds like a mouthful, but SPRXmobile is introducing the first “mobile augmented reality browser” exclusively for the Android platform. Just what is it? It’s called Layar, and the video above is worth a thousand words. Essentially, Layar uses an Android phone’s camera to then overlay, or layer, points of interest as you view the real world. Beginning in Europe, Layar can help you find a new home or apartment, a new job, or anything specific to a location or landmark that another user or company has provided. Take a look at the video to see what you think!

Source: Talk Android