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Over the last year many so-called “augmented reality” applications have been popping up, specially on the Android platform. While the concept is not new (research on the proper field of Augmented Reality dates back to the ’90s), it has generated some media attention lately. […]
 The application overlays the image stream generated from the camera with markers of “Points of Interest” around the user. It has been developed for the Nokia N97 and Nokia Navigator devices.
Making use of plugins allows third-party developers to customize the application at different levels.

Over the last year many so-called “augmented reality” applications have been popping up, specially on the Android platform. While the concept is not new (research on the proper field of Augmented Reality dates back to the ’90s), it has generated some media attention lately. […]
The application overlays the image stream generated from the camera with markers of “Points of Interest” around the user. It has been developed for the Nokia N97 and Nokia Navigator devices.
Making use of plugins allows third-party developers to customize the application at different levels.