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Layar android augmented reality app is out. Will Windows Mobile 7 have this technology by default ?

The much anticipated augmented reality Layar app is now available through the Android Market. You can download it directly to your android phone now and take…

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The much anticipated augmented reality Layar app is now available through the Android Market. You can download it directly to your android phone now and take it for a spin. Engadget noticed that their seems to be some aiming problems which are probably hardware related (Google Sky exhibits the same issues).

Source: Engadget

Augmented reality is going to be the next “big thing” in the coming months/years and don’t be surprised if it’s fully part/integrated through Windows Mobile 7’s Bing Search in the Future. Take a look at Bill Gates latest CES Keynote in 2008 where he demos an Augmented reality device/service syncing all the date through a mesh (Live Mesh?)…

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