It’s that time of year again, as the Augmented World Expo has renewed and expanded the annual award for the best of the best in the augmented reality industry, the “Auggies”. Previously consisting of only a single award, the competition now has 6 categories, and Metaio and its partners are competing in 4 of them!
For the next two weeks, awards will be open to public voting in order to narrow down the entries for each category to just 5 finalists. We’re competing against some of the best and most creative apps in the world- we’d love your support. Please take a moment to vote for our entries- individual links are listed below, or just click on one of the category buttons below to go straight to the entry.
Registration is open for the Augmented World Expo, June 4-5 (formerly ARE). Use code AWE3META to get a special discount, courtesy of Metaio [registration]
Meet Metaio at the Augmented Reality Summit, June 20th in London [event site]
Interested in speaking, sponsoring or attending InsideAR, the most exciting event in the augmented reality industry? Contact us! [event site]
pick of the week: Oblivion
You’ve probably already seen the trailer, but we’re just tickled to see yet another Tom Cruise movie that features egregious exposure of CGI Augmented Reality.
InsideAR, the most exciting augmented reality event in the world, will be October 10-11 this year. Not familiar? Check out some photos from last year! [event site]
Ever wonder what Metaio gets up to On The Road? [photo album]
Registration is open for the Augmented World Expo, June 4-5 (formerly ARE). Get in with Early Bird discounts before it’s too late! [registration] (If you read this after April 9, use code AWE3META to get a special discount)
Want to meet Metaio? Make sure to check out our Events page as we update it through the year [events site]
pick of the week: the internet of 1995
Recorded nearly 10 years ago, right here in San Francisco. Fascinating as it is cringe-worthy.
The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.
Yeti CGI showcasing Augmented Reality game prototype built with Metaio SDK at the 2013 Game Developer’s Conference
Hello again! Though we haven’t had a Weekest links since (shhh) November 2012, Spring can be a fresh start for everyone. We’ll renew our regular Monday schedule starting next week and on- until then, check out the list below and don’t forget to subscribe!
metaio | junaio recap
Metaio shows off awesome Augmented Reality at GDC 2013, TweakTown [video]
Metaio Augmented Reality Interview @ the ARM booth, 2013 Game Developer’s Conference, featuring @traklord [video]
ARM exhibits Metaio Augmented Reality Product at GDC 2013, featuring @twitt_AR [video]
A Sneak Peak at HP Support’s Augmented Reality App (powered by the Metaio SDK) [video]
“Augmented Reality: What do businesses need to know?”, NetworkWorld [article]
10 Augmented Reality technologies you should know about [slideshow]
SmarTech Publishing Report Says Google Glass Heralds a New Era For The Augmented Reality Business [press release]
Metaio to participate in annual European Satellite Navigation Competition [press release]
Our former intern Sebastian tells us how awesome we are [blog post]
Slanted Magazine, a fully augmented edition powered by Junaio [blog post]
Even though we have extensive documentation for all of our augmented reality software, we thought it was important to give developers, both experienced and new to our platform, the ability to get in-depth explanations on certain topics in the form of weekly webinars. You can sign up for the next Webinar, an advanced SDK session for iOS developers, right here on our dev portal (http://dev.metaio.com), along with recorded versions of all the other sessions, with topics like Content Creation, Intro to SDK, Intro to Junaio, Intro to Creator and more.
Next week is Aumenta.me 2013- the annual meeting point in Spain for the exchange of ideas, experiences, projects and developments of Augmented Reality in Education. Taking place April 20th in Valencia, Spain, it will showcase the best educational AR experiences, including workshops and seminar sessions. Learn more here: [event site]
Dates announced for InsideAR 2013, the most exciting augmented reality conference in the world [event site]
If you missed them, photos from the 2013 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona [album]
Registration is open for the Augmented World Expo, June 4-5 (formerly ARE). Get in with Early Bird discounts before it’s too late! [registration] (If you read this after April 9, use code AWE3META to get a special discount)
Join us at the annual AR Summit in London, June 20th [event site]
To follow Metaio on the road, make sure to check out our Events page as we update it through the year [events site]
pick of the week: April Fools
Out of all the 4/01/13 shenanigans, these were some of our favorites:
Guardian launches Augmented Reality specs to offer immersive liberal insight [article]
We’re pleased to announce that Metaio has been nominated for the prestigious 2013 Global Mobile Awards for the 2013 Mobile World Congress in the category of Best Mobile Service or Product for Automotive. As Metaio has strong roots in augmented reality applications for the car industry, we’re very proud to have the chance to present with our partner, Audi AG in Barcelona this year.
For more information about Metaio Augmented Reality solutions for the Automotive industry, check out “VW Augmented Reality service of the future” [video]
Metaio and Audi AG worked together to develop the Audi eKurzinfo augmented reality assistant app. New Audi A1 owners can download the app for iOS devices and get introduced to their car in just a few minutes- no manual necessary. Through the app, the user can use Metaio’s visual search and recognition technology to identify insignia throughout the vehicle and receive immediate feedback on how to use that particular feature of the new Audi.
The first iteration of the Audi eKurzinfo app was purely image recognition, as showcased in the above video. For 2013, Audi will release the brand new version of the app featuring real-time visual graphics and advanced augmented reality interactions. Audi intends to roll out this service beyond the A1, starting with the A3 but with the potential for future models as well.
If you’re attending the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this year, please come visit us! In addition the Awards Ceremony, Metaio will be in Hall 8.1 at the App Planet, showcasing the latest in augmented reality and 3-D technology. We are fortunate to also have amazing partners like Intel, Imagination Technology and ST-Ericsson, at whose booths you can see how Metaio’s technology works with some of the best chipset platforms and handsets out there. For more information, visit our Mobile World Congress page- and feel free to set up a meeting!
For more on the Global Mobile Awards, check out the GSMA Press Release:
4 February 2013, London: The GSMA today announced nominees for the 18th annual Global Mobile Awards. The winners will be presented on Tuesday, 26th February at the GSMA Mobile World Congress, in an afternoon ceremony hosted by one of the UK’s best-loved writers, actors and comedians, David Walliams. In total, 158 nominees have been shortlisted for this year’s Global Mobile Awards; the full list of nominees and awards categories can be found at www.globalmobileawards.com/nominees-2013/
“The GSMA warmly congratulates all the nominees announced today. The competition this year was of an exceptionally high quality, breaking all previous records,” said Michael O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA. “Our judging panel has assessed well over 600 entries and nominations for the 37 awards, the largest ever number of honours to be presented at the Global Mobile Awards. It is a tremendous achievement to have been shortlisted and we look forward to recognising the winners at Mobile World Congress next month.”
For 2013 the GSMA introduced several enhancements to the awards, such as the addition of the inaugural ‘Connected Life Awards’, and notable developments in the ‘Best Mobile Technology’ and ‘Apps of the Year’ categories. Thirty-two awards will be presented during the afternoon ceremony, which will begin at 2.30 pm in Hall 4, Conference Village, Auditorium 1, and will be open to all Global Mobile Awards nominees, Mobile World Congress Platinum, Gold and Silver Pass conference attendees and accredited press and analysts attending the Congress.
Also being awarded on Tuesday 26th February are the expanded Government Leadership Awards, which recognise governments from around the world for their innovation and leadership in use of mobile technologies in the public sector; the presentation of these awards will take place at the Government Mobile Forum. The GSMA’s prestigious Chairman’s Award 2013 will be presented at the Leadership Summit on Monday 25th February.
The award for the ‘Best New Mobile Handset, Device or Tablet at Mobile World Congress 2013’ will be identified and selected from those on show at the event. The shortlist for this award will be announced on both Mobile World Live TV and the Global Mobile Awards website on 27th February, with the winner being honoured in a live presentation on Mobile World Live TV the following day.
The Global Mobile Awards 2013 host David Walliams shot to fame through his work, with co-creator Matt Lucas, on the television series “Little Britain” and later “Come Fly With Me.” “Little Britain” has won numerous international awards including three BAFTAs and has been shown in more than 100 countries. In addition to a wide variety of television, stage and film roles, David has worked tirelessly for various charities raising over £7 million, and in September 2011, he swam the length of the River Thames (140 miles) for Sports Relief, raising £1 million in the process. He has also authored a number of best-selling children’s books and is a judge on “Britain’s Got Talent.”
To select the nominees for the 2013 awards, more than 160 independent analysts, journalists, academics and subject matter experts throughout the world participated in the judging process. In addition, the chief technology officers of 14 mobile operators took part in judging the ‘Outstanding Overall Mobile Technology’ award, including CTOs from 3, Etisalat, KT, M1, Movistar, MTN, NTT DoCoMo, Optus, SK Telecom, Telefónica, Telstra, T-Mobile, VimpelCom and Vodafone.
2013 Global Mobile Awards sponsors include: McAfee (Apps of the Year), Myriad (Social & Economic Development) and Telmap (Connected Life Awards and Best Mobile Services). Market data for the ‘Best Mobile App for Consumers’ and ‘Best Mobile App for Enterprise’ categories was provided by Distimo.
The Mobile World Congress 2013 will be held 25th- 28th February at the Fira Gran Via in Barcelona. For further details please visit www.mobileworldcongress.com.
Galileo, popular ProSeiben network show, did a feature on Metaio and Augmented Reality [video]
New Tutorial video for junaio for non-programmers [video]
Augmented Reality Interface for Spatial Anatomical Education [blog]
Diego and Dario in Augmented Reality at insideAR 2012 [blog]
upcoming events
insideAR, Oct 1-2 in Munich will feature speakers from Lego and Ikea, among numerous others – register today and don’t miss this exciting augmented reality event [newsletter]
In case you’re curious about the culture of the Oktoberfest, check out the full version of the infographic above [right here]
Trak Lord will be delivering the keynote presentation for the mobile developer M3 Conference, Oct 25-26, Columbus, OH [event site]
Metaio will be presenting at the upcoming Connected Enterprise event in Dana Point, California Nov 9-11 [event site]
Our CFO Andreas Wiedmann will be presenting at TOC Frankfurt on “Innovations in Sales and Marketing”, October 9 (“TOCPartner20TSpeaker” for 20% off registration [event site]
The largest Augmented Reality Event in Canada, OARN is a can’t miss for the industry- Oct 5-6, Toronto (get $25 off admission with discount code METAIOSAVE25) [event site]
there are things that are happening
Google’s Project: Glass made a surprising appearance on the runway during New York’s Fashion Week, with Diane Von Furstenberg, of all people [article]
UK company’s augmented reality glasses could be better than Google’s [article]
There’s a new iPhone 5 and it’s selling like hotcakes [article]
IKEA will be joining us at insideAR 2012 – will you? [event site][photos]
there are things that are happening
Someone leaked a video of what could possibly be the iPhone 5- is it real? Is it a huge hoax? You be the judge [video]
4 Ideas That Will Change Augmented Reality, by Helen Papagiannis of @ARstories [post]
Picks of the week
Because you were all so patient while us Americans enjoyed our Labor Day, you get not one, but two picks of the week courtesy of the myself. And the internet. Enjoy!
Roller Coaster Tycoon in Real Life
Game We Play
(can’t think of better examples of how to seamlessly weave AR into real life through gaming)
The new junaio is available for iOS today! [download] [blog]
Engadget, “Augmented reality browser Junaio offers less ‘clunky’ apps, new API for developers” [article]
Mashable, “The Atlantic Merges Digital, Print with QR Code-like Extras” [article]
Reuters, “Insight: Look, no hands! Augmented Reality gets a grip” [article]
TechCrunch, “Junaio Augmented Reality Browser Gets a UI Makeover” [article]
TheNextWeb, “AR browser Junaio relaunches with a new look, feel and API, supporting HTML5 and JavaScript” [article]
The New York Times, “Apps That Present Highlights of the World in Front of You” [article]
metaio sole augmented reality company to be named one of Fierce Wireless’s 2012 “Fierce 15″, paving the way in wireless and mobile technology [article] [press release]
The new junaio: a letter to the community from CEO Thomas Alt [blog]
Augmented Reality, New Media, Technology, Beer, Chicken: If you like 4 out of 5 of the previous, you should probably join us at the 2012 insideAR, Oct 1 & 2 [registration page]
Shameless plug of the week: Introducing the new junaio
The most intuitive and easy-to-use mobile augmented reality browser on the planet. Get ready to browse your world with the new junaio.
As the first metaio Certified Developer, Harmony recently launched Onvert, a mobile augmented reality app built with the metaio Mobile SDK for iOS and Android, and took the opportunity to showcase it to a wider audience at the Internet World event held at Earls Court, London in April of this year.
From a seemingly simple space (albeit with beautiful artwork), Harmony enticed attendees to see the stand “come alive” through their mobile device or tablets. Many were initially sceptical – they had seen Augmented Reality and were convinced it was only for big budgets or was clumsy and difficult to set up, with little return on the investment. Others had no idea what it was at all. Within moments, zombies were leaping from the stand, Legally Blonde musical melodies sang out at the other end, and sceptical frowns turned to delight.
Proud to be partnered with metaio, Harmony explained how the “onvert” viewer app could turn a “boring” QR code on a poster into an awesome, highly engaging 3D campaign containing images and music.
The application was exposed to more than 11,000 participants. During the event the app reached 100th out of 20,000 in “What’s Hot in the Apple App Store” as people downloaded the app and returned to play with the artwork on the stand throughout the event.
Visitors to Harmony’s booth included Sony, Samsung, ASDA, Network Rail, Waitrose, British Airways, Jaguar Land Rover, Barclaycard, Dermalogica, Panasonic, Black & Decker, Sky Sports, British Gas, KPMG, Ingram Micro, ikonami and over 200 more UK and foreign companies. Their interest spanned from experiencing onvert to making use of Harmony’s metaio development services for applications.
metaio is very proud to have Harmony and Onvert as technology partners- we’re looking forward to their future work. Learn more about becoming a metaio partner at http://www.metaio.com/partners, and check out the links above and the gallery for more information and photos.
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