The Bigger Picture: A letter from metaio CEO Thomas Alt

Dear metaio ecosystem,

The year has started off with the launch of our metaio Mobile SDK 3.1 which brought the vision of an Augmented World one step closer by being the first AR SDK delivering full 3-D object tracking.

We believe that Augmented Reality will see mainstream adoption only by combining Great Technology and Useful Content. To empower our content ecosystem we have just launched our easy-to-use tool to create mobile AR Applications. The metaio Creator provides a drag-and-drop interface that makes developing and deploying your own custom AR project fast and convenient.

We will be showing our latest results in research, product dev. and end-consumer adoption at the Augmented Reality Event in Santa Clara, where I will present and discuss the process of building a delivery stack that ensures reliable, accessible AR from chipset platform to end-user.

Read all about it in our latest newsletter : http://www.metaio.com/fileadmin/upload/newsletter/metaio/2012/may/NEWS-metaio_May_2012-002_2.html

Junaio is increasing traction in the publishing domain with large magazines publishing content through the junaio service. We have incorporated some of the latest partners deploying content on junaio in our newsletter: http://www.junaio.com/fileadmin/upload/newsletter/2012/cons/03_may/NEWS-junaio_May_2012-002_2.html

I realize it´s early – but please be invited to join our yearly conference InsideAR on October, 1^st  and 2^nd  with the legendary visit to the Oktoberfest being part of the venue. We have recently put all information around the event online at:  http://www.metaio.com/insidear/welcome/

 

Thomas Alt, CEO metaio 

Weekest Links in Brief

Brief. Not “briefs”. 

Sascha was mid-moose impression when this photo was taken.

metaio + junaio 

Exclusive interview with Sascha Kiener from the junaio team at The Gadget Show [article]

Circa – The Evolution of Image (a Kickstarter Project built with the metaio Mobile SDK) [kickstarter page]

junaio has a new Certified Developer, Digital Delta Design [post]

Developer Mark Skwarek is at it again with arOCCUPY MAY DAY [post]

The metaio San Francisco team moved to a new office! [photos]

 

upcoming events

There is still plenty of time to register for The Augmented Reality Event, May 8-9 in Santa Clara, CA. It’s the largest AR conference in the states, with plenty of opportunities to see the newest AR hardware and software, and the chance to network with AR professionals and insiders. Sign up today, and enjoy a discount code on us! Just enter METAIO375 at the [registration page]

metaio’s insideAR is coming- if you want to see the latest and greatest in the field of Augmented Reality in the beautiful city of Munich with the backdrop of Oktoberfest, then there’s really no other choice for you is there? [event page]

 

Non-AR Pick of the Week

“Stupidity Captured at 2500 Frames Per Second”

 

Watermelon + Fireworks is always a great equation.