Loopt Mix
New Loopt App Helps You With Random Hookups … Now
BY Chris DannenTue Oct 20, 2009 at 2:12 PM
The iPhone has been a dating tool for a while, but Loopt’s putting their technology to more… immediate uses with a new app called Loopt Mix. Warning: Finding love the Loopt way may involves waking at 7 a.m. in a strange bed, pulling on last night’s clothes and taking the proverbial walk of shame.
via FastCompany
Laya's augmented reality
If you’re still at a loss as to the significance of augmented reality, Layar’s own explanation from inside the app explains it well: “Layar is a tool to browse the world. It enables exploration, more informed decisions, serendipity and fun. [...] While looking through the phone’s camera lens, a user can see houses for sale popular bars and shops, touristic information of the area, play a live game, etcetera.”
Layar aggregates all those little niggly bits of extra information you often wish you knew when visiting a certain new place–the best way to the train station from the point you’re standing on, where the best cafe is, and so on–and overlays it on the real world as viewed through your phone’s camera. And there is a whole lot more functionality that’s waiting to be realized. Layar’s code lets developers create their own informational overlays for the real world. As the Layar release notes, gaming is a significant potential exploit of the code, with everything from advanced geocaching treasure hunts to virtual shooters being obvious possibilities. There are all sorts of social networking uses too.
via Fast Company
Social Mobile is social networking on-the-go. It’s about pairing up the power of social networking with location. Instead of simply meeting someone online, a social mobile app can help you meet someone nearby now, find something to eat within walking distance, or buy that special gizmo around the corner.
Social Mobile apps are relationship-aware and location-aware, meaning they are at the center of a great puzzle—how to make money from hyper-local advertising.
