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    Jay Donovan
    June 20th, 2012

    Junaio Augmented Reality Browser Gets A UI Makeover (Video)

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    When it comes to Augmented Reality browsers on mobile devices, I always particularly liked Junaio (just one of the many AR tools created and maintained by Munich-based company Metaio). It’s an especially appealing option since it’s quite powerful, and has many, many content channels to choose from (a good side effect of their successful developer outreach – they have over 10,000 active content… → Read More

    Jay Donovan
    December 6th, 2011

    Junaio And Kreativagentur Thomas Launch AR Scavenger Hunt – Win An iPad

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    Another example of creative use of Augmented Reality rears its head in the form of an online scavenger hunt with a chance to win an iPad 2.

    The team at Metaio who created the Junaio Augmented Reality browser and German creative shop Kreativagentur Thomas have partnered to create a scavenger hunt where you can use Junaio to scan special images hidden around the web to unlock AR content and… → Read More

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    Jay Donovan
    August 29th, 2011

    Junaio3.0MobileARBrowserUpdate.NowScansBarcodesToo.

    Junaio, the mobile Augmented Reality browser created by German AR firm Metaio, has been updated this morning: Version 3.0 now supports scanning barcodes. Some of you are probably thinking “Whoop-dee-doo, every app can scan barcodes nowadays.” And you’re right; it’s not really a big deal in that sense. When you consider Junaio’s capability at advanced image recognition, using it to scan 1D and 2D … → Read More

    Jay Donovan
    February 3rd, 2011

    Junaio Brings Augmented Reality Superbowl Fun

    Some would argue that Augmented Reality has been a part of televised sporting events for some time. Indeed, we have come to rely on those virtual first down overlays when watching an NFL game. But USA Today and Metaio have partnered to bring a different kind of AR goodness to the Smartphone owners out there itching for additional content related to the biggest U.S. sporting event of the year.

    On… → Read More

    Jay Donovan
    December 2nd, 2010

    Junaio Augmented Reality Browser Version 2.5 Is (Officially) Released

    Those of you following the crop of mobile Augmented Reality  tools out there will be pleased to know that Munich based Metaio officially released an update to their Junaio browser. Actually, the app update soft-launched over 10 days ago so in that respect the new version isn’t really “news”. But it is still a nice update containing a significant  GUI upgrade and some location… → Read More

    Jay Donovan
    July 6th, 2010

    Augmented reality demo: junaio takes advantage of iOS 4 camera access.

    A while back, I posted a bit about a new augmented reality game called Zombie ShootAR. It is a shooter game where you kill zombies that appear only in the augmented reality of your mobile phone’s viewfinder. The game relied on some imaging technology that “watched” for horizon lines and therefore effectively planted the creeping zombies on the ground or in exact places (instead… → Read More

    Jay Donovan
    June 1st, 2010

    Junaio Augmented Reality browser comes to Android.

    Augmented Reality is a technology I follow regularly as I think it is a potential mobile industry game changer. Lately, a company called Metaio has come to my attention. They are making great strides bringing AR out of its technological infancy with a series of software developments. The first development to note is that starting today (June 1), Junaio – Metaio’s free Augmented Reality… → Read More

    Robin Wauters
    November 11th, 2009

    Junaio launches augmented reality platform for the iPhone and the Web

    [Germany] Munich-based metaio, a developer of visual interaction software products, is today launching a consumer-oriented iPhone application (iTunes link) and complementary website that combines the fun and usefulness of augmented reality with social networking.

    The application, dubbed junaio, is billed by the company as the ‘world’s first augmented reality platform’ but bears some resemblance… → Read More

    Robin Wauters
    November 11th, 2009

    Metaio Launches junaio, Mixes Augmented Reality With Social Networking

    [Germany] Munich-based metaio, a developer of visual interaction software products, is today launching a consumer-oriented iPhone application (iTunes link) and complementary website that combines the fun and usefulness of augmented reality with social networking.

    The application, dubbed junaio, is billed by the company as the ‘world’s first augmented reality platform’ but bears some resemblance… → Read More