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Augmented Reality meets Twitter: useful, or just trendy?

Download Squad Jul 08 09

Filed under: Utilities, Social Software, iPhone, Mobile

Augmented Reality apps that overlay information on visuals from your mobile device's camera definitely have the potential to be more than a trend. Uses like viewing restaurant reviews, real estate listings, or pointers to the nearest subway stop just scratch the surface of the game-changing power of Augmented Reality. Sometimes two great tastes don't taste great together, though, as in the case of an Augmented-Reality-Meets-Twitter app set to launch soon in the iPhone app store.The iPhone app is called TwittARound, and it overlays nearby tweets on your surroundings. Full story...

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