TwittaRound: Augmented Reality Twitter App

Edward Kirk · July 7th, 2009, 04:07 PM

Augmented reality apps are quickly becoming the next big thing, even if none currently exist yet for the iPhone. The latest concept is TwittaRound, which combines your world with that of the Twitterverse, showing nearby recent tweets overlaid on top of the horizon using GPS, the compass and accelerometers, and access to Twitter. Video after the break.

Interestingly, the entire app is developed in Webkit:

The whole application is developed in Webkit (UIWebView / Safari Mobile). A native Cocoa wrapper delegates location, compass and accelerometer to Javascript in the UIWebView. The 3D scene is based on Safari Mobiles brilliant 3D CSS transforms. The Ajax part is done with jQuery.

Currently it's in beta development, but neither it nor any augmented reality apps will be hitting the App Store any time soon, as they use private APIs to use and mess with live video, which is currently not allowed by the SDK.

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iPhonemofo.net · July 8th, 2009, 01:26 AM #2

twitter is such an awesome connecting tool for us. this app is also very helpful.

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Edward Kirk WrAdminterizer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 3,084 Thanks: 19 Thanked 26 Times in 25 Posts	TwittaRound: Augmented Reality Twitter App - July 7th, 2009, 04:07 PM #1
	<script language="JavaScript" src="http://adserver1.backbeatmedia.com/servlet/ajrotator/13894/222/viewJScript?pool=13886&type=3158&pos=20&zone=5000"></script> Augmented reality apps are quickly becoming the next big thing, even if none currently exist yet for the iPhone. The latest concept is TwittaRound, which combines your world with that of the Twitterverse, showing nearby recent tweets overlaid on top of the horizon using GPS, the compass and accelerometers, and access to Twitter. Video after the break. Interestingly, the entire app is developed in Webkit: The whole application is developed in Webkit (UIWebView / Safari Mobile). A native Cocoa wrapper delegates location, compass and accelerometer to Javascript in the UIWebView. The 3D scene is based on Safari Mobiles brilliant 3D CSS transforms. The Ajax part is done with jQuery. Currently it's in beta development, but neither it nor any augmented reality apps will be hitting the App Store any time soon, as they use private APIs to use and mess with live video, which is currently not allowed by the SDK. [i.document via Gizmodo] __________________ About my iPhone: iPhone & Color: iPhone 3G 16GB White iPhone Version: 3.0 Computer & OS: MacBook Pro 15", Mac OS X 10.5.4 Twitter

iPhonemofo.net Forum Lurker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: china Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	July 8th, 2009, 01:26 AM #2
	twitter is such an awesome connecting tool for us. this app is also very helpful. __________________ About my iPhone: iPhone & Color: black www.iphonemofo.net