Augmented Reality view of Kakinada
Augmented Reality (AR) is a new and innovative use of your mobile. Augmented Reality is an application which allows you to see the world with your mobile phone. It is simply the direct/indirect view of real world in the Camera of your cell phone. Yes, believe it. It's as realistic as you see things with your eyes. Augmented reality to work in a mobile requires GPS, Compass, Camera, GPRS and Augmented Reality Browser. Wikitude and Layar are the popular Augmented Reality Browsers available in market now. Recently, wikitude announced Augmneted Reality support for the iphones too. Compared To PC browsers like Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox where we browse HTML websites and many other contents, in Augmneted Reality Browsers, we browse Point of Interest (POI) which is discussed in detail within the article below.
How it works?
Before the start of the application, GPS has to be activated in your mobile phone which is required for connecting augmented reality application to the satellite such that the satellite can locate your present geo location information. On connecting to the satellite, it with the help of internet provides various point of Interests (POI) near your present location showing them in a bubble mode. These points of interests are the information retrieved either from any website or third party software namely being the important locations, tourist places, apartments and business. On clicking on any of the bubbles i.e. point of interests, you will be able to see the information for a particular point of interest (POI). Detailed information is also available if the pop out shown is selected. www.inkakinada.com provides this detailed information which is being daily updated.
How to install application?
To find the Kakinada android augmented reality application, go to Android Market application in your Android device and search "Kakinada". You will find an application named as "Kakinada Augmented Reality-AR". Choose this app which shall prompt for installation. It will automatically download and Installs the application. Along with this you need to install Wikitude browser Software from the Market. To find this application, just search with the keyword "Wikitude". That's it, here you go with the most amazing and fabulous Kakinada Augmented reality application in your mobile which you can flawlessly use it anywhere whenever needed.
You're walking down the street, feeling hungry and looking for a good place to eat. You find no one to guide you at that moment. Then it's your phone that will stand with you as a friend and get you all what you want. It doesn't get you food but finds you a place to get the food from.
All that you need to do is hold up your cell phone and use it like the viewfinder on a camera, so the screen shows what's in front of you. But it also shows things you couldn't see before you right at that time: Brightly colored marker points indicating nearby restaurants, hotels and bakeries offering you a delicious food comes on your camera and that's it. Have your delicious food. Thus, this application is called as Augmented Reality on Mobile phones.
Almost all information of Kakinada including Business yellow pages, Movies & Theatres, Areas, Events, Classifieds-Jobs, For sale, For rent is available in your Camera phone. The camera phone that supports this feature should also have GPS, GPRS and most importantly Android Operating System inbuilt. This works using Wikitube browser.
www.inkakinada.com , a product of Nyros Technologies-CIS, Kakinada introduces augmented reality application in line with former phone services including SMS service "inkakinada" to 9000900008, calling 0884-2340004 (customer care) and Wap: mobile.inkakinada.com thus making an ease to people in searching information about Kakinada. Movies playing in theatre, Phone number & Address of Business, Schools and colleges, House for Sale/Rent available, Jobs and Kakinada Areas could be known much easily and in no time by using these services.
Distances to the places, things that surround you and present location are highlighted when augmented reality application starts and searches for something. For ex: If someone is passing by the street, saw an accident. The person is very new to the city, passing around and saw an accident, not fond of any hospitals nearby to rescue the injured person. Then he just picks his mobile, switch on camera and search for hospital nearby him. He could also know their specializations hospitals have ambulance facility and call them for the help. As it also show the distance from the present location, the person can also predict the time by which ambulance can reach to rescue the patient.
Supported mobile devices
HTC HERO, HTC Magic, HTC G1, HTC G2, Motorola Droid Round 2, Iphone 3GS and Samsung Galaxy i7500 support this Augmented reality application. These mobiles are available at the Price ranging from 30,000 to 40000 in India. Inkakinada.com is available at Android Market (just search for the work Kakinada), other Applications and games from the Android market can also be downloaded and installed on to these mobiles. Samsung Electronics and Motorola are all set to launch Android-based handsets in India by the end of this year.
How it looks in real?
Open kakinada Augmented reality application in your mobiles and within no time, you will experience complete kakinada in your hand. Kakinada application provides you information on Yellow pages, Classifieds, Movies and Events. Touch /Open any of the icon to get the information you require.
Yellow pages:
Kakinada is growing tremendously with a range of new establishments and inkakinada.com provides people information of nearly 5000+ business surrounding in and around kakinada city. Information including contact details, address, product/service offerings and many such useful data is made available in kakinada Augmented reality application.
As you look at the picture, after going into yellow pages from the main page; choose the place, category & sub category type with the keyword you are searching for. Businesses with POI (Point of Interest) in bubble mode are displayed. Select the bubble to get complete details of a particular business at kakinada.
Movies:
Are you a fun loving person? Like to see movies often? Then this application is one for you. You can know information of movies playing in theaters without even visiting the theater or making a call to your friend. Browse kakinada augmented reality application in your mobile; select movies option from the main menu provided. Choose the location where you would like to watch a movie and that's it you will have all information with you in seconds.
Events:
Never miss an event even when you are busy. Have our kakinada Augmented reality application in your mobile and enjoy simplified search for the events happening at kakinada. From the main menu of kakinada AR application, choose Events icon and then select the category of your interest to find the events happening or about to happen with the featured information by moving in different directions to locate the events. Events are distributed into categories including Business Events, Clubs & Association Events, Education Events, Fair & Festival Events, Personal, Sports, Cultural and General Events.
Classifieds:
Kakinada classifieds involving Jobs in kakinada, For sale in kakinada, For rent in kakinada information is made available at kakinada Augmented Reality application via www.inkakinada.com website as information supplier. Now know the jobs, houses for sale or rent in kakinada without even visiting the place or site. Put your mobile in front of any building/ office and know what classifieds are available in it. This helps you to save your energy and time.
Locate Me & Help:
On using kakinada Augmented reality application developed in wikitude takes your mobile location via GPS compass inbuilt in it to the satellite locating your present location. Once your location is identified, the various points of interests surrounding you will be shown in your mobile screen as the bubbles from which you can gain lots of information about kakinada. For help on this augmented reality you will be diverted to our www.inkakinada.com website through which you can search for information with the similar ease.
Navigate Through Augmented Reality Route Map:
IF you are new to kakinada, or if looking for a shortest route to reach your destination then it's our kakinada Augmented Reality application that helps you in most simplest way. Select the destination location from the main menu of the application from provided menu of yellow pages, movies, events or classifieds and on knowing the destination place, select the route map link provided at the bottom. This route map will show you the most convenient and easiest way of reaching to the final destination from your present location with the help of GPS; namely Global positioning system. Say for Example, you are now standing at Collectorate and looking for movie which is playing at Devi Multiplex Theater, On Selecting the route map link it will show you the easiest and shortest way to reach Devi Multiplex Theater from your present position i.e. Collectorate.
Future applications on demand:
Augmented reality can be used as application for businesses creating new markets and opportunities, especially in marketing and customer relations, business communication, entertainment, Tourism, Transportation and Vehicle Tracking. Nyros Technologies, Kakinada provides these solutions on Demand. For any development inquiries or request for a demo shoot an email to support@nyros.com.
