Openhanced is announcing the Layar (@layarmobile) starter kit

Posted in: Android, Augmented Reality, Blog, Open Source, iPhone by openhanced on February 23, 2010

In the last month we have been working on a complete starter kit for Layar, including: an Open Source backend (multi user level) with supporting database, a GEO spatial search routine and supporting mobile web pages that behave like native apps (Android and iPhone). We will launch this web starter kit in the first week of April and everyone will be able to download the starter kit and install it on a shared or dedicated host.

Now that Layar (@layarmobile) really gains momentum we really want everyone be able to play around with it in an easy way. Right now there are a few solutions out there that support the creation of layars but we wanted to create a full system that can be used by everyone with just a small understanding of PHP and MySQL.

It is just a solution to check out how Layar works and it will not support 3D objects.

Below you can see a few first screenshots of the solution:

backend

mobile web apps.

yes this is the Nexus One

We use the mobile web apps. for providing access to different API’s when executing a layar action, all these actions are related to a nearby selected point. You can think of things like: nearby station, –tweets, –shops etc.

The backend system that we use allows administrators to setup different users that all can add and maintain their own points from within the same database, however, users cannot edit other peoples points.

We will release the solution free of charge and you will have all freedom to install it on your own environment to try it out.

P.S. I want to thank Johannes (@jlapoutre) for his tip on the GEO spatial search.