Augmented reality iPhone apps for finding subways and Twitter neighbors

iPhone app developers have seen an opportunity with the addition of a compass to the iPhone 3GS, and a new breed of "augmented reality" apps are about to be born. The Los Angeles Times reports.

Holding the phone in front of you, locations are plotted on a live view of the world in relation to where you're standing. The apps combine the phone's key features -- camera, GPS, compass and Internet connectivity -- to create a sort of heads-up display reminiscent of first-person shooter video games.

The first two poised to hit the App Store -- pending Apple's approval, of course -- are Nearest Tube, which plots subway stations in London, and TwittARound, which shows nearby Twitter users.

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emily | 8:26 AM | Cell Phone Apps Related Articles |
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