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Video Demo of Wikitude's Augmented Reality Browser that comes preloaded on the BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930

by Kevin Michaluk on 5 May 2011 08:07 PM
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[ youtube video link for mobile viewing ]

During BlackBerry World's keynote demo sessions, RIM showed off the new Wikitude for BlackBerry app that will come preloaded on the BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 and make use of the device's built-in Digital Compass. The Wikitude app is referred to as Augumented Reality Browser... but what does that mean? Probably the best thing to do is check out the video above to see it in action or Wikitude's blog post on the announcement for me details, but esssentially you can open the camera view within the app and see the world around you with points of interest layered on top. With over 150 milllion geo-referenced places already tagged around the world, Bold Touch owners are going to have a lot of fun with this one.

We hear an even better demo video is coming soon of the Wikitude app in action, so stay tuned and we'll post that up as soon as it hits the youtubes. 

Filed Under: News & Rumors, BlackBerry Apps; Tags: BlackBerry Bold 9900, BlackBerry Bold 9930, wikitude
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29 Comments

Posted by velkcro Thursday, May 05, 2011 387 days ago

I want my blackberry touch !!!

 
 
Posted by bezerk Thursday, May 05, 2011 387 days ago

That last part was pretty neat! It sure does takes the pressure off a guy/girl who is shy to approach directly to a person upfront and use bbm as an ice breaking tool.

 
 
Posted by mss-ca Friday, May 06, 2011 387 days ago

That's how I met my Physics lab partner in first year university. She has a Blackberry and I have a Blackberry so she decided to join me because she didn't know how to use her Blackberry(she just got one). Well... she is cute. :)

I am going into second year classes with her and every time she get stuck on her BB, she send me a BBM. :) I am in love!

 
 
Posted by kaotik_187 Thursday, May 05, 2011 387 days ago

Amazing!! hahaha selling my torch and 9700 and getting it as soon as this bad boy comes out!!

 
 
Posted by velkcro Thursday, May 05, 2011 387 days ago

is that how the new BBM (BBM world) is going to look?

*looses breath*

 
 
Posted by codemaker Thursday, May 05, 2011 387 days ago

That was a very cool demo (the bbm part of course).

 
 
Posted by AbuYazeedUK Thursday, May 05, 2011 387 days ago

I don't know what that was but it looked cool lol

 
 
Posted by AnuKidd Thursday, May 05, 2011 387 days ago

its my berry and i need it now

 
 
Posted by kb1234 Thursday, May 05, 2011 387 days ago

This is so awesomeeeee!!!!!!!!! I cant believe the technology this Bold is gonna have!!!!! this is a wholee new step for RIM!!! Woohooo!!! thanks to Crackberry for providing us all this infoo!!!!!!! =]

 
 
Posted by olygopoly Thursday, May 05, 2011 387 days ago

Cant wait to have this awesome device. Going to sell my 9700 and get this one

 
 
Posted by johnnymac Thursday, May 05, 2011 387 days ago

ok yes I agree this is cool and all, BUT - aren't we just using technology a little bit too much? I mean really - rather than panning around with your device and BBM/stalking some girl/guy once they show up in your 'BBM World', why not just go over and TALK with her/him?? Know what I'm sayin'? I think we're letting this tech stuff get in the way of common sense, just a bit.

But I'll still use it!

 
 
Posted by velkcro Thursday, May 05, 2011 387 days ago

i dont think you be able to talk to someone in your BBM world with out having them as a contact.

it might show everyone with a blackberry which i supper cool cause you will know they have a PIN.

but the message part is only to your contacts.

they might make it like facebook where you could see someone's profile and send them an inbox message but not have direct chat until they have you as a contact.

 
 
Posted by pmich Thursday, May 05, 2011 387 days ago

holy crap...that's creepy and amazing at the same time... lol. toronto is flooded with blackberry users. I wonder if people are going to use this to "approach" each other now. lol..

 
 
Posted by mss-ca Friday, May 06, 2011 387 days ago

You can turn it off so this is not creepy. You can remove yourself from the "discoverable" mode, so that other people can't see you.

 
 
Posted by zensen Thursday, May 05, 2011 387 days ago

time to buy these guys out too and rename it to something better :P

"I can see you"

LOL, a bit stalkerish but hey if you put your profile out there you deserved to be pinged.

obviously you'll be in range to walk over and say hi but I guess it's a way to ask nicely if they aren't busy
probably a lot cooler in a club/concert though when everyone is all squishy squish.

Integration of BBM into other apps is one way to counter the influx of new BBM styled apps that have flooded the market on mobile devices. A good reason to keep you using bbm as as long as I don't get flooded with useless spam.

 
 
Posted by tumer Thursday, May 05, 2011 387 days ago

Wow I got say that all the naysayers have it all wrong when this stile off bbm comes out hold on tight because rim is going for one serious ride UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is amazing!!!!!

 
 
Posted by Berrimad Thursday, May 05, 2011 387 days ago

That is just AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
 
Posted by campos_jeremy Thursday, May 05, 2011 387 days ago

Now all the guys with no game are going to hop on this and try to talk to girls.

 
 
Posted by vhorst Thursday, May 05, 2011 387 days ago

These new capabilities our going to be CRAZY!

 
 
Posted by PostMortem Thursday, May 05, 2011 387 days ago

The world is your chatroom?

 
 
Posted by jsn204 Friday, May 06, 2011 387 days ago

i hope you can set it to discoverable to ladies only ;)

 
 
Posted by mom21 Friday, May 06, 2011 387 days ago

creepy

 
 
Posted by skynny70 Friday, May 06, 2011 387 days ago

While the last part was pretty cool it seems pretty useless. If I already know those people on the steps why wouldn't I just call out to them? The only useful applications of that might be for a handicapped person to save them the effort to of going over to them or to someone in distress who wanted to get help from them and they were not in audible range. Other than that it just seems like a cool gimmick to me.

 
 
Posted by mnhockeycoach99 Friday, May 06, 2011 387 days ago

RIM - please release this device to all carriers SOON!!! The rumors better not be true that the release will be pushed back to mid/late August.

 
 
Posted by Darkninja90 Friday, May 06, 2011 386 days ago

Awesome, AR is the wave of the future, and to all the naysayers, don't use it, easy as that.

 
 
Posted by Gamesdmc3 Friday, May 06, 2011 386 days ago

Now if only we could convince every girl in the worle to get a blackberry :),really nice features,looking forward to it

 
 
Posted by marcosis Saturday, May 07, 2011 385 days ago

This app will work great when you're at the club with your friends and you cant find them. Just turn on the app, scan the club, find them, and then slap them for making you look for them! Haha

 
 
Posted by sstevenson Sunday, May 08, 2011 384 days ago

Looks wider? Is it or ??
Looks more like the 9000 Keyboard.
Hoping!!!

 
 
Posted by everlastinglove Wednesday, May 18, 2011 375 days ago

I love it...I dream it..I'll use it