The augmented reality is one of the most rewarding experiences that we provide the smartphones and new technologies in general. Thanks to the applications compatible with this new way of enjoying interactive content, we will be able to “live” how different virtual elements take over our real environment..
Google's Project Tango is one of the most interesting proposals in recent years: applications designed exclusively for use as tools, new virtual experiences, educational environments. Augmented reality applications are beginning to 'unleash' their potential, and it doesn't hurt to see some of the best examples.
Measure
This application is one of the best cases of what augmented reality can offer us: being able to measure all kinds of surfaces thanks to our smartphone. Point, point and the app will tell you the height, width, depth and even the volume of any object..
- Download it from the Google Play Store.
INKHUNTER
Are you planning to get a tattoo, but are you afraid that the result will not live up to your expectations? Thanks to your smartphone, a pen (to draw a mark in the specific place) and the "magic" of INKHUNTER and its augmented reality, you will be able to see the result before taking the step.
- Download it from the Google Play Store.
Park AR
The games are also ideal applications to squeeze the potential of augmented reality. What's more, it is something that we already know very well. Pokémon GO broke the mold a few months ago causing one of the greatest phenomena in the history of technology, but this app is not the only one to stand out in this field. We have other examples as interesting as Park AR , a curious game of skill that allows us to 'park' virtual vehicles with the added difficulty of having to do so in a physical space that we have defined in front of us..
- Download it from the Google Play Store.
Solar Simulator
Far from being the typical app that shows you the planets of the solar system virtually on the screen, Solar Simulator allows you, using your environment, to create a scale solar system with real distances so that you can explore in person, and with your steps, the magnitude of the place where we live in an innovative and very original way.
- Download it from the Google Play Store.
Aurasma
Aurasma allows you to enjoy "extended realities", since this application is responsible for many companies and products (advertisements, food, media, movies) giving you the option of viewing 2D and 3D animations just by pointing your smartphone towards posters, boxes or specific products bearing your logo.
- Download it from the Google Play Store.
WayfairView
The dream come true of any decorator or any future buyer who wants to know how that piece of furniture that they want so much will look like in their home, at 1: 1 scale, in a totally virtual way. Wayfair lets you zoom in, zoom out, and observe from any angle with absolute realism.
- Download it from the Google Play Store.
Domino world
Would you like to enjoy the domino effect , using dozens of dominoes, but without running the risk of spoiling the result, or occupying a real space in your home? With this app you can emulate, with great realism, the results of your most challenging journeys just by focusing the smartphone camera and starting to work on the screen.
- Download it from the Google Play Store.
Kinematics
Stabilizing the moving image of a video recorded with your smartphone will no longer be a problem thanks to ' Cinematics ', which uses the technology involved in Google Tango so that your smartphone is able to stabilize by itself all the shots recorded on the memory of your terminal.
- Download it from the Google Play Store.
WOORLD
Objects, toys, fantasy tools, all very colorful and very entertaining. Woorld is the closest thing to a virtual toy that we can try right now: you can fill a real space with imaginary objects and use them as you wish. The kids will have a blast.
- Download it from the Google Play Store.
Signal Mapper
Utility raised to the maximum expression. If you are one of those people who fear losing the quality of the WiFi connection when moving away from the router, or if your house has unfavorable dimensions or recesses for the transfer of electromagnetic waves, with Signal Mapper you can perform a quality mapping in real time of the existing WiFi signal throughout your home, using 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz networks, among other parameters.
- Download it from the Google Play Store.
Tango, the virutal “dance” of Google
The applications that we have known demonstrate their potential thanks to 'Tango', a Google project that lays the foundations of a serious ecosystem that aims to squeeze augmented reality like no existing application until now.
Devices such as the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro, thanks to the technology that it incorporates in all its components , allow the user to 'dive' into all the potential that a mobile device can offer us in a real environment.
