The flood starts: Layar, Urbanspoon bring augmented reality to iPhone
Two big entrants in the world of augmented reality today brought their apps to the iPhone today.
Both Layar, one of Europe’s pioneers in augmented reality browsing, and the popular restaurant-finding app Urbanspoon are using the technology to mark up the real world. Augmented reality is… Continue Reading
IAC buys restaurant recommender Urbanspoon
Urbanspoon, the startup behind a popular restaurant recommendation application on the iPhone, has been acquired by web giant IAC. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but TechCrunch hears it was in the millions of dollars.
The Seattle startup has a web-based recommendation service, but… Continue Reading
MG’s ten favorite iPhone apps of 2008
Now before I write anything else, let me just say that these are my ten favorite iPhone applications of 2008 and not necessarily what I think are the ten best iPhone apps — because really, there are so many diverse apps, how can one judge which are… Continue Reading
Urbanspoon: An iPhone app that bests its website
One of my biggest pet peeves with the iPhone App Store is the paid apps that offer the same functionality as free web sites. Why should I pay to access information when I can just look it up using the mobile Safari browser? Apps like… Continue Reading
Struck with indecision over a restaurant choice? Let the iPhone 3G decide
I’m indecisive when it comes to picking restaurants to eat at. Annoyingly so, I’ve been told. I simply don’t care the majority of the time; I’ll eat anything. Urbanspoon’s new native iPhone application may be the perfect tool for me.
The app is extremely simple. You… Continue Reading