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		<title>Featured Wikitude World: Hertz</title>
		<description>Our new way to create Wikitude Worlds has been a huge success! If you don't know what a World is, please check this out: "Create Your World" [1]. If you do, read on:

New Worlds are popping in on an hourly basis (100+ in a few weeks). We appreciate the work of our content developers and that's why we present examples of their efforts here on our blog. This time it's the brand new Hertz World.


Mike McDowell, Innovation Architect at the Hertz Corporation about his   intention to create a Hertz World for Wikitude:

 [2]Hertz prides itself on technical achievement and innovation. We've been moving slowly but surely into the mobile space with a version of our website  over a year ago and now a new iPhone and soon to launch Blackberry app. We've been watching the Augmented Reality space develop and brainstorming different things we could do. We actually came across Wikitude in the current "Most Innovative Companies" issue of Fast Company. We checked it out and knew it was something we had to be a part of. Within 1 day we had the vast majority of our US locations uploaded into a simple "Hertz World" (more advanced ARML version to follow) and were checking them out in the Wikitude Android application.

Wikitude can really be a key tool for Hertz customers on the go. It is surely a great new way to assist our customers in finding the closest Hertz locations. Even better, sometimes, finding the "location" of a Hertz car rental location is trickier than it might seem. Coming off an airplane, you could certainly follow the airport signs for the Hertz rental cars, but how much nicer it would be for our customers to be able to pop open Wikitude and just scan around for the direction of the actual Hertz location. Sometimes you feel like you've followed all the signs but just can't find what you are looking for. Wikitude to the rescue! Clearly there are many other possibilities for us at Hertz, and we are only scratching the surface of what can be achieved. We look forward to exploring the possibilities for our customers even further in the days ahead!

If you would like to create your own World go to wikitude.me [3] !

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[3] http://wikitude.me/
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		<title>AR Dev Camp in Zurich</title>
		<description>Last week I got the chance to attend the AR Dev Camp in Zurich [1], Switzerland. A bunch of AR-related people - developers, business developers and VCs among others - came together in bright sunshine to meet at the IBM building in Zurich.

[caption id="attachment_2555" align="alignleft" width="76" caption="Martin Lechner"][/caption]

The event started with two quick introductions from IBM and Christine Perey, the organizer of the event (thanks again Christine!), followed by the logistic questions how to structure the sessions so that everybody can attend all sessions he or she wanted to take, as we needed to have some sessions simultanously.

[caption id="attachment_2577" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Martin Lechner, CTO Mobilizy"] [2][/caption]

The first session was all about User Experience in AR applications. Very well prepared though, every group had to select one of some predefined personas and find out how AR could help this persona in everyday life - from school boys and party girls to nurses, policemen and disabled people. Some interesting ideas came up how people can benefit from AR in their personal and professional life - definitely a mind opener!

The next session was about how to make money out of AR, followed by the CTO of Kooaba talking about Image Recognition in AR apps - very interesting from a technical perspective.

[caption id="attachment_2578" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Martin &#34;in action&#34;"] [3][/caption]

Finally, the last session in the event was mine. At first I introduced ARML to the attendees and asked them to think of how ARML might be extended to support Image Recognition as well. Nice discussion, the outcome - very briefly - was that standardizing the response from an Image Recognition process is not hard and could fit well into the ARML format, however, standardizing Image Recognition itself is not really feasible, as many algorithms co-exist and deliver different results depending on the properties of the image. The discussion about ARML took longer than expected from my side, so I had to keep the discussion about the Wikitude API rather briefly. Basically, the attendees knew already about the Wikitude API (which is great!) or were very interested in developing AR applications with the API. Let's see how many applications will make it to a release!



In the evening, we met again at the University of Zurich for a Mobile Monday and showcased (with yellow sashes :-) ) our applications to lots and lots of people on the street. Finally we went to a nice bar and did some networking. In general, a great event with great people talking about a great topic! Thanks again Christine for the expertly organized event, and looking forward to participate in upcoming events as well!

Find more pics here [4].

[1] http://www.ardevcamp.org/wiki/index.php?title=ARDevZurich
[2] http://www.mobilizy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/martinzuerich.jpg
[3] http://www.mobilizy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/martinzurich2.jpg
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		<title>Wikitude Latest Update (Android)</title>
		<description>Yesterday Mobilizy released a new version of the Wikitude 4 Android Client (build 8.07). The newest version includes User Interface changes based on feedback from our users.  The most notable changes are as follows: the number of tabs has been reduced to 5, a snapshot feature has been added, new features have been added to the settings screen, and various graphics have been replaced.



[caption id="attachment_2555" align="alignleft" width="86" caption="Andreas Hauser"][/caption]

Just like in the beginning with Version 1.0, Wikitude is staying true to being user-centered. It is because of this commitment that we allow users to search for POIs across all Worlds and show the closest POIs right away at startup.  You immediately can see what’s around you, no matter who provided this information (We call this concept "Virtual Discovery"). Since Wikitude is an AR World Browser, it also provides a way to bookmark Worlds, just like you would bookmark a web page in a web browser.

Every user is different - some are traditional vintage car enthusiast, others rent cars frequently, while some don’t even have a driver’s license. This is why we allow users to ignore Worlds which don’t fit their daily lives. Information displayed in an AR app should fit your personal profile, but not spam you every time you launch the app by displaying the latest “off-topic” featured content.

The number of Wikitude-Worlds is growing daily because creating your own World does not require setting up a server or any development skills (see Create your own World [1]). On wikitude.me [2] you can find instructions on how to add content to our system. In the coming days, we will be announcing a dynamic way to add your content. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions on this (developers AT mobilizy.com)

If you have questions or suggestions on UI, user experience or any questions about the information above, please don’t hesitate to contact me personally. I am always happy to get valuable feedback from our community.

Cheers,
Andreas

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[1] http://www.mobilizy.com/enadd-overlay-ar
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		<title>Skiing with MTV &amp; Wikitude @Schladming, Planai</title>
		<description>On Wednesday we had our first official “Wikitude Ski Trip”. Not everyone on the team was able to make it, but Philipp, Markus, Wolfgang and I went to Schladming. But it wouldn't be Wikitude if we didn’t have a great reason to go skiing at the Planai. The reason was MTV Austria.

[caption id="attachment_2555" align="alignleft" width="76" caption="Niki Radacher"][/caption]

MTV Austria’s show “Sixpack” is sponsored by Nokia, among others, and one special upcoming-episode will be spotlighting cool apps from the Nokia Ovi Storet.  The MTV Sixpack-guys really liked Wikitude, so we got the amazing opportunity to show them the true potential of Wikitude, live on the Planai slopes.

After taking the “Planai Ba [1]hn 1+2,” we met about our filming schedule and discussed the timeline and topics we would cover regarding Wikitude with the MTV Sixpack team-members: the host Markus, director Florian, camera guy Kyros and assistant Bennie from MTV. Since they were filming some general Schladming topics before our interviews, we took the chance to discover a few of the slopes with our personal guide Christine from the Planai Bergbahnen.

Philipp was first up and was interviewed by Markus from MTV Sixpack.  The interview focused on “Wikitude in general.” He did a great job describing our app and how it really works.

I was up next and talked about how “Wikitude helps users in Schladming.” My example was how the Webcam World helps, for example, skiers find out the weather conditions on the mountaintop even when it's foggy in the valley.

Markus was interviewed about “Augmented Reality” in general at the snowboarding terrain park. Among other things, he focused on how sensors are needed to really bring an AR app to life.

Last, but not least, Wolfgang explained the “possibilities of the app concept and smart phones” and how this new market is creating not only new jobs, but new businesses.

At the end of our ski-day, we had some delicious Kasnock'n at the Schafalm, the same place we had started our journey early that morning.

Special thanks goes to the MTV sixpack-team, Christine Witting and the Planai Bergbahnen for a wonderful and exciting day (including a Kasnocken dinner, Bananensplit und Kaiserschmarrn).

See the show from March 14. 2010 for one month, every Monday and Tuesday at 8pm and Sunday at 6pm on MTV Austria! http://www.mtvhome.de/

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		<title>Mobilizy CEO Philipp Breuss-Schneeweis at CeBIT</title>
		<description>In February Mobilizy won the grand price of the Navteq Challenge 2010 with Wikitude Drive. Only 2 weeks later Mobilizy announces the availability of  the Wikitude 4 mobile AR browser on Symbian devices (3rd and 5th edition). This is a big step forward for Mobilizy as we extend the support for mobile AR to a huge number of potential new users. Android phones and iPhones are very popular, but the majority of end-users still have phones running other operating systems. The application is developed in Qt [1] and therefore can be installed on many compatible Symbian devices (and in the future on Maemo devices). With this new release Wikitude 4 becomes the mobile AR browser that can be used by most potential users in the world.
Development and testing of the application has been finished 2 weeks ago. We only face small issues with the Nokia Smart Installer for Symbian which is required to deploy Qt applications in the OVI store. We expect the application in the Ovi store within the next days.

[1] http://qt.nokia.com/</description>
		<link>http://www.mobilizy.com/enmobilizy-ceo-philipp-breussschneeweis-cebit</link>
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		<title>Winning the Navteq Challenge 2010 Grand Prize with Wikitude Drive &#8211; The Inside Story</title>
		<description>Sunday, Feb 14th was a great Day for Wikitude.

Andreas and I arrived in Barcelona on Thursday. So we had the  whole day to settle in Barcelona. We used most of the day to work and to  prepare our presentation for the judges.

[caption id="attachment_2555" align="alignleft" width="76" caption="Philipp Breuss-Schneeweis"][/caption]

Saturday we did a  run-through.  We all met at Poble Espanyol, City Hall and the Navteq  representatives explained to us once again the schedule of events for  the big day.  We also had the opportunity to practice the presentation  once in front of Navteq staff. At this point, we realized that we were  not at all prepared and that our presentation barely presented the ideas  that were the focus of the judgment criteria.

Over 250 companies from Europe, middle East, afrika (emea) have submitted their applications. 12 finalists made it to the final presentation last weekend in Barcelona. The judgment  criteria were: Commercial Appeal (25%), Indispensability (25%),  Innovativeness (20%), Aesthetic Appeal (20%), Effective use of the  Navteq maps and content (10%).

On Saturday evening we took our  laptops to a Tapas bar and dove in searching for the right arguments and  ideas to support each of these criteria. We also prepared good answers  for tricky questions. We knew they will inevitably come up. Also, we  tried to address the criteria being judged in the presentation in a  non-obvious way. For example we made sure the presentation contains lots  of evidence as to why our solution has commercial appeal.

At  1am and after a couple of Kas (a local version of Fanta Lemon) we were  done.

On the day of the judging everything went very well. There  were 3 groups of 4-5 judges and we had to give our presentation to each  group. We chose to do our own so-called "Panoptikum-Style"  presentation, which means we switch speakers after each slide. Many  people advised against that, but for us it works just great: while one  of us is speaking, the other one has a moment to relax. If one of us  misses a good point, the other one can jump right in to fill in the  blanks.

Here are the judges:

AZO – Thorsten Rudolph,  Managing Director
Bing Maps – Chris Pendleton, Bing Maps Technical  Evangelist
BlackBerry – Mike Kirkup, Director, Developer Relations,  Research In Motion
BMW – Dr. Thomas Muller, Department Manager,  Navigation &#38; Connected Services
deCarta – Marc Prioleau, Global  Marketing Strategist
Deutsche Telekom – Alexander Landwehr, Head of  International Partnerships
DeviceAnywhere – Leila Modarres, Vice  President of Marketing
DigitalGlobe – Jim Beckley, Director of  Global Account Sales
HTC – Philip Blair, Product Director, HTC  Europe
Intel – Pankaj Kedia, Director, Global Ecosystem Programs,  Ultra Mobility Group
Samsung – Byongjoo Kwak, Manager, Media  Solution Center Group
Tanla – Harri Myllyla, Vice President,  Business Development
Telefónica – Igor Gonzalez Martin, Genasys  Positioning Platform Manager

[caption id="attachment_2577" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Andi at Poble Espanyol"] [1][/caption]

One important part of the  presentation was a 2 minute movie I made a few weeks ago in San  Francisco, crossing the Golden Gate bridge and driving down into  Sausalito. I had no idea where I was going, I just entered "Main Street  1, Sausalito," just to have an address at the opposite side of the  bridge. Check out the movie to see where it took me to - it looks  scripted.

The presentations were as good as it gets and of  course there were some of the usual "in-door GPS issues."  After each  presentation we had to step out to give the judges a few minutes to fill  out their forms.  After one presentation, we forgot to turn off  Wikitude Drive and we constantly heard a computer voice saying, "Turn  right now" through the door.

We spent the afternoon walking  around in the area of Poblo Espanyol. I badly needed this walk in order  to recover. The presentations were very exhausting. We could not write  that, but just for the heck of it: After an hour walking, we were lost. A  bit embarrassing for developers of an industry-changing navigation  system - luckily we saw a Navteq Shuttle bus that took us back to Poblo  Espanyol.

Well, it was really great to be on stage like that.  Not only did we receive the Grand Prize we also received an award for  the Navteq Best-API usage.

Later in the cab we were laughing  with tears in our eyes when we reminisced over our childhoods trying to  answer the question: "Did you ever win anything in your life?"  First  skiing race - age 4: disqualified. Next skiing race - age 11: 4th. Well,  it was really great to win the grand prize!

Some impressions:
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[1] http://www.mobilizy.com/wp-content/gallery/navteq_17022010/img_0276.jpg</description>
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		<title>Winning the Navteq Challenge 2010 Grand Prize with Wikitude Drive</title>
		<description>Mobile World Congress, Barcelona – February 17, 2010 – NAVTEQ awards Austrian-based Mobilizy GmbH (www.mobilizy.com) the Grand Prize for the Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) edition of  the 2010 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge® Wikitude  Drive is the winning location based service  (LBS) solution developed by Mobilizy which uses  NAVTEQ® maps and offers an augmented reality  camera mode and text-to-speech instructions, for turn-by-turn  navigation. Mobilizy was the top winner over  eleven other finalists who were each evaluated by a distinguished panel  of judges comprised of executives from leading wireless and technology  companies.
 

“We have seen mobile applications, and specifically,  location-enabled solutions, play an increasingly important role with  consumers and businesses,” expressed Jeff Mize, executive vice  president, Global Sales, NAVTEQ. “The quality of judges and sponsors,  who are a part of this year’s Global LBS Challenge, reinforces the  interest in location-based solutions and we look forward to continued  diversification of applications in the LBS space.”


 [1]"Wikitude Drive is surely a prime example of disruptive  technology. It is a light-weight navigation system which takes a  different approach than all the other navigation systems: You see the  real street on your mobile phone, instead of 2D or 3D maps.  Wikitude  Drive integrates natively with our core product Wikitude World Browser,  which gives you access to millions of POIs and your favorite travel  guides like Lonely Planet, as well as gives Wikitude World Browser a  link to a light-weight navigation system. There is a lot of room to grow  in this area when you imagine the possibilities by having access to the  huge number of mobile services and points of interest that are already  available on mobile devices. Imagine driving by virtual bill boards of  your favorite fast food chain, or simply having an alert when one of  them is nearby. This is going to happen within Wikitude Drive. The  Wikitude platform offers numerous opportunities for monetization. To  mention only two: Wikitude Drive and Wikitude World Browser offer a  fantastic base to sell premium content or to display location based  ads." - Philipp Breuss-Schneeweis, CEO of Mobilizy.

"Born out of  our curiosity to see if the Wikitude framework would also work for  navigation, it started as a shaky proof-of-concept and became a sincere  example for disruptive technology. We won a once-in-a-lifetime prize, a  check physically the size of towel, with a nice number printed on it. We  are looking forward to working together with Navteq and Navteq's  partners in the coming months. The mission is to make the most out of  this opportunity." - Andreas Hauser, Wikitude Product Manager.

About the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge®
First launched in 2003, the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge is a  worldwide competition conducted by NAVTEQ Network for Developers™  (NN4D), daring application developers around the world to build  innovative location-based services (LBS) using dynamic positioning  technology and NAVTEQ® maps. Integrating the accuracy and richness of  NAVTEQ digital map data and LBS content facilitates the timely evolution  of the next wave of location-aware applications. The Global LBS  Challenge has become the premier event in the LBS industry for shining  the spotlight on global LBS innovation and opportunity. Over 32% of the  finalists from the past six years have gone on to receive venture  capital funding or launch commercially-distributed applications. For  more information on this year’s competition, go to www.LBSChallenge.com [2].
About  NAVTEQ:
NAVTEQ is the leading global  provider of digital map, traffic and location data that enables  navigation and location-based platforms around the world. NAVTEQ  supplies comprehensive digital map information to power automotive  navigation systems, portable and wireless devices, Internet-based  mapping applications and government and business solutions. The  Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has approximately 4,400  employees located in 195 offices and in 44 countries.

About Mobilizy:

Mobilizy  GmbH engages in the research and in-house development of location-based  services and augmented (mixed) reality experiences for smart-phones.  Mobilizy is one of the leading innovators in developing new methods and  applications for data acquisition and exchange in the emerging market of  augmented reality. Mobilizy is also an early  pioneer in mobile augmented reality with it’s flagship product the  Wikitude World Browser, available on Android, iPhone and Symbian  platforms.
MEDIA  CONTACT:
 
Christina   Rittchen

media@mobilizy.com


Mobilizy GmbH
Jakob-Haringer Str 5/IV
5020  Salzburg
Austria
Phone:   +43 662 45  45 55 – 425
www.mobilizy.com [3]
www.twitter.com/wikitude [4]
http://facebook.com/wikitude [5]



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[2] http://www.lbschallenge.com/
[3] http://www.mobilizy.com
[4] http://www.mobilizy.comwww.twitter.com/wikitude
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		<title>Wikitude 4.0 now available for the iPhone</title>
		<description>Mobile World Congress: Mobilizy introduces concept for native augmented reality browser integration

Within the scope of the Mobile World Congress today, Mobilizy introduces Wikitude 4.0 for the iPhone, making the most up to date version of the augmented reality browser for smartphones accessible also for the Apple phone. The new app can now be downloaded directly from the iTunes store [1]. Wikitude 4.0 is also available for Android and Symbian phones and showcases the Mobilizy concept of a native browser integrated augmented reality application for the first time.
 [2]

By using Wikitude 4.0, the user is now able to see even more real-time information through the view finder on the screen of his phone. Geocoded data from services such as Flickr, Qype, Wikipedia, YouTube, Twitter, user generated content and the variety of 50 further so called „Worlds“ broaden the view on reality. Users have the ability to edit and configure these Worlds or fade in or out of them. That way, each user can create their own individual augmented reality on their iPhone. By visiting the website www.wikitude.me, individual augmented reality „Worlds“ can be created – simple and without having to apply any programming skills.

More information, clearly presented
It is vital that the large amount of information of Wikitude is made available in an intelligent and easy to use way. That’s why Mobilizy designed an entirely new user interface for the Wikitude 4.0 browser that convinces through its self explaning structure and easy handling. Toolbars, bookmarks and search history help each user to organize his personal augmented reality.

„Wikitude 4.0 is a very big step for us and for augmented reality as a whole. This version is very close to being a totally native integration for a web browser. AR is a lot more than just another marketing or navigation tool – it exists since people use technology to create worlds by using media, just like time stamps on photos, sound tracks of documentary films or special effects in movies. These are all examples of how aspects of reality are enhanced by adding additional and relevant information. Through the technological development of smart phones, factors like mobility, geological position and real-time computing play an important role as well,“ mentions Philipp Breuss-Schneeweis, CEO of Mobilizy.

Mobilizy drives standardizing of augmented reality
Being the provider of the leading augmented reality browser Wikitude, Mobilizy has set itself the goal to drive the standardization of augmented reality further. „Since augmented reality will be an essential influence on the way we perceive reality in the future, we are currently working on setting standards that define AR within the World Wide Web Consortium. That includes creating a special augmented reality mark-up language,“ says Breuss.


About Wikitude
Wikitude World Browser presents the user with data about their surroundings, nearby landmarks, and other points of interest by overlaying information on the camera-view of a Smartphone bringing information from the internet into context with the real-world.

Wikitude drive wins NAVTEC award
Just two days ago Mobilizy won the 2010 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge with their mobile LBS application, Wikitude Drive, which is a turn-by-turn navigation system based on NAVTEQ®  maps that utilizes an augmented reality camera mode and text-to-speech instructions.

The Wikitude World Browser can be downloaded in Apples App store for free.

Wikitude World Browser for the iPhone [3]:
Wikitude.me – Create your own world [4]
Wikitude Press Infos [5]

About Mobilizy:
Mobilizy is a pioneer in commercial augmented reality and the creator of the Wikitude World Browser, which is one of the first practical augmented reality (AR) mobile applications available world-wide. Wikitude Drive, an Augmented Reality Navigation System based on the Wikitude Browser, just won the EMEA 2010 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge. Mobilizy GmbH engages in the research and in-house development of location-based services and augmented (mixed) reality experiences for smart-phones. Mobilizy is one of the leading innovators in developing new methods and applications for data acquisition and exchange in the emerging market of mobile augmented reality. Wikitude is sponsored by the Austrian Wirtschaftsservice (Impulse Programme).

Media Contact:
i5comm for Mobilizy
Bernhard Lehner
bernhard [at] i5comm.com
+43 664 439 86 09

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[3] http://bit.ly/9mkYWg
[4] http://www.wikitude.me
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		<title>Wikitude Drive is the Grand Champion at Navteq Challenge 2010!</title>
		<description>Last night NAVTEQ announced at an award ceremony that Mobilizy is the Grand Prize Winner of the 2010 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge®. Austrian-based Mobilizy Gmbh (www.mobilizy.com) won with their mobile LBS application, Wikitude Drive, which is a turn-by-turn navigation system based on NAVTEQ® maps that utilizes an augmented reality camera mode and text-to-speech instructions.

Mobilizy was the top winner over eleven other finalists who were each evaluated by a distinguished panel of judges comprised of executives from leading wireless and technology companies.

 [1]

Special Recognition Awards
In addition to the overall winners, special recognition awards were presented by NAVTEQ for outstanding achievements in specific categories:
Best Use of Location-Based Advertising: Telmap™, Israel -  Telmap5
Best Touch User Interface (UI) Application: ZorroGPS®, China – ZorroGPS Live
Best API Creation: Mobilizy GmbH, Austria – Wikitude Drive

Read more about it here [2]. 

“Wikitude Drive is surely a prime  example of disruptive  technology. It is a light-weight navigation  system which takes a  different approach than all the other navigation  systems: You see the  real street on your mobile phone, instead of 2D or  3D maps.  Wikitude  Drive integrates natively with our core product  Wikitude World Browser,  which gives you access to millions of POIs and  your favorite travel  guides like Lonely Planet, as well as gives  Wikitude World Browser a  link to a light-weight navigation system.  There is a lot of room to grow  in this area when you imagine the  possibilities by having access to the  huge number of mobile services  and points of interest that are already  available on mobile devices.  Imagine driving by virtual bill boards of  your favorite fast food  chain, or simply having an alert when one of  them is nearby. This is  going to happen within Wikitude Drive. The  Wikitude platform offers  numerous opportunities for monetization. To  mention only two: Wikitude  Drive and Wikitude World Browser offer a  fantastic base to sell premium  content or to display location based  ads.” – Philipp  Breuss-Schneeweis, CEO of Mobilizy.

“Born out of  our curiosity to see if the Wikitude framework would  also work for  navigation, it started as a shaky proof-of-concept and  became a sincere  example for disruptive technology. We won a  once-in-a-lifetime prize, a  check physically the size of towel, with a  nice number printed on it. We  are looking forward to working together  with Navteq and Navteq’s  partners in the coming months. The mission is  to make the most out of  this opportunity.” – Andreas Hauser, Wikitude  Product Manager.

Read "The Inside Story" [3]

 

[1] http://www.mobilizy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Mobilizy_GrandPrizeWinner_EMEA_2010.JPG
[2] http://nn4d.blogspot.com/2010/02/navteq-reveals-emea-winners-of-2010.html
[3] http://www.mobilizy.com/enwinning-navteq-challenge-2010-grand-prize-wikitude-drive-story</description>
		<link>http://www.mobilizy.com/enwikitude-drive-grand-champion-navteq-challenge-2010</link>
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		<title>Supported Devices</title>
		<description>As we get lots of questions about devices which support Wikitude, here is a list of officially supported devices at the moment:

ANDROID:

HTC Dream
HTC Magic
HTC Hero
HTC Tattoo
HTC Droid Eris
Motorola Droid
Samsung Galaxy
Huawei RBM2

Nexus One

iPhone 3GS

SYMBIAN 5th EDITION:
N97
N97 mini

The following Symbian 3rd/5th-edition devices will be supported from beginning of March 2010:
Samsung I8910 HD
Nokia E72
Nokia N86 8MP
Nokia 6788
Nokia E52
Nokia 5730 XpressMusic
Nokia 6710 Navigator
Nokia E55
Nokia 6720 classic
New: Nokia 6210 Navigator

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We are also targeting further platforms in the near future.

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