We have been playing about with Geolocation of content and Augmented Reality for a while now here at Talk About Local. Our Nesta & Nominet Trust funded HypARlocal research project ran for 12 months and allowed us to investigate some of the many … [Read more...] about Free trial for Augmented Reality
Geolocation
Start geotagging now to future proof your blog for the mobile browsing explosion
The number of daily Google searches from mobile devices is set to surpass searches from PCs and laptops by next year according the Guardian. This is a colossal change - suddenly place becomes a crucial context to what people are looking for. What … [Read more...] about Start geotagging now to future proof your blog for the mobile browsing explosion
Delighted to be a Knight Foundation news challenge:mobile semi-finalist
It's great to hear that our augmented reality and geolocation toolkit for journalists has got through to the semi finals of the Knight Foundation's News Challenge: mobile. Journalists have always had an acute sense of time about their work. But the … [Read more...] about Delighted to be a Knight Foundation news challenge:mobile semi-finalist
Augmented Reality it's not just for news
Over the past few months I've been working on the Nesta & Nominet Trust funded project HypARlocal (we really should get around to changing the name, suggestions?), where we are focussing on taking geolocated news content from hyperlocal blogs and … [Read more...] about Augmented Reality it's not just for news
Geolocated content – what do we want?
Most people who read this blog, or know me, will know that I have been working on a Nesta & Nominet Trust funded project on Augmented Reality for the past few months.We have been taking content from various places and delivering it to people … [Read more...] about Geolocated content – what do we want?
hypARlocal demo at Nesta event for makers of tech for community good
Talk About Local got the opportunity to spread the word about the hypARlocal prototype we've been working on at a Nesta organised event for people working with innovative tech projects in London last night.The hypARlocal work takes a different look … [Read more...] about hypARlocal demo at Nesta event for makers of tech for community good