Layar - Real Time Browsing

Have you ever walked down a Historic Street, or a neighbohood that you want to move in? Have you ever wondered, hmm,what's that building's name? or how can I reach the realtor of that house? We want to access information right away, without going to the web wondering what we have to type in the search bar, or what we actually need to browse for? Nowadays, we always think of different ways to be immersed with the digital world. Today, its made possible by iphone's augmented reality app, and also a company known as Layar. The app. that I’m most familiar with is Layar, because I’ve actually messed with it. I’m not sure what Iphone uses.
I think Layar’s idea of a Reality Browser is pure genius. Back then,even though it could only be 2 or 3 years ago, we have to mysteriously think of what we need to put on the search bar, that would relate to something we saw in real life and we have to try and translate it for the computer bots using tags and keywords, hopefully wishing that it would find its web page, therefore getting information. That’s just too much work for the kind of people nowadays, especially for me. Layar scans your surrounding which shows what is around you by displaying real time digital information on top of reality through the camera of your phone. On top of the camera image (displaying reality) Layar adds content layers. Layers are similar to web pages in normal browsers. Just like there are thousands of websites there could be thousands of layers in the future. You can also switch between layers by selecting another using the menu button, pressing the logobar or by swiping your finger across the screen. Layar shows, Facebook users, Twitter users, Yellowpages, Flickr photos, hotels, Wikipedia, etc. Being able to finally combine reality (in real time) and the digital world together could really change the way we could access information. Each experience is unique to each user, each one has their own story that they experience instead of going online and going through the same pages over and over again.