It is really neat how much of a role the library is playing in the City of Birmingham’s revitalization plan.
The Library of Birmingham, opening in 2013, will occupy a prime site on Centenary Square, the city’s largest public square, acting as the flagship for the regeneration of Birmingham, and celebrating the ‘Global City with a Local Heart’.
Sited between the 1970s Birmingham Repertory Theatre and the 1930s Baskerville House, the new Library of Birmingham will “bring the spoken and written word together to inspire creativity and discovery.” [via]
See libraryofbirmingham.com for more.
A bit of a parlor trick but still interesting as a proof of concept is the easter egg in Yelp’s iPhone application.
After launching the app and shaking my phone I saw a heads-up type display containing an overlay of restaurants and bars down the block. Turning about and pointing the phone in the opposite direction loaded watering holes towards the East.
Another AR app for the iPhone is one for the Metro in Paris but none of this is as cool as AR for contact lenses.
