Skip to Content

Panasonic app uses AR to place your new big screen dreams

by Mike Schramm Apr 29th 2011 at 4:30PM

Just in time for the weekend, this is about the wackiest use of augmented reality that we've seen yet. The Panasonic Viera AR Setup Simulator is a brand new free app in the App Store that uses AR to put a virtual big screen television right in your living room, so you can see what it looks like in place before you actually buy and "install" it. The idea is that you download and print the AR market from Panasonic's site, and then install the app, and use your iPhone to "see" the TV in place.

Pretty wild. You can see it in action after the break. Once you see your future television, you can even snap a picture, and send it out via email or a few social networking services. I like the idea of using augmented reality for home improvement a lot -- this is a pretty narrow solution (only really useful if you're buying a specific Panasonic TV), but it's a cool idea. Maybe we'll see more fun uses of AR like this in the future.





View Tags

Related Stories

Categories

Software Apple iPhone

Just in time for the weekend, this is about the wackiest use of augmented reality that we've seen yet. The Panasonic Viera AR Setup...
 

Add a Comment

Sign in »
*0 / 3000 Character Maximum Comment Moderation Enabled. Your comment will appear after it is cleared by an editor.

8 Comments

Filter by:
Edsel

Who cares about a new TV set. Can this app visualize a new wife/husband/partner at the breakfast table?

April 30 2011 at 9:18 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bob

And where the heck am I going to get 2 sheets of A4 paper? :-(

April 29 2011 at 9:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
brian

Cute, but they got the English/Metric conversion backwards: "The recommended distance is within 4 meters (approx. 1.6 feet) from a marker."

April 29 2011 at 8:17 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Taylor. Yes, Taylor.

Haha, I just love that he keeps randomly nodding at his phone, like there's some voice in his head talking to him.

April 29 2011 at 5:53 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Darren Kovalchik

I must say, I love the dichotomy of the cutting edge technology and creepy 80's haircut and molestache.

April 29 2011 at 5:47 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Steven Sokulski

Interesting, though definitely not revolutionary.

Would've been nice if let you swap out the image on the screen for a photo from your camera roll.

The response to a text asking "Honey, can I buy this new TV?" might be a bit better if your wife's photo were smiling across the screen.

April 29 2011 at 5:38 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Rdnymllnsktr

Not really useless if I'm not purchasing a Panasonic TV, as you state. All I need is to put in the Panasonic TV that is the same size as the one I want, and then see how it looks. Size is all that matters, in this case.

April 29 2011 at 5:17 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
gbrandt

Not in the Canadian store.

April 29 2011 at 4:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Buy an ad here

Tweets

© 2012 AOL Inc. All Rights Reserved.