Over the past 3 days I’ve been watching TechCrunch50 on Ustream.tv and I have to say I am impressed with some of the companies.
Tonchidot had a very interesting presentation that led to a lot of laughs due to a language barrier between the panelist and the presenter. From TechCrunch50, “Our Sekai Camera (“World Camera” in Japanese) is a real-world interface for the iPhone that connects real and virtual worlds, allowing anybody to create, experience and participate in both.” Here is the demonstration presented at the conference:
Sekai Camera Demonstration on YouTube
I thought the demo was very impressive, believing that the tags were seen only based what the camera was pointed at. As of now, it turns out that the tags show based on GPS location and the direction the camera is facing, not what the camera is pointed at. As you visit locations, you can input tags about what you see. Then when your friends visit the same location they can pull up what was said about the area. It also enables you to view restaurant menus and more information about products in stores.
I think once their site has released more information and the product is developed further it will become very entertaining and valuable. This is one I will be checking up on more in the future.
