Okay, so you may have heard of this thing called Facebook,
right? ‘Liking’ things has become so second nature that it is creeping into
just about everything we do. With the advent of augmented reality, it was only
a matter of time before we started ‘liking’ everything around us.
Realikety
Realikety allows you to do just that. Using augmented
reality, this app allows users to point their camera at anything around them
and ‘like’ anything and everything they see. It’s a very interesting and innovative
concept but it’s not without its flaws.
This app is integrated with Facebook, but it is not an
official product of the social network. That said, a Facebook account is
essential for anything to be ‘liked’, the app and Facebook account need to be linked.
Once open, the app loads the GPS coordinates to find objects and locations,
then users are able to adjust the compass and begin liking.
The more likes an object has, the better the app seems to
work, or at least, the speed of recognizing the ‘like’ is more efficient. In
high density tourist areas you might find the ‘like’ is instantly recognized
with the ability to read other people’s comments and see the total number of
‘likes’ in real time. In less frequented areas or random objects, there might be
some noticeable lag. But should you find yourself is a tourist spot, you’ll be
able to post ‘likes’ to Facebook easily enough, save photos to the camera roll
and read Wikipedia entries for the attractions or landmarks you find yourself
in front of.
This app is
integrated with Facebook
It seems originally, users only had an unlimited amount of
‘likes’ for anything that was already found in the database. This is easily
identifiable, for if you point the device at something and you see no ‘likes’
then it probably hasn’t been ‘liked’ and therefore added to the database.
Although the app is free is seems users only had one like a day for new objects
before an in app purchase of 99c is required. A recent update looks to have
rectified this, so users now have unlimited ‘likes’ without paying.
The user interface could do with a bit of spit and polish
but Realikety has a huge amount of potential. Based on the fact that an update
eliminated the need for payment to like more than one ‘new’ thing a day, it
seems the developers are willing to listen to their customers so here’s hoping
that leads to a bigger, better, more aesthetically pleasing app that expands on
the ‘like’ phenomenon even further.
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Details
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Compatible
with
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iPhone,
iPad touch and iPad.
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Requires
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iOS 4.3 or
later
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Price
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free
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Category
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social
networking
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Updated
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May 04,
2012
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Version
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1.2
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Size
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2.3 MB
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Seller
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3D Magic
Kft.
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Rating
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9/10
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