Yelp iPhone Application Adds Augmented Reality Easter Egg

[creon]

Speaking of which, where is 3.1? We haven't seen a new beta in about a month.

Join the club. Im still waiting on MMS which is coming "Late Summer". When is late summer...December?

 

[outphase]

Join the club. Im still waiting on MMS which is coming "Late Summer". When is late summer...December?

Summer isn't over yet. In fact, the last 1/3rd of summer just recently began.

 

[libertyforall]

This feature is the freakin' BOMB!

TOTALLY AWESOME, and the potential is great...

 

[COBRASVT]

Now this is just kewl!

 

[gLaDiAtOr73]

Speaking of which, where is 3.1? We haven't seen a new beta in about a month.

i read sept 6th or 8th with mms

 

[gLaDiAtOr73]

how r u guys shaking it? i still cant get it to activate

 

[outphase]

I find that the compass is very inaccurate when I hold it landscape. Maybe this is the case with some of you.

how r u guys shaking it? i still cant get it to activate

I just did 3 "punches" to my hand with the phone in the other.

 

[gLaDiAtOr73]

got it. just had to re-d/l yelp.

 

[strike1555]

Augmented reality is currently nothing more than a novelty. The iPhones ****** compass makes it inaccurate and nobody is going to stand there and hold their phone up like some kind of trekkie.

"Hang on guys while I scan for the nearest restaurant"

 

[macworkerbee]

Augmented reality is currently nothing more than a novelty. The iPhones ****** compass makes it inaccurate and nobody is going to stand there and hold their phone up like some kind of trekkie.

"Hang on guys while I scan for the nearest restaurant"

Really? I can see myself using this often in the future. I actually just ate dinner at a restaurant found using this method. Why is it so weird?

 

[BornAgainMac]

Augmented reality is currently nothing more than a novelty. The iPhones ****** compass makes it inaccurate and nobody is going to stand there and hold their phone up like some kind of trekkie.

"Hang on guys while I scan for the nearest restaurant"

I wasn't going to download it until I saw your post.

 

[rkdiddy]

Looks pretty cool, but I'm sorry, that girl in the video is VERY ANNOYING!

I was thinking the same exact thing. I was surprised no one else mentioned that.

 

[Nikos]

I've been shaking my 3GS for 15 minutes but no dice.

 

[strike1555]

I wasn't going to download it until I saw your post

Haha now are we all going to walk around with our iPhone tricorders?

 

[outphase]

I've been shaking my 3GS for 15 minutes but no dice.

Take a second between each shake.

 

[zaphon]

How are you getting the update? I've checked and I have no new updates, and haven't had any for over a week. Do I need to delete and re-install yelp or something?

 

[RITmusic2k]

how r u guys shaking it? i still cant get it to activate

Same way I shake babies and salt shakers: vigorously for one second, pause for one second. Repeat thrice.

 

[McBeats]

insane... why dont i have an iphone yet? gad damnit

 

[joueboy]

I wanna be a reviewer!

Wait a minute. Wouldn't the app reviewers be able to read the code of the Easter Egg? I suspect Yelp was being tongue-in-cheek.

If that's the case I wanna be a reviewer for free service. I can see all the codes and start my own company. Awesome! Apple are you looking for any volunteers?

 

[sl1200mk2]

I thought this was an elaborate joke until I finally got it to work. Probably took 30-45 shakes and not 3. If you can't get it to work, keep at it.

Mine eventually prompted me to accept.

 

[Nikos]

Got it working! Here's another video of it. HD rendering: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeeyDboqqFI

 

[joueboy]

Please No!

All this augmented reality stuff has some real future potential as being widely used in car navigation and cell phones. Can't wait to see what else they come out with.

Please no, not in my in-car navigation. I love to see it on every phone though.

 

[Nikos]

Please no, not in my in-car navigation. I love to see it on every phone though.

Just imagine your windshield highlighting the signs of streets you need to turn on, etc.

 

[iphones4evry1]

Wow! This is awesome! Brilliant idea. We saw previews of future Apps that would tell the names and addresses of businesses, but to have restaurant reviews is a whole new idea. Totally cool.

I'll bet Google is jealous that they didn't come up with this first.

POWER TO THE IPHONE !!!!!!!!!!
blackberry is stone age.

The Apple iEye...coming soon!

 

[mwg]

how r u guys shaking it? i still cant get it to activate

Back and forth... and point it down a little.