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To check out the differences between IoT, IIoT & Industry 4.0, click the link - https://smacar.com/iot-iiot-industry-4-0/

Looking to enhance your ROI in the manufacturing sector by implementing Industry 4.0, click the link - https://smacar.com/

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Looking to use Augmented Reality or Virtual Reality for increasing your revenue, contact SMACAR Solutions.

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Looking to enhance your business using AI, IoT, Augmented Reality or Virtual Reality? Contact SMACAR Solutions.

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To know more about the applications of AI in Business, click the link - https://smacar.com/business-applications-ai/

If you are looking to integrate latest technologies such as Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality or AI, visit SMACAR Solutions

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Augmented Reality for Wedding Cards

SMACAR Solutions helps you convert traditional printed wedding invites into interactive Augmented Reality invites.

Why should you consider Augmented Reality Wedding Cards?

Embed personalized messages as an audio or a video

Adds a new dimension and personal touch to your wedding cards

Get more creative by sharing directions to the wedding venue through Google Maps

Want to know how AR wedding cards can be created, click here

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Augmented Reality Meets Big Data

Big Data helps to enhance the interactive & immersive experiences provided by Augmented Reality applications by making sense of data about the environment, surroundings and geospatial information in a proper and relevant manner. On the other hand, Augmented Reality adds value to Big Data through interaction and visualization.

Click the link to read more about the Convergence of Augmented Reality and Big Data

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Augmented Reality FAQ - SMACAR

1.What is SMACAR?

SMACAR is a cloud based augmented reality application which is available in both Android and iOS platforms. You can download the same by clicking the below links

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/smacar/id1024933546?ls=1&mt=8

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yakshamobileapps.smacar

2.How does Smacar app work?

Smacar app is built on a Unity game engine technology and works on Vuforia platform for scanning the marker. The marker is nothing but the object which you will be scanning using the smacar app. Once you register and log in to Smacar Studio, you can upload images and videos to the database including the marker. Downloading smacar app and registering with Smacar studio is absolutely FREE.

3.How does an augmented reality application work?

Augmented Reality (AR) is a digital technology that overlays text, images, video, 2D/3D graphics and animations over physical objects or printed content. To make it simple, it’s a live straight or secondary view of a real-world situation whose features are “augmented” by computer-generated inputs as mentioned above.

4.What is the difference between Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality?

Augmented Reality doesn’t replace the real world with a simulated one like virtual reality does; on the contrary, AR “supplements” the material on the nearby real world by making it interactive. Virtual reality closes the world out, whereas Augmented Reality allows individuals to be present.

5.What is the difference Cloud based Recognition and Device based recognition?

Cloud based recognition sends the data you scan to a server that will then analyse it and give relevant information based on it. Cloud is suitable for a game or an app that is too large Like Pokemon Go and uses a CDN to allow the device to access the cloud faster. A device based AR on the other hand, uses only the phone and not the internet to create Augmented simulations.

6.How to choose whether Cloud based or device based AR is suitable for my business?

There is no rule of thumb as such. But if your app occupies a larger space than usual, then you need to integrate it to the cloud. The user shouldn’t be hindered by the large app space when it is in the device. Also, there needs to be proper integration with cloud so that The user can effectively use the app.

7.What is the difference between marker based AR and marker-less AR?

Marker type AR uses a marker to trigger a response in the device when pointed at it. From Real estate to entertainment industry, Marker type can be used to create visual triggers to engage the audience better. Markerless AR on the other hand, uses Geo-location to create an environment that is similar to the real world.There are no Markers present. An example of this is the game “Pokemon Go” which used geolocation to create maps to find Pokemons.

8.How important is content creation in Augmented Reality space?

Content creation is the king of digital space. For an upcoming platform like Augmented Reality, content is vital for creating an impact. We help you create digital assets and give you tailored solutions based on the industry you are in. Be it creating educational assets for children or for the healthcare industry, Just tell us your needs and our technical team will get back to you.

9.What are the technologies in which AR platform works?

AR platform works on a range of technologies like Unity, Unreal Engine and Scenekit. There are different types of AR like marker type, markerless and beacon type AR. Depending on your needs, the type of AR can be decided to create the maximum impact for your organisation.

10.What is the future for marker based AR with the arrival of ARkit?

ARkit introduced by Apple help developers creates AR apps which will integrate digital experiences into the physical world. By being a major purveyor for AR, it will create a huge awareness of AR among the general purpose. Marker type AR is still going strong after the introduction and is expected to be used widely. Good news for Android users is that Google has come out with ARcore which will be able to support 100 million devices by the end of 2017.

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[Infographic] Web Design Trends for 2017

Have a look on latest website trends that will help you to get updated about the latest trends that are prevailing in the industry

Source: https://smacarsolutions.wordpress.com/2017/03/22/infographic-web-design-trends-for-2017/

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[Infographic] Web Design Trends for 2017

Have a look on latest website trends that will help you to get updated about the latest trends that are prevailing in the industry

Source: http://visual.ly/web-design-trends-2017-3

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[Infographic] Augmented Reality in Health Care

https://smacarsolutions.wordpress.com/2017/03/15/infographic-augmented-reality-in-health-care/Have a look at how augmented reality in health care sector is beneficial. AR reduces the risk with complicated surgeries and also it makes the job easy for doctors.

Source: https://smacarsolutions.wordpress.com/2017/03/15/infographic-augmented-reality-in-health-care/

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How Augmented Reality Works

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Did Pokémon Go success really help Augmented Reality Companies?

Pokémon Go became the first mobile gaming platform to cross $950 millions revenue at the shortest period of time. Being one of the best-augmented reality games, this news item might be on the expected lines but the impact it created on augmented reality apps development is enormous. Contrary to other gaming companies’ apprehensions, Pokémon did not eat into others turnover and had created a niche segment itself for augmented reality games in 2016.

There are roughly 2,50,000 enumerated AR app developers who use glasses or smartphones to augment reality in the real world (UploadVR.com,2016). According to Caudell, the famous researcher of Boeing, accomplishments of Augmented Reality games like Pokémon Go which got downloaded in excess of 100 million times in the first month of launch was reportedly earning $10mn per day and has engrossed extensive attention and flow of investment into the field.

These kinds of unexpected success stories may attract venture capitalists initially based on speculative pitching as they gamble on the first in line approach to start with. In fact, VC outlay for AR/VR in the 12 months period of 2015-16 has surpassed $1.7bn (Digi-Capital, 2016). However, euphoria is paving way for reality and it is time for players in the Augmented Reality VR apps to justify the kind of investments pumped in. Biggest beneficiary of anything happening in AR front will be Vuforia. Nearly 30,000 apps have used Vuforia platform for game development.

Apart from this, there are 37,000 AR apps in the making which are geared up by Pokémon Go success. People have started realizing AR application is not merely subjected to gaming and are tried in Real Estate, Retail, Medical, industrial etc., to name a few. Couple of years back they called AR a simple marketing gimmick and has no potential at all. Oh! The story is completely different now with AR taking over the lead from VR as there is burden of holding onto a headset any more. If the statistics are proving right, the mob/herd mentality is slowly subsiding and reality concurrence is in motion with VC’s as well as developers coming to a consensus on the fact that AR and VR is going to stay and requires only short strides to achieve stable growth.

Good news is that a recent study published by wearable.com projects 1.30 billion…. yes you read it right; 1.30 billion mobile AR apps are to be in use by 2019 worldwide. Not to forget it was just 1.84 million in 2014.

Their forecast predicts smartphones to the number one carrier of AR followed by tablets. Apart from the above, it is going to be head mounted displays including smart glasses and vehicle Augmented Reality to play an important part in the development.

Let us have a look at the following chart which portrays apps in various app stores.

Challenges:

It is quite important not to give only the rosy picture as more the opportunity, the more pitfalls will be. As further more VC’s are entering AR/VR investment bandwagon and initial sustainable funding requirements are growing, various studies are being conducted to understand the challenges facing the industry. Almost all the studies pinpointed the challenge or obstacle as “Lack of proper content”. It might be surprising that the cost was not the prime concern for the users. One of the significant studies on this aspect is that of the survey conducted jointly by Upload and Perkins Coie in which more than 650 participants were interviewed and their responses are summed up in the following chart:

Apart from the above, there are some other challenges which need to be addressed. Of this the first one is camera quality. In other sense, the quality of camera sensors need to improve drastically to capture augmented images as API’s can provide only high level of contact to the sensor whereas the rest lies with the camera. Another frequently raised challenge is battery draining and heating up issue. This is a common challenge seen in most of the even latest gadgets as these phones are not yet geared up for meeting the AR requirements. Result of the above issues is people tend to lose excitement and insist on uninstalling AR apps.

The projected number game might have definitely caught the attention of phone makers and all eyes are on iPhone 8 since Tim Cook has expressed his interest on Augmented Reality many times in recent interviews. However, there lies a great future for AR which is cemented by various researches and initiatives.

Smacar Solutions team has proven track record of creating Augmented Reality games for Apple as well as Google Play. You may contact kalyanaraman.s@smacarsolutions.com for any queries or support in this regard. We are social media savvy’s and please follows us for regular updates.

Source: https://smacarsolutions.wordpress.com/2017/02/22/did-pokemon-go-success-really-help-augmented-reality-companies/

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How Augmented Reality Works

Video games are entertaining people all over the world for almost 30 years. Also, computer graphic have became more refined from then. The concept of Augmented Reality adds graphics, sounds to the natural world as it exists.

Source: https://smacarsolutions.wordpress.com/2017/02/21/how-augmented-reality-works/

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Let’s peep into what a Website Development Company do

Website development has become a common word especially after the penetration of internet even into rural pockets of the world. From a bird’s eye view, this is a wide term for the effort as a part of bringing out a web site either for internet or for a private network called intranet. Detailed list of web development include web engineering, web design, web content development. Now days even content management system or CMS has become a core part of Web development.

Learning new languages and updating knowledge alone is not meant by website development. It also includes prerequisite gathering and smooth sailing between human and computer in interaction. There has been a great improvement in the case of Website development from basic HTML sites to a completely communicating, knowledge sharing and e commerce sites. Some of development tools like HTML.5, jQuery and node.js were not even heard of a few years ago. But it is part and parcel of every web developer portfolio.

Following browsers which everyone knows are the most commonly used ones. These built into the browser and do not require any further elements or arrangement.

Google Chrome

Internet Explorer

Safari

Firefox

Opera

Difference between Web Design and Web Development

When you search Google by typing web automatically two search results will start showing up. 1) Web Design company and 2) Web Development Company. Nowadays these footings are nearly identical as “web businesses” tweak the way they label their activities. But, the fact is that these are two sides of a coin which require different skill set for website building method. It may be really interesting to know the difference between the two terms

To make it simple, web design deals with both aesthetic as well as the usability. Designers use different programs used for design like Photoshop, canvas etc., to create outline and other graphic essentials of the website. In the case of Web Developers, website design is taken and website is made come live and functioning by using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and some of the programming languages.

A closer look at Web Development

Web developers are also called programmers and they are specialized in creating a website that is working. For better understanding, let us say there is a non-interactive image of a website. What developers do is to break it down to various components. After that they use basic HTML programming or a more complex and dynamic languages like PHP do develop website of choice. Those who are experienced and keep abreast of the latest developments in web development go to the extent of creating a complete Content Management System. Some of the famous CMS include WordPress or Joomla and then rationalize the process to make clients help maintain and regular updation of website.

Image and content sliders or other web development tools are being used by Web developers to transform a static website into a responsive one and by providing links, buttons and other collaborative elements.

In the case of a Web application Development Company there are mainly coding, scripting and programming. For this, application developers uses scripting technologies like HTML, CSS, Javascript, MooTools, jQuery, Dojo Toolkit etc.

Myths about hosting in India Vs USA

We used to hear people saying it is better to host in US than in India etc., We will have a look at is there is any difference between web development companies in India and USA. But to be honest, we could not find any significant different in hosting in either of this country. The logic is you need to decide on hosting site based on your client population. If your company is targeting India, it is better to go ahead with Indian hosting and vice versa. But for a normal HTML page, whether the hosting is done in US or in India does not make any difference. But, when there are lot of users and database networks, it would be better to host in the region where the more users are from. In such cases, Content Delivery Network (CDN) comes into play for different demographics.

Summary

To sum up, the importance of Web development and Web application development is gaining momentum in developing countries like India due to penetration of internet into deep pockets and people have started realizing the importance of developing personal branding for better career growth. Moreover, the companies have realized the potential of internet and even small traders are showing interest in developing interactive websites and are going digital with online transactions and e-commerce.

Smacar solutions is a company specialized in interactive web development and application development having office in India and US and may be contacted for your requirement.

Source: https://smacarsolutions.wordpress.com/2017/02/09/lets-peep-into-what-a-website-development-company-do/

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Augmented Reality Apps are the Future of Marketing [Infographic]

Have a look on nice infographic on how Augmented Reality Apps will help businesses in future marketing by SMACAR Solutions. Enjoy SMACAR app available for android & iOS app stores.

Source: http://smacarsolutions.blogspot.in/2017/01/augmented-reality-apps-are-future-of.html