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ARLab:
Vision Computer and Augmented Reality software developers. With a strong foundation based on innovation and development in the field of Augmented Reality, a culturally diverse team, based in Madrid, Spain and Haifa, Israel and with a strong commitment of creating the greatest international social network for devs involved in technologies with the hardest impact in Augmented Reality and Computer Vision. ARLab’s portfolio is the widest and has the longest range of the market.

History:
The ARLab team started developing its AR technology in the headquarters of Madrid, Spain, and in the Laboratories in Toledo after summer 2011. In December 2011 the company started another team in its Israeli office, placed in the Matam Hi-Tach Park, Haifa.

Products:
As augmented reality technology provider, ARLab develops a whole set of products related with this field. They have different licenses at different prices: -App License: This license allows the user to create 1 app with the selected SDK. -Pro License: This license allows the user to create as many apps as he/she wants for 1 year.

ARBrowser
The ARBrowser allows you to add AR geolocation view to your smartphones, iOS or Android. It has a fully customizable framework and a relatively easy API. This SDK is available as both as a beta and for sale. Features: 2D POIs, video support, management of single POIs in real time, customizable elements, custom callback on clicked POI and custom actions amongst others.

Image Matching
The Image Matching SDK is based in a real time image recognition engine that matches pictures within your device without an Internet connection. This SDK is both available as a beta and for sale. Features: Management of images from the pool while the app is running; load and crop your images from your mobile phone or a URL; recognition of QR codes, 4 at a time.

Image Tracking
The mage Tracking SDK allows the user to identify an image and follow its movement in order to be able to superpose extra information. It is available as a beta as of August 30th 2012.

Virtual Buttons
The Virtual Buttons SDK allows the user to create virtual desktops by placing buttons within the real scene. Once the image is tracked, you can superpose virtual buttons that trigger events by clicking on them.

3D Engine
The SDK is a cross-platform, real-time 3D engine programmed in C++. It uses a high level API to create 3D and 2D apps. It is available for beta testing as of August 30th 2012.

Apps
ARLab has created a set of apps in order to show its users how to use their SDKs, some of these are open source:

ARPicBrowser
This free open source app takes the API provided by Paronamio, and it shows landscapes around you that other users uploaded. It features a Geolocation engine that will locate the pictures around you thanks to GPS coordinates. It was created with the ARBrowser SDK and it is available for both iOS and Android and it is available for download in these links: iOS: 		http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/arpicbrowser/id522644693?mt=8 Android:	https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arlab.ARPicBrowser&hl=en

BoxOffice
This is another of the open source apps that ARLab released. They created an AR viewer that identifies movie posters thanks to the Image Matching SDK. Once it identifies a poster it launches an event that allows you to go to the movie’s webpage, see the movie review or watch the trailer. Here are the download links: iOS: 		http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/boxofficematcher/id531651907?mt=8 Android:       	https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arlab.boxofficematcher

BombAR
BombAR is a little game implemented with the ARBrowser SDK. You need to look around you and find all the bombs before they blow off. Here are the download links: iOS: 		http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/bombar/id538407527?mt=8 Android:	https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arlab.BombAR

Trailer Catcher
Trailer Catcher is a app which is quite similar to BoxOffice, based on the Image Matching SDK, it allows the user to point the device to a movie poster and recognize it. Once it does so, it will launch an event that will allow the user to do a few different actions. Here are the download links: iOS:		http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/trailer-catcher/id477982804?mt=8 Android:	https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.elipse.ar.tc_cloud&hl=en

LinkAR:
One of the approaches that ARLab has had towards AR development within a community has been to actually, create a community for the developers. Found at http://developers.arlab.com/ this community is meant for different devs to contact each other. From there, devs can buy the different licenses that ARLab has made available for them. There is a Q&A section, for devs to ask questions to the admins or to other devs. This social network was live as Wednesday 8th of August.

Point System:
LinkAR also has a point system, which rewards the user for different actions: -Publish a state. -Ask a question. -Answer a question. -Rate a question or an answer. -Buy a license. -Like an answer, app, state from other user, or a question. As the user gets more points, they get access to different parts of the community, such as tutorials, documentation, videos and others.

REFERENCES: http://arlab.com/

http://developers.arlab.com/

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1751002

https://www.facebook.com/arlaboratory

https://twitter.com/arlabdev

https://twitter.com/arlaboratory

http://www.crunchbase.com/company/arlab

http://www.digitalavmagazine.com/en/2012/02/22/arlab-born-Spanish-first-company-with-proprietary-technology-of-augmented-reality/

http://www.innovationsky.org/english/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=261

http://www.realareal.com/arlab-augmented-reality-geolocalization-movement-recognition

http://drippler.com/archos/28_internet_tablet#!430731

http://cheap-android-apps.com/arlab-to-really-augment-your-reality/

http://www.lifeofandroid.com/news_detail/arlab-to-really-augment-your-reality/

http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/arlab-launches-augmented-reality-developer-tools/019006

http://www.electrictv.com/?p=18357

http://www.tmcnet.com/topics/articles/2012/08/14/303300-arlab-launches-augmented-reality-solutions-mobile-app-developers.htm

http://www.qrcodepress.com/augmented-reality-development-tools-released-by-arlab/8511587/

http://www.educationgis.com/2012/08/ar-browser-and-image-matching-unveiled.html