On day 12 of this same month of September, the Apple flagship was presented , the new generation of the phone that introduced the surname smart: the iPhone 5 And although it hasn't reached stores yet, there is already a way to hold it in your hands, albeit in a way virtual This is possible thanks to the application HandsonAR A curious utility that is based on the Augmented Reality to superimpose a 3D model of this terminal on real imagestaken with the camera of our terminal Android
Thus, we come across a rather surprising application that, although it may seem to have no utility, yes it is entertainment and a discovery for those who still do not know the Augmented Reality All this through an application the sea of simple and informative that has two main functions: give technical information of the terminal and being able to learn its physical appearance and, somehow, play with it. We explain it to you below.
As soon as we start HandsonAR we come across a single menu. In it we can find the technical sheet of the iPhone 5 and six other high-end terminals Thus, we can find out the size of your screen, its dimensions and weight, its storage capacity or its power, among other issues.In addition, it shows a 3D model that we can rotate and move in any direction to appreciate all its sides and design. But this is not the most entertaining and enjoyable part of the application.
The fun begins by clicking on AR VIEW at the bottom of the screen. Here comes into play the commented Augmented Reality In this way the camera of our terminal starts , displaying the message Point camera to the printed marker! (points to the printed mark). And it is necessary to have a graphic code that serves as a guide to represent this terminal. A simple drawing that can be printed on paper to have maximum mobility and enjoy a representation on any surface of the iPhone 5
Once printed, or directly on the computer screen, we can now focus with the application HandsonAR This will automatically cause the iPhone 5 to appear on the screen of our terminal. The same model that we could see in the technical sheet menu but with the exception that now we can focus on it from any perspective to see all its details. And there are still more. In addition to being able to move to see all their perspectives, we can slide your finger on the screen to rotate itand do the same for its back. We do not forget that it is also possible to change its screens with a simple click on it.
Finally, we find three useful buttons at the bottom right of the screen. The first allows us to take an image, being able to simulate that we have this terminal at our disposal.The second, the palette, makes the colors of the terminal vary between the two that have already been been confirmed: black and white Finally, the button + enables add another terminal from those collected by the application to place it next to it and perform a virtual comparison
All in all, a pretty amazing application, with a very detailed 3D model in which nothing has been forgotten, not even the bevelled glass edges But best of all, you can downloadcompletely free for terminals with operating system Android It is available at Google Play, where you can also download the code used to represent it.
