I-Card

If cell phones are no longer what they used to be, why can't other objects also become intelligent? The developers of Werox Invest have decided that postcards no longer have to be mere representations graphics of monuments and places in cities, which can be transformed into true tourist windows to enjoy and recall the passage through these places thanks to an application and augmented reality.These are postcards I-Card.

With I-Card, the tourist or the recipient of one of these postcards can use the technology of Augmented Reality to enjoy emblematic monuments and places through your smartphone or tablet almost as if it were right there. And it is that, with it, it is possible to represent these issues through the screen of the device just by focusing on the postcard. Almost as if it were magic, the application takes care of showing a representation made by computer of said monument to be able to enjoy it from any angle or perspective, in addition to being able to be informed with a professional narration or even access content audiovisual

The operation of I-Card is very simple and agile.And it is enough to start the application to activate the terminal's camera and be able to scan any of the postcards that are available. By pointing to the postcard image, the application instantly recognizes the content, showing the representation of the monument already on the screen, on the card itself. This way the user can move around, zoom in and out and check both their colors and shapes at will. In addition, the narration begins to sound directly to know all the details of the area or work that is being observed.

The application also has a series of buttons at the bottom of the screen to make things easier for the user. Thus, it is possible to activate the flash of the terminal to be able to focus the postcard in dark areas, take a photograph with the framing that the user wants, later finding the image in the gallery; change the language between Spanish and English, or access the website of the developer company where buy more postcardsor purchase tickets to museums and places of tourist interest.

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For the moment, I-Card has been implemented in Barcelona , where it is already possible to buy postcards about the Gí¼ells Park, the stadium Camp Nou , the Sagrada Familia, the Montjuic Fountain and the Torre Agbar However, they are already working to take these postcards to other cities in Spain and Europe Just find the postcards with the I-Card logo to be able to use the application of the same name on it.

In short, a new way of enjoying postcards, with interactive and audiovisual elements that offer much more information than a simple image . All this through an application that can be completely downloaded free and that is quick and efficient to use.The I-Card app is available for both Android and iOS via Google Play and App Store