Yelp App Updated – Comes Clean About New Augmented Reality Feature
The Yelp app for the iPhone “ which helps you find restaurants and places of interest and provides reviews from the community on them “ has been updated, and has now come clean about its slick new augmented reality feature.
The new feature “ which is titled ‘Monocle ‘ within the app “ had previously been a bit of a stowaway in the previous version of the app, snuck in through the back door “ which could be invoked by shaking the iPhone three times vigorously.
In this latest version Monocle is out in the open “ and it ‘s described like so on its App Store page:
Yelp augments your reality with Monocle. Using your location, compass and camera, we magically show business information in the world around you. Incredible to show off at parties, useful while walking down the street, iffy whilst biking, hazardous while driving.
I ‘ve been playing with the Monocle feature since its stowaway incarnation, and it really is superb and very cool. The first time I used it out in public “ near a Thundercloud Subs shop, I ‘d only had it on for a few seconds when a stranger behind me said ‘The Yelp app rocks ‘. Let nobody say Austin isn ‘t full of iPhone app fans!
This latest update for Yelp requires iPhone OS 3.1.
You can find Yelp in the App Store HERE, and it ‘s a free app.
I've heard so much about yelp, but yet know nothing about it. I'm going to download it now, based on this article. Any tips or comments regarding Yelp!?
I've always liked the app. It's one of several I like using to find restaurants and places when we're on the road. It's easy and nice to use – no real tips or tricks needed I don't think. And the Monocle feature really is quite cool to use
Patrick:
I could have used this last night when out on a date with my wife: after a movie, we were downtown & WhereTo didn't give me what I wanted. I used PowerSearch – which was better – but limited: after about a dozen local restaurants, it began giving results 30 miles away… ?!
Cool – grab it up, it's free – and Monocle is great.
Any idea where to get a copy of Yelp 3.0x.IPA for people that can't upgrade to iPhone OS 3.1? I can no longer use Yelp!