It’s no secret that interactive print is exploding across the globe.

From real estate agencies in Australia, to big brands and publishers in Canada and the United States, to the biggest publications in France and the Netherlands, and even a boom in downloads of the Layar App in Saudi Arabia – Layar is a truly worldwide company. We’ve even taken it upon ourselves to make sure content is distributed across dozens of servers worldwide for greater speed.

As the international market for interactive print emerges, it’s time for us to take the next step in providing the best possible user experience to as many people as possible. Available today for iOS and Android, version 7.2.2 of the Layar App  includes support for the following languages:

Combined with English, these languages make up a large portion of Layar users around the globe, but this just the beginning. To provide the best experience to more users, we will add more languages based on usage and demand over time.

The inclusion of native language support within the Layar App makes it easier for publishers to create seamless and engaging experiences for their readers. Publishers could already tailor their interactive print content into the language of their choice, and now the Layar App itself follows suit to provide an immersive experience in a user’s native language. It’s simply a better all-around experience for users.

Want your language supported in the Layar App? Let us know in the comments section which one we should do next!

Yes, we reached another milestone. Last week we reached the mark of 1000 published layers. We would like to thank all developers who are making this possible and published all their layers over the past year. Unfortunately not everybody can publish the 1000th layer and the lucky one who published it, is SystemK. We talked to Scott Halcomb from SystemK.

Scott, congratulations you’ve published the 1000th layer. Can you tell us something about this layer? Layarで記念撮影’ allows users in Japan to showcase their artistic abilities by placing their own 2D and 3D images into this social layer. By visiting this special website  Japanese users can learn all about how to create 2D and 3D objects specifically for Layar. Step by step guides walk users through the production process and an easy to use uploader lets anyone place their creations into the layer. Initially this layer has been populated by some of the creative characters designed for prefectural institutions around Japan. Visitors to these areas can experience the creativity of local designers by taking pictures along with the famous characters. Ultimately though, ‘Layarで記念撮影’ encourages users to be inventive and design their own characters and works of art. Soon, user generated 2D and 3D experiences could start popping up into the stream of Layar user’s all over the world.

Why did SystemK choose Layar as the platform to develop on?
It is exciting to work on projects that are the first of their kind and are on the cutting edge of technology. With Layar SystemK is able to provide users with brand new experiences that can be both informational and entertaining.

Could you tell us something about the usage of layer in JP?
Layar is being used in all sorts of different ways in Japan. Our tourism layers and several of our discovery layers have been well received. The layer used to debut an album last year was a huge success. We also continue to see steady growth in our layer populated by user generated content.

Any future plans when it comes to layer development?
We are currently testing some fantastic 3D content for a partner in real estate that wants to pre-visualize building construction. Also, we have a layer for enterprise use in the works for a major Japanese gas company.

We’re looking forward to see these layers published.

We would like to thank Scott and SystemK for all their published layers and maybe you’re the developer who publish the 2000th layer.

世界を見る - 세상을보고 - Увидеть мир*

Many things are better in your own native language. So is Layar. The Layar Reality Browser now has language support in Japanese, Korean and Russian. Get yours in the app store.

Also, for those who missed it: Layar already has language support in English, French, Italian, Dutch, Spanish and German.

* See the world!

Seasonsgreetings

Description: Send your Christmas Greetings in the Muzar Layar. Add  your own Santa Claus POI on the Muzar website
Country: international
Developer: Jeroen Meijer
Developer Company: Muzar.org

WISDOM

Description: SEEDA feat. ILL-BOSSTINO, EMI MARIA; The famous Japanese rapper Seeda’s new album, promoted through Layar. At 3 locations you can listen to one of his new songs.
Geographical spread: Japan
Developer: Scott Halcomb
Developer Company: SystemK

Local Book Search

Description: LibraryThing Local Book Search connects you to the “real” world of bookstores, libraries, festivals, fairs and other book-related venues. You can filter by type of venue and distance. All venues link to LibraryThing Local, where you can find detailed information like address, hours, phone number, wifi availability and upcoming events. Venues can be added and edited with a free membership at LibraryThing.com.
Geographical spread: international
Developer: Michael Bannister
Developer Company: LibraryThing.com

ART - 3D layer

Description: Find museums and art galleries in Spain.
Geographical Spread: Spain
Developer: Pablo Garcia
Developer Company: ELIPSE AD

Gogh-mented reality

Description: Het leven en werk van Van Gogh in Nuenen, Noord-brabant, Nederland
Geographical spread: Nuenen, Netherlands
Developer: Michel Meeuwissen
Developer Company: Vrijetijdshuis Brabant

TweetPhoto

Description: Discover photos uploaded to TweetPhoto!
Geographical spread: international
Developer: Guillermo Proano
Developer Company: GPP Software, LLC

TweetJourney

Description: Create and share your journey based on your geotagged Tweets. http://TweetJourney.com
Country: Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Developer: Fredrik Davidsson
Developer Company: Teknograd AS

Partyagenda

Description: De Nederlandse augmented partyagenda. Wil je weten welk feestjes en in welk club in de buurt van jou zijn? Wij laten je de feestjes zien op de huidige dag. Maar het is ook mogelijk om een aantal dagen vooruit te kijken welke feestjes er komen (tot aan 14 dagen). Bij sommige feestjes zie je ook de flyer die erbij hoort. Zijn er geen feestjes op de jouw geselecteerde dag, dan laten wij de meest recente feestjes zien.
Geographical spread: Netherlands
Developer: Fransjo Leihitu

Delta Odry

Description: Ułatwienie nawigacji po wodach Zalewu Szczecińskiego i okolic. It shows every buoy and many navigation lights on the 10 waterways on this waters. It is designed for sailing on this waters, as a backup for traditional ways of navigation, mostly for smaller boats without built in professional devices.
Geographical spread: Location Odry Delta, Poland
Developer: Grzegorz Motowilczuk
Developer Company: PROINFO Marketing & Consulting

Transport

Description: Encuentre estaciones de metro, tren y parkings.
Geographical spread: Spain
Developer: Pablo Garcia
Developer Company: ELIPSE AD

Hotels & holiday homes

Description: Partner of Booking.com and Belvilla. We are the European leader in online hotel bookings and vacation rentals. Use this layer to find your hotel or vacation rental. From hotels and holiday homes, log cabins to lakefront and oceanfront villas to ski slope condos - there’s so much to choose from: more than 57.000 bookable hotels online and we offer over 15,000 online bookable holiday homes in 16 European countries.
Geographical spread: international
Developer: Tom Schuyten
Developer Company: T-Network.BE

Van der Valk Hotels

Description: Van der Valk has over 80 hotels in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Spain, Bonaire and the United States.
Geographical spread: Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Spain, Bonaire and the United States
Developer: Fons Sonnemans
Developer Company: Objectmap BV

Maya

Description: A message for you. Maya, 2109: http://loveletterstothefuture.blogspot.com/. When key words from the location clues were entered in order , they unlocked the last video! Thanks to everyone that helped unlock them - watch Maya’s final transmission on the site. Let’s hope we can change our world for the better, for our grandchildren - and Maya’s - sake…
Geographincal spread: international
Developer: Timen Rienstra
Developer Company: Triangle Studios

Climate Action Map

Description: ClimateActionMap.org. On this Layar you will be able to learn about initiatives that cities and municipalities around the world are implementing to reduce their climate impact. This Layar will help educate people, companies and governments of the many innovative solutions that are being implemented at the local level to reduce CO2 emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change.
Geographical spread: US and Denmark (live at COP15 from 7-18 Dec)
Developer: Mathijs Gajentaan
Developer Company: Winvolve

Copenhagen Layer

Description: See Climate and Environmental facts around Copenhagen
Geographical spread: Denmark
Status: Pending Review
Developer: Johannes la Poutre
Developer Company: Squio

Antarctica - International Reserach Stations

Description: The ‘coolest’ Layar possible: Antarctica Research Stations. Discover and Find all current Research Stations on Antarctica.
Country Code: Antartica
Developer Name: Mathijs Gajentaan
Developer Company: Winvolve

AR map

Description: powered by openstreetmap
Geographical spread: international
Developer: Sascha Hendel
Developer Company: archINFORM

más Vigo

Description: La primera aplicación de realidad aumentada para la ciudad de Vigo. Con miles de empresas y servicios localizables rápidamente.
Geographical spread: Vigo, Spain
Developer: Roberto Vidal
Developer Company: MASVIGO

Portal inmobiliario

Description: Oferta inmobiliaria de Bankinter
Geographical spread: Spain
Developer: José Millares change
Developer Company: SIGNO Ingeniería del Territorio

food n’ fashion

Description: this is layer about food and fashion in Bandung Indonesia
Geographical spread: Indonesia
Developer: V Information Project
Developer Company: V Information Project

Tendumi Campings

Description: Guía de campings en España.
Geographical spread: Spain
Developer: Gorka Esnal
Developer Company: Tendumi

Restaurant

Description: Encuentre restaurantes, hamburgueserías, pizzerías, bocaterías cerca de su posición.
Geographical spread: Spain
Developer: Pablo Garcia
Developer Company: ELIPSE AD

TTC - Toronto Bus planner

Description: This layer shows the closest TTC subway & bus stops around you. For each bus stop it will show you the next busses. including destination and route information.
Country: Toronto, Canada
Developer: Andree Toonk
Developer company: Created by NetKnowledge.ca for Toronto

Happy Meet

Description: Flirt & chat with people around you
Geographical spread: international
Developer: Pablo Garcia
Developer Company: ELIPSE AD

Concello de Corcubión

Description: Servizos, elementos turísticos e outros puntos de interese en Corcubión.
Geographical spread: Corcubión, North West Spain
Developer Name: Francisco Xavier Sotelo
Developer Company: Sixtema

Mapa Cultural Galego

Description: Censo de infraestruturas culturais no territorio galego. Cultural locations in Galicia, Spain
Geographical spread: Galicia, Spain
Developer Name: Francisco Xavier Sotelo
Developer Company: Sixtema

AusWiki

Description: Shows wikipedia entries for points of interest around australia. Also allows users to view images and leave feedback.
Geographical spread: Australia
Developer: James Cole
Developer Company: Pallian

Stadtausstellung.at

Description: Firmen und Freiberufler aller Sparten aus der Umgebung
Gegraphical spread: Astria
Developer: Stefan Grosz
Developer Company: stadtausstellung

Tuotteet ja palvelut

Description: Fonecta löytää tuotteet ja palvelut läheltäsi
Geographical spread: Finland
Developer: Teemu Hänninen
Developer Company: Fonecta Oy

Chain of favours

Description: Exchange things and services or sell them.
Geographical spread: international
Developer: Pablo Garcia
Developer Company: ELIPSE AD

Reklamy 3D

Description: Możliwości platformy Layar w wykonaniu proinfo-reality.pl
Country: Poland
Developer: Grzegorz Motowilczuk
Developer Company: PROINFO Marketing & Consulting

Dallas Area Sports Fields

Description: Provides a detailed layout of the various public sports fields available in the Dallas area.
Geographical spread: Russell Creek Park, Plano, Dallas, US
Developer: Rohit Gupta
Developer Company: Quasar Solution

eLay Mobile Marketplace

Description: From gadgets to cars, sell and buy any kind of goods on eLay. You can place ads with your phone and manage them on www.elaymm.com. You automatically receive a password by email when you place an ad.
Geographical spread: international
Developer: Tom Schuyten
Developer Company: T-Network.BE

Hot Pepper (グルメ) (Restaurants)

Description: Hot Pepperの検索
Geographical spread: Japan
Developer: Scott Halcomb
Developer Company: SystemK

Asturias 365 dias

Description: Vive y disfruta de Asturias todos los dias del año, sin perderte nada.
Geographical spread: Spain
Developer Name: Serafin Manuel Alvarez Zapata
Developer Company: Zenit Solutions

Where Am I?

Description: Locate your friends and enter your favorite places! - enter your position via the layer filter settings or http://www.whereami.es
Geographical spread: International
Developer Name: Pablo Garcia
Developer Company: ELIPSE AD