It’s a great news for BlackBerry developers that the new Wikitude SDK is now available for BlackBerry 10 and you can download it from here for free. Wikitude SDK now comes with 3D support and Wikitude Places.
ARKick was the first augmented reality application for BlackBerry 10 built using the Wikitude SDK.
According to release notes,
“Wikitude is proud to announce two significant updates for BlackBerry 10. The all new BlackBerry 10 augmented reality SDK including 3D support is now available. In addition to our iOS and Android SDKs, the Wikitude BlackBerry 10 SDK may now be downloaded for free. The second big item leaving the Wikitude factory is Wikitude Places. Places is leaving its beta status with a fully revamped augmented reality view and user interface and is available for download in the BlackBerry World today.
Wikitude’s new SDK already in action: “AR Kick” first app in BlackBerry World
Our friends at Refocus Labs have been busy at work building their newest creation, ARKick – an exciting contextual Augmented Reality app. Using the all-new Wikitude SDK for BB10, ARKick combines a variety of relevant factors including time, temperature, weather, as well as Facebook and foursquare data to suggest places and interesting points of interest around a user through an augmented reality view. From here, users are provided with a number of informational options including time to reach a chosen destination, turn-by-turn directions, an option to phone the location, ratings, and other essential information.
The Wikitude SDK for BB10 is now available directly from the Wikitude Store, with prices starting as low as 99€. As always, a FREE trial version of the Wikitude SDK is available for testing and evaluation purposes.
If you’re developing for the BB10 operating system, there’s never been a better time to add an augmented reality component to your application. Using Wikitude’s award winning and industry proven technology, you can rest assured that you’re in good company and developing for tomorrow’s audience today!
Wikitude Places
Coinciding with our release of the Wikitude SDK for BB10, we’re happy to announce that Wikitude Places will be coming out of beta and standing on it’s own as an official release today. It can be downloaded from BlackBerry World here.
Wikitude Places showcases Wikitude’s all-new user interface on the BlackBerry 10 operating system. With a focus on location based services, Wikitude Places presents users with a unique view of their surroundings, and delivers detailed information about sights, restaurants, and hotels, and much more in the user’s vicinity.
A tremendous thank you to all of our beta testers, as the feedback has been extraordinary, and we’ve tuned and tweaked the app to provide the very best user experience.
Be sure to check out ARKick to get a feel for the powerful location based capabilities of the Wikitude SDK for BlackBerry 10, and then download our SDK for free. With 3D support now available, your creations with the Wikitude SDK for BlackBerry 10 are limited only by your imagination.”