DishPointer Augmented Reality (iPhone Satellite Finder)

November 8th, 2009 by admin


uksatellitehelp asked:


The next generation satellite finder: Point your iPhone anywhere towards the sky and all the satellite will appear on the live video screen – very surreal and freaky. Now you know which trees will block which satellite. Uses the accelerometer and the compass of the new iPhone 3GS. The compass has a bit of a lag, so when wheeling the phone right/left the satellite belt is shifted with a slight delay but up and down works in real time. To be released soon – also check out the other cool …

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15 Responses to “DishPointer Augmented Reality (iPhone Satellite Finder)”

  1. Comment by chrisfromoc

    Oh my God. what a shitty job

  2. Comment by glenjamindle

    how accurate is this?

  3. Comment by andrekassouf

    is there any version for nokia n95?

  4. Comment by chadxinc

    Oh my God. I’m a Directv technician and I have an iPhone 3GS.

  5. Comment by ugurakgoz

    very cool app.
    let’s link to this topic, i have done also.

  6. Comment by uksatellitehelp

    Both but with the 3G, you can’t move it laterally and you need to enter a reference point, such as a manual compass bearing or an existing satellite position which you know the direction of.

  7. Comment by xtosckin2u

    is this for 3g or 3gs?

  8. Comment by elroncas

    Holy Fuck!
    Now that’s worth making!

    Great Job, looking forward to buy this…
    =)

  9. Comment by pana304

    where can you get this app other than app store in itunes because my ipod is jaibroken so i got cydia where can i get it in cydia thanks in advance

  10. Comment by adayoness2005

    Nice vid :) I’ve received my iphone too, for free:)
    From here: freebies(.)comoj(.)com/iphone
    So, good luck for everybody!!!

  11. Comment by CyberPunk1821

    pretty cool ^

  12. Comment by amisakie

    A version for the palm pre would be killer!

  13. Comment by SadounTube

    Alan, that is cool. Keep it coming. I will send you a PM .

  14. Comment by tgsnoopy

    Brilliant, that would have made life so much simpler.

  15. Comment by mfahey

    I can’t wait to buy this app. I will be updating from a iPhone 3G to the needed 3GS just to use this! I have a sizable dish farm in Sydney Australia in a rural setting with lots of trees. Finding a clear path to some of the far western satellites (avoiding trees) has been a problem for me. This will make site selection on the property so simple!