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Learn how to develop advanced Augmented Reality applications for Android Overview Understand the main concepts and architectural components of an AR application Step-by-step learning through hands-on programming combined with a background of important mathematical concepts Efficiently and robustly implement some of the main functional AR aspects In Detail Augmented Reality offers the magical effect of blending the physical world with the virtual world, which brings applications from your screen into your hands. AR redefines advertising and gaming, as well as education. It will soon become a technology that will have to be mastered as a necessity by mobile application developers. Augmented Reality for Android Application Development enables you to ...

Explore, understand, and prepare real data using RapidMiner's practical tips and tricks Overview See how to import, parse, and structure your data quickly and effectively Understand the visualization possibilities and be inspired to use these with your own data Structured in a modular way to adhere to standard industry processes In Detail Data is everywhere and the amount is increasing so much that the gap between what people can understand and what is available is widening relentlessly. There is a huge value in data, but much of this value lies untapped. 80% of data mining is about understanding data, exploring it, cleaning it, and structuring it so that it can be mined. RapidMiner is an environment for machine learning, data mining, text mining, ...

Store and retrieve key-value based data quickly on iOS and OS X using LevelDB Overview Understand how a sorted key-value store like LevelDB can support any app. Learn to use LevelDB from simple C++ code on iOS and OS/X Use LevelDB as a support for any OS/X, iPhone, or iPad app through a series of practical examples In Detail Mobile and standalone desktop apps often need to store and rapidly retrieve data. LevelDB scales from a few simple values up to trillions of records and is flexible enough to store any kind of data. Getting Started with LevelDB progresses through the sophisticated ways to use databases. It starts by explaining how to install and build LevelDB from the basics, and moves on to explain the different Objective-C layers for LevelDB...

Build high performance NoSQL .NET-based applications quickly and efficiently Overview Build high performance NoSQL .NET based applications with step-by-step practical examples Master advanced RavenDB indexes and queries Create objects in .NET and map them to RavenDB In Detail RavenDB is a second generation document database written in .NET, offering a flexible data model designed to address requirements coming from real-world systems. It is different from the other document databases around, as with RavenDB you can get up and running in a few minutes, and that includes grasping all the basics. It allows you to build high-performance, low-latency applications with ease and efficiency. RavenDB 2.x Beginners Guide introduces RavenDB concepts and ...

Develop and deploy graphics-rich Android applications using Android Canvas Overview Understand user interactions and respond to those actions Discover how to work with graphics in Android from scratch Using a step by step approach, create a graphics-rich, fully functional application Use Nine-Patch image In Detail When you're writing an application in which you would like to perform specialized drawing and/or control the animation of graphics, you should do so by drawing through a canvas. A canvas works for you as an interface to the actual surface upon which your graphics will be drawn-it holds all of your "draw" calls. Via the Android Canvas, your drawing is actually performed on an underlying Bitmap, which is placed into the window. Le...