Orboot
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This is a poorly designed physical, ten inch plastic globe/app combination, that offers AR features. If you download the free app, you can point the camera at one of the icons to trigger a set of animated objects from each region of the world. Once in the app, you can rotate the object with a swipe, and hear narration that varies in quality (see the testing video, below). If you're looking for geographic detail, there's not much with this app. Each continent contains icons that serve as markers that trigger AR (augmented reality) events on the associated app. Besides the globe, printed materials include a set of stickers and a little book where you can stamp the places you discover. Need to know: the app was obviously designed for tablet (10 inch or larger) screens. It is impossible to read the text on phone-sized devices.
$50, iPad, Android, iPhone, Smart Toy
Teaches: geography
CTR Rating: 64%