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Layar app is bringing your News to life

Thousands of readers are interacting with this newspaper in an amazing new way - are you one of them? Just weeks after launching Layar - an app that brings the printed page to life - the Richmond News has forever changed the way thousands of people r

Thousands of readers are interacting with this newspaper in an amazing new way - are you one of them?

Just weeks after launching Layar - an app that brings the printed page to life - the Richmond News has forever changed the way thousands of people read their newspaper.

If you haven't tried it yet, it's easy to do. All it takes is Layar, a free app that can link a printed page to twitter, facebook, a website or a YouTube video

Let's say you are reading a story in the News about a Richmond rock band, and you see the Layar logo at the top of the story or above a photo. By using Layar, you can not only read about the band, you can watch them perform, hear them play, go to their website, email the story to a friend.

So, exactly how does it work? Layar uses your iPhone, iPad or Android, smartphone or tablet to recognize images in the News that have been enabled for augmented reality.

Go to the top left of this page and follow the four simple steps to start bringing your Richmond News to life and take part in the new revolution of news reading.