It may be the unofficial end of summer (Happy Labor Day everyone!) but Augmented Reality is a tech topic that’s only getting hotter. We’re tripping over stories about new AR applications everywhere we look, but here are a few of our favorites of late:

TechCrunch just covered the latest in augmented reality browsers for mobile phones, including panoramic and bird’s eye zooming. Watch your back, Safari—looks like you’re in danger of becoming tragically unhip.

BMW has channeled AR technology in a crazy innovative way: augmented reality glasses that offer step-by-step audio and visual instructions for repairs. Can AR take the labor out of costly auto repairs? The parts will still get ya.

Everyone was talking about the Yelp augmented reality app that snuck through app store approval recently, including us.