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Tracy Roy
My very first column a little more than a year ago was about how I was so behind the rest of the world in not having a smartphone. I've had one since just a couple of months after I wrote that column, and honestly, I can't now imagine not having it.

I'm fancy now, with my various apps and games &mdsah; and my colleague and former Pulse Editor Lucas Peerman recently introduced me to a new one. Layar is an app that gives static print publications a digital life, by embedding layers of content that are easily accessible with a smartphone.

Links, videos, Twitter feeds or whatever can be linked to print elements. With the app on your phone, you can point, scan and view objects enhanced with Layar to see links and other digital extras that appear on top of the content you view in newspapers, magazines and advertisements.

So what this means for you, the reader, is that you can use the Layar app to scan multiple items in this week's edition to get immediate access to more content.

Our cover image of Jason Aldean will give you links to his website, his full "Night Train" album on YouTube, his Facebook page and his Twitter feed. The same goes for Thomas Rhett on page 3, The Killers in our Lucky Seven feature, Josefina's on our Taste of Las Cruces page and Terrence's Take on our film pages.

Speaking of Terrence's Take, many of you know, but those who don't, Terrence Faulkner is a dedicated film reviewer and blogger with a website (thefocusedfilmographer.com) that is chock full of reviews, trailers, commentary and other film tidbits. It's truly worth following, so take a look if you haven't already. He's on Facebook and Twitter, too. He'll also be providing lots of coverage leading up to this year's White Sands International Film Festival in early September. Keep an eye out for more details on that as the event draws closer.

Thanks, as always, for reading Pulse and I hope the Layar feature offers some additional perks and information.
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