Noah just broke the news: Today we have received confirmation from Vuzix CEO Paul Travers that the highly anticipated Vuzix Wrap 920, previously known as the AV920 Wrap, will not, in fact, be a see-through head-mounted display (HMD). It will instead be a “see-around” model. This means that the LCD viewing elements will be opaque, [...]
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Augmented reality apps on mobile devices are all the rage these days. And they will probably remain so for a couple of years. But – Augmented Reality Glasses are around the corner When using the iPhone (or similar mobile device) for an augmented reality experience, the interaction is pretty straight forward – hold your hands [...]
Filed under: AR User Experience | Tagged: Accelaglove, Bruce Sterling, Interactive Clothing, Noah Zerkin, P5 glove, Peregrine Glove, Ringo, Tinmith, Zerkin Glove | 8 Comments »
Let’s try to make this week’s linkfest as concise as possible: Tish Shute interviews Bruno Uzzan, CEO of Total Immersion for UgoTrade. Blair Mcintyre: “Has AR taken off? Is it finally here?“, check out the quote below. Augmented reality tested on board the international space station, to help astronauts in maintenance tasks. Another pseudo-AR game [...]
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Just a short video for this lazy Saturday afternoon. The German federal election are held tomorrow, and the voting form may be confusing for some. Luckily, augmented reality is here to help you do the right choice: Sounds a bit illegal, though I can see parties using such application for a last minute self-advertisement. Unfortunately, [...]
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Daniel Wagner and our friends from Graz University of Technology bring us another set of amazing videos (previously). Nothing I can say can beat the following videos, so I’ll just shut up, and let you enjoy. The tracking algorithm behind it is PatchTracker that will be featured in ISMAR09. As you can see in the [...]
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Today is a sad day for many AR enthusiasts. Just yesterday I’ve asked how would Layar’s new 3d feature affect Gamaray. Now, I unfortunately know the answer. Clayton Lilly, the man behind the Gamaray browser, has decided to quit developing it. In a mail to Gamaray’s developers mailing list, Lilly writes: After hearing the announcements [...]
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SALZBURG, Austria: SEPTEMBER 22nd 2009. The nascent field of Mobile Augmented Reality (AR) is on the verge of becoming mainstream. In recent months an explosion in the development of practical AR solutions has given consumers numerous AR applications to experience and “augment” their daily lives. With this surge in AR development the potential arises for [...]
Filed under: Press Release | Tagged: AR Consortium, ARML, Markup language, Mobilizy | 3 Comments »
Layar adds new dimensions to its platform; first demo in Amsterdam. AMSTERDAM, September 22nd 2009 – Today Layar announced the addition of 3D capabilities to its augmented reality browser platform. With 3D, developers can tag real-life objects with 3D text, place 3D objects in real-world space, and create multi-sensory experiences. The addition of 3D enables [...]
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In his recent sermon to the augmented reality community, Bruce Sterling, envisaged the dawn of the AR industry. He talked about things to avoid (magic) and things to embrace (style). He projected the inevitable: as multiple new AR companies give birth and mature – there will come a time of consolidation. We have seen this [...]
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A shift from focus on technology to content typically represents major progress in an emerging industry. Are we there yet? Seac02 is sponsoring this content creation contest: Submit videos or images created using LinceoVR — if you still don’t have it installed, what are you’re waiting for? Download it now! Get the most out of [...]
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