Comments on: Dell Tablet Mini 5 For Augmented Reality

By: Selene Sonnenberg

Selene Sonnenberg — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:46:18 +0000

The instant I started to read this specific post, I felt almost confused. I understand now. I’m in a wonderful frame of mind, so I decided to give you a link to a f-r-e-e Best Buy gift card. Just please you should not take advantage of it to get lame crap.

By: First AR Stammtisch, Snowboards, Dioramas and more | augmented.org

First AR Stammtisch, Snowboards, Dioramas and more | augmented.org — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:39:46 +0000

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By: Thomas Wrobel

Thomas Wrobel — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:44:31 +0000

True we need opticaly transparent hmds, but I think its the best we got for now.

That said
“and so far the majority of Android devices have lacked AV outputs….”

Standard AV output isnt any good. I think Ive said before, but you need information flowing both ways, as well as 2 channel RGBA. Normal a/v would be impossible for this.

Android devices do tend to have miniusb which is a better option for now. (allthough that might well lack capacity for decent resolutions, its at least possible to use).
What we really need (I think) is something like a fire-wire port. Something with the capacity needed as well as tilt information being able to flow back to the phone to calculate the 3d overlays angle.

By: Moombe

Moombe — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:57:20 +0000

Sorry but this is still not the adequate device for AR : holding up a smartphone or tablet in front of you just doesn’t make it. We need see-thru glasses or equivalent to make mobile AR really usable and appealing, and so far the majority of Android devices have lacked AV outputs….