Not going to the Augmented Reality Event, this Wednesday? Too bad, but don’t despair. I’ll be there to cover what may become a milestone event in the history of AR. Have question to any of the speakers or exhibitors on site? Just write a comment or send me a tweet – @augmented. Which reminds me, [...]
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The last weekly linkfest before the augmented reality event, and the last one in the next couple of weeks. Here’s what happened this week in the world of augmented reality: Got half a hour? See this fine documentary about AR from Bloomberg.com. While I’m writing posts, Ori scores some VC bucks – Ogmento raised $3.5M [...]
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I have very little experience with people on the Autistic spectrum, but designer Timothy Byrne of Western Washington University has a brother with an autistic disorder, a fact the propelled him to invent “Sixthsense for Autism”. Building upon MIT’s Pranav Mistry’s SixthSense technology, this conceptual project tries to provide its user social cues for everyday [...]
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Looking at the list of best selling applications for the iPhone, I started thinking (usually a dangerous habit). On the one hand, augmented reality wants to be mobile, and the best avenue for mobile AR we currently have are smart phones. On the other hand, we often imagine augmented reality (and surely AR games) as [...]
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While we augmented reality aficionados would like to believe that AR has hit its stride, the nascent technology is no where near the level of 3D movies and TVs. This all may change in the future, but for now the 3D movement far outweighs AR. This isn’t so bad as I believe, and will try to [...]
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It’s time again for the weekly linkfest, where we slay augmented reality smoke monsters every week since 2009: Toby interviews TagWhat’s CEO Dave Elchoness. Total Immersion’s CEO Bruno Uzzan gives his perspective on AR. Read Write Web on the state of the augmented reality union. Augmented Planet sets to define what exactly is mobile augmented [...]
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Augmented reality is the technology of illusion. So what better way to celebrate it than with our favorate augmented reality magician Marco Tempest. He casts himself as the ‘virtual‘ magician. I say we do our own trick and change that to the world’s best ‘augmented‘ magician. Marco will be attending the ARE2010 event, so if [...]
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The radar screen on top makes me think of Aliens. “Look, I’m telling ya, there’s somethin’ movin’ and it ain’t us! Tracker’s off scale, man. They’re all around us, man. Jesus!” “Hicks: Remember, short controlled bursts. Hudson: 9 meters, 7, 6. Ripley: That can’t be, that’s inside the room. Hudson: It’s reading right man, look. [...]
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Augmented reality isn’t just webcams and smartphones (or really weird haptic floors.) Sometimes they’re windows into other places like this Winscape. While the name is unimaginative and makes you think it’s a Microsoft product, the idea is spectacular (albeit for only one person.) Using an iPod, a Wii remote, and some other gadgetry (see this video [...]
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Augmented reality. Once used to improve the construction of jet planes. Now it improves your chances of finding a ripe watermelon. Available on the appstore and costs only a buck. (and yes, I find it more augmented reality than many visual applications we have seen this last year. Although lacking a visual integration, it does [...]
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