Google is finally allowing us to edit and add to the map of the United States. Google Map Maker accepts user contributions and map edits which will, after being checked by a small verification group, be added to the map. This information can now be seen in Google Street View along with searchable content. I added a [...]
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The Kinect has become an indie revolution, open sourced and hacked to provide a wealth of effects we haven’t had access to for augmented reality. The Kinect Hacks site is doing a terrific job covering the revolution, but I want to make my bid for what I want the Kinect to do outside its comfort [...]
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Like sands through the hourglass, so are the links of this week: Synchronize your markers – the second Augmented Reality Event to take place in May. Maybe this time my flight won’t be canceled by Delta at the very last minute. Google Goggles enters the print ads recognition space (and now also solves Sudokus). There [...]
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No doubt about it, this week was under the sign of Kinect. Dozens of amateur programers used the OpenKinect drivers to create wonderful, many times AR related, demos. These and more in this week’s linkfest: Kinect hacking is nice, but the biggest news of the week is coming from Layar which raised another $14M. Follow [...]
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While Microsoft denies that the Xbox has been hacked, pure semantics I tell you, the new Kinect system has been unleashed for uses other than the ones planned by the giant of the redwoods. Adafruit Industries offered a $3,000 prize which was collected by “Hector” for completing the task. The hacking was important enough to get noticed [...]
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ISMAR 2010 is just a couple of days away, and in the meantime, here’s this week’s linkfest: Google Goggles is finally available for the iPhone. To be frank, I haven’t tried it yet (what kind of AR reporter am I), and I’m rooting for the underdogs. LightSpace from Microsoft Research – augmenting a room with [...]
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Part of the Internet economy is built upon the “click-through” or CTR (Click Through Rate.) The CTR attempts to measure customer interest in a particular product. If a person finds the banner ad interesting enough, they will select it and be sent to that site, hopefully to purchase a product (or Conversion Rate.) Thus the [...]
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