Monthly Archives: March 2009

Photobook example

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

Joroen at Johnny Holland magazine, shows us some nice videos of an AR photobook experience.  I agree its a lot more seemless then markers, but I think the real AR immersion will have to involve glasses.

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Ori Inbar’s AR Presentation

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

When I first started this blog a month ago, I was apprehensive if there would be enough material to write about in regards to augmented reality.  I thought I might be able to squeeze out a post twice a week, … Continue reading →

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AR Demo at Game Developer Conference

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

Ori at Games Alfresco shows off the new Vuzix 920AV glasses on his blog.  I’ve attached the video clip here, but I would stop by his site to read about the rest of his impressions.

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AR Talk

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

If you’re in Toronto on April 20th, and you own a business.  You should stop by and see Thomas Purves.  Based on his blog, I’d say he has some interesting things to say about the direction of Augmented Reality and … Continue reading →

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Freedoms and the 5th Amendment

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

On his website, Luigi Cappel has a nice post about the effect of digital information on our freedoms.  I agree with a lot of the things he says on his site, but I would also add we not only have to … Continue reading →

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Contest: Machines That Know

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

A few weeks ago I made a post about Machines That Know.  Then I made a couple of follow up posts about the good and bad aspects of these technologies working in concert.  I think it is important for society to think ahead … Continue reading →

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How to Automate the Digitalization of the World

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

One of the key components to true AR is turning world objects into digital ones.  The slow way to accomplish this is to get an army of volunteers to manually create the digital architecture piece-by-piece.  Much like the first genome, it’s … Continue reading →

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Machines That Know: 10 Bad Things

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

Today I’m going to take a look at the flip side of “Machines That Know“.  What are the bad unintended consequences of having machines that can recognize objects, people and emotions? The assumptions for the technology will be the same … Continue reading →

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ISMAR Calling

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

The Clash aren’t calling for AR papers, but ISMAR, the leading event for augmented reality research is. I found this interesting tidbit over at The Augmented Blog, a great site for AR related news.  It will definitely be on my … Continue reading →

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Pew Internet Study

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

Back in December, the Pew Internet & American Life project penned a study called the Future of the Internet III.  There are a number of items that won’t surprise you from the study: cell phones will be the primary access … Continue reading →

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