Tag Archives: Toyota

Bruce Sterling Is Wrong About Augmented Reality

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

Bruce Sterling is wrong about Augmented Reality. First off, I want to express that I have the utmost respect for Bruce Sterling as both a writer and a visionary. As a longtime fan of cyberpunk and science fiction in general, … Continue reading →

Posted in augmented reality, Writing / Publishing | Tagged augmented reality, Bruce Sterling, future, futurist, George RR Martin, Ori Inbar, Paragons, Philip K. Dick, second life, Tish Shute, Toyota, UgoTrade, VR, writing | Comments Off

The Myth of Creativity

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

Perhaps I should title this post, The Myth of the Muse, because that’s really what I’m going to talk about. As a writer, a blogger, or as an engineer, I am on occasion asked how I come up with … Continue reading →

Posted in The Writer's Life | Tagged Albert Einstein, creativity, innovation, Ohno Circle, Taiichi Ohno, the digital sea, Toyota | 3 Comments

ISMAR09: Manufacturing Discussion

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

ISMAR09 Sympsium & Expo is right around the corner and I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be not only attending ISMAR09, but I will be presenting during the Manufacturing section on Monday and joining the panel discussion as a representative of Toyota. I’ll be … Continue reading →

Posted in augmented reality, Industrial AR | Tagged augmented reality, future-technology, ISMAR, manufacturing, metaio, Toyota | 2 Comments

Will BMW Augmented Reality Glasses Really Work?

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

For some reason this augmented reality video from a couple of years ago is making the rounds again on various blogs and even Gizmondo is reporting it as fresh news. Since its resurfaced, as a fellow car engineer for Toyota, … Continue reading →

Posted in augmented reality, Industrial AR | Tagged augmented reality, BMW, future-technology, glasses, Industrial AR, metaio, Toyota | 2 Comments

AR & Education

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

One of the most promising uses of augmented reality is in the field of education. While some might think that using AR for education is just a gimmick designed to trick kids into learning, there is a scientific basis for … Continue reading →

Posted in augmented reality | Tagged augmented reality, education, future-technology, Toyota | 2 Comments

The AR Hub

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

While I’ve only recently joined the AR conversation, Ori at Games Alfresco, and Rouli at Augmented Times, have been promoting AR for the last year. Rouli announced this week they will be combining forces to help create a central clearinghouse for … Continue reading →

Posted in augmented reality | Tagged augmented reality, business, games alfresco, Toyota | 1 Comment

AR for Industry

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

Today I had a nice phone conferance with Thomas and Jan from Metaio. Jan is the author of the Augmented Reality Blog. Jan had contacted me after reading my writeup about the use of AR in manufacturing based on a Microsoft … Continue reading →

Posted in Industrial AR | Tagged augmented reality, business, future-technology, manufacturing, metaio, Toyota | 3 Comments

More Philosophy for Entrepreneurs

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

Tim Ferriss on his popular Four Hour Work Week blog, had an interested guest post about the practical use of philosophy in business from Ryan Holiday. Ryan focuses on the branch of philosophy called Stoicism. I’m not going to further dissect his … Continue reading →

Posted in Industrial AR | Tagged 4HWW, business, entrepeneurs, manufacturing, philosophy, socrates, the toyota way, tim ferriss, Toyota, toyota production system | 4 Comments

Toyota iQ AR Video

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

I’m almost embarrassed I haven’t seen this earlier, since I work for Toyota, but better late than never. Not much to it, but it’s nice to see AR popping up in my neck of the woods. The best part comes … Continue reading →