TweetIt used to be that every industry had its gatekeepers. Music had the fat guys with cigars that Pink Floyd loved to sing about. Factories had foreman that slapped each other on the back. Corporations had bosses that controlled resources. Political parties had precinct captains and party leaders. And for the last decade, publishing has had …
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Augmented Driving on your iPhone
TweetFor you experienced developers, the first question you’ll be asking is, “how are they going to do a car HUD without video access on the iPhone.” So I’ll answer that question first. Currently, video recording is not yet supported. However, the system takes snapshots of the screen at different intervals. The standard interval is set …
Dell Tablet Mini 5 For Augmented Reality
Tweet While the Apple iPad Tablet announcement last month was disappointing for augmented reality developers and enthusiasts, the details about the upcoming Dell Tablet will make you salivate. The Mini 5 will have a five inch touchscreen with both front and user facing cameras allowing full augmented reality capabilities. WiFi and 3G connectivity allow enough bandwidth and the …
Apple’s iPad Camera Fail
TweetUnless you’ve been living in a box today, you know that Apple finally unveiled the tablet iPad today. The biggest surprise about the announcement was the lack of a camera on the lap sized PC. No camera, really? If you don’t believe it, check the official spec page. Besides the implications for augmented reality, which I’ll …
Mr. Jobs, Tear Down This AR Wall!
TweetReagan famously said, “Mr. Gorbechev, tear down this wall!” While arguments can be made whether Reagan’s challenge had any affect on the end of the Soviet Union, it still marked an important time in history. In that same speech, Reagan referenced some crudely spray painted words on the wall–“The wall will fall. Beliefs become reality.” …