Tweet 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 reviewing the possibilities of augmented reality in an industrial setting, including a project that …
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Immersion’s Cubtile 3D Multitouch Device
TweetThe following video from Immersion R&D shows the manipulation of a 3D object using their Cubtile device. I’m not particularly keen on the cube because it seems more like a prop out of a bad science fiction movie rather than a real interface device. I really couldn’t imagine having one of those in my house …
50th Post!
TweetWhen I started this blog a few months ago, I thought it was going to be hard to have something to talk even once a week. Little did I know, I would have to restrain myself from posting everyday or sometimes twice a day. The wealth of topics says a lot for the robustness of the …
AR for Industry
TweetToday 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 video. Thomas is one of their designers and has experience with automotive manufacturing. And I’m looking …
More Philosophy for Entrepreneurs
TweetTim 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 excellent analysis and application of the philosophy, but I would like to challenge his assertion that …
Can AR Help Manufacturing?
TweetI found this interesting video from Microsoft about how AR could be used in a manufacturing environment, and specifically in the car business. Currently, I am a Manager of Quality and Engineering at a Toyota facility here in the US, so I have my own take on what AR can do for manufacturing. The video …