TweetTwo years ago, in 2009, augmented reality took its first steps into mainstream consciousness. This last year, 2010, we’ve seen augmented reality really expand into new formats and across spectra. Like I did last year, I’m going to review month-by-month the mishaps and happenings of augmented reality in 2010. This year the task seems more imposing …
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NAB 2010 Show Sets Super Augmented Reality Session
TweetI haven’t done many press releases as of late, but this one caught my eye due to the various partners involved–“Key Figures from Nokia Research Center, Total Immersion, Walt Disney Imagineering & More To Discuss Cutting-Edge Blend of Reality and Computer Generated Content.” *** press release *** WASHINGTON – The NAB Show, the annual conference …
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Augmented Reality Year in Review – 2009
TweetThe year 2009 has been an important milestone in the development of augmented reality as an important future technology. While markers and marketing campaigns captured the early interest of the year, the bigger story was the porting of augmented reality to the various smartphones in the second half. But those two generalities aren’t the only thing …
Facial Recognition is the Future of Social Search
TweetNokia’s concept video shows what they think mobile computing will be in 2015. The list rounds out the usual suspects of future-tech: cloud computing, geolocative services, service-anywhere and facial recognition, to name a few. The last one tweaks my concerns about data harvesting and social stalking as presented the last two days (Thoughts on the …
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Around the ARNet
TweetThis past month the specter of augmented reality, which in the past had been mostly research papers and speculation, has slowly been turning into real products. With a nice long three day weekend to relax, I thought I’d reflect on the more important happenings of augmented reality. Augmented Reality Apps Yelp The hottest topic for …
10 Things Your AR App Must Have to Succeed
TweetWith the iPhone OS 3.1 launch set to debut next month, I wanted to explore the features that are going to help make some AR apps succeed over others. We’re going to be seeing a spike of releases since many have been working towards this moment waiting for the iPhone to become AR enabled, so …
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Steal This Idea – Save the World
TweetNow that not one, but two AR browsers are out: Layar (first scooped by Games Alfresco/Augmented Times) and Nokia’s “Point and Find“; its time to get cracking. AR geospatial layers are a great way for non-profits and NGOs to help their cause. Imagine being able to point your phone at a business to find out how …
ARt of Defense
TweetI’m a huge fan of games: board, card, sports, computer, console or even just seeing who can throw a wad of paper into a trashcan. The promise of adding augmented reality to these games is one of the reasons I’m excited about the technology. The team at the AEL research lab at Georgia Tech brings …