Tag: Augmented Reality
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25 Most Influential People Tweeting about Augmented Reality
With almost every consumer getting a smart phone, and many new devices coming standard with cameras, compasses, network connections, and orientation sensors, the age of augmented reality is virtually upon us. In the coming months and years, I think the use of augmented reality will increase significantly – maybe not in the futuristic scifi style…
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Word Lens – Practical Augmented Reality Translation
Surely the coolest new use of augmented reality I’ve seen in a while – Word Lens allows you to point your mobile phone’s camera at a sign, and see an instantly translated version of the sign on your phone’s screen. No typing necessary, and the translated text gets overlayed directly on the original text. Could…
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Hacking Esquire Magazine’s Augmented Reality Issue
Esquire Magazine just released their latest techie issue, featuring Augmented Reality. Sitting here at my desk, I didn’t have time to run out and buy it off newstands.. but I wanted to try it out. So, I hacked it. In the Esquire Magazine Augmented Reality introduction video posted on YouTube, the cover is shown at…
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GE Gives Us Wind and Solar Power With Augmented Reality
To promote it’s Smart Grid Technology, GE just put up its super cool Smart Grid augmented reality site. You simply print out a target image on a piece of paper, and show it to your webcam. The Augmented Reality flash element, powered by the FLAR Tool Kit, picks up on the target and shows you…