All the stories tagged with augmented reality
Alternate Reality game at New York Public Library
04/03/2011, Jane McGonigal’s upcoming alternate reality game (ARG) will offer players the chance to participate in historical quests in the New York Public Library. Just before we proceed and you ask who Jane McGonigal is, she is well known for her [...]
Smartphone uses Qualcomm to hook up to picture frame
03/31/2011, They say that knowledge is power, but we think it is just potential power – at least until it is applied. Paul Jacobs demonstrated this nugget of wisdom by using mobile technology and Augmented Reality. In a demonstration, he showed [...]
Valpak Augmented Reality takes coupon promos to a whole new level
03/29/2011, Valpak and junaio have just updated the junaio app – that adds a new Augmented Reality feature to bring discounts to customers. When users launch the app, all they have to do is enter the Valpak deals channel and look [...]
Japanese Dudes Print Life Size Nintendo 3DS AR Card, Makes Huge Mii
03/21/2011, The Nintendo 3DS has been out in Japan for almost a month now. Included with the glasses-free 3D game system are those nifty augmented reality AR cards. Using the 3DS’s two outer cameras, the system can turn those flat paper [...]
Boutique Accessories provides a virtual mirror online
02/21/2011, One of the main problems that people have with online shopping is that customers usually don’t get the chance to try out what they’re purchasing and they never know how it’s going to look on them, especially when they shop [...]
Route 66 Maps + Navigation makes use of Augmented Reality
02/18/2011, We all know how hard it is to follow another driver sometimes. Due to bad driving habits or unpredictable traffic, it’s very often that one loses sight of the other car and ends up taking the wrong turn. Well now, [...]
AC 310 turns your dollar note into a battlefield
02/18/2011, The folks over at Crunch Gear recently met up with Jeroen Mol, a developer at BeyondReality and shot a video demonstration of their upcoming Augmented Reality game – AC 130. Slated to arrive on Android phones later this month, this [...]
Metaio Augmented Reality app to replace paper manuals
02/10/2011, Metaio has just released some video footage of a new Augmented Reality app that can help users with everyday activities – such as opening a box or replacing a spare part. The technology that they will be demonstrating at the [...]
Augmented reality mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?
02/07/2011, You know, something tells me that the wicked queen in Snow White hailed from the future, and her greatest weapon wasn’t the magic mirror but rather, a time machine. How else could she travel back to medieval times while bringing [...]
Virtual Master Real lets you fish in your office
02/02/2011, Takara Tomy has just released a new Augmented Reality toy that allows you to fish wherever you are. The toy comes with a camera and a display that superimposes virtual fish over the backdrops of wherever you are no matter [...]
KIA makes use of Explore Engage’s new Augmented Reality advertising app
02/01/2011, Explore Engage has developed a new way for consumers to experience advertisements. All users have to do is download an app on their iPhone or Android phone, use the camera to capture a logo and trigger the advertisement. KIA, Korean [...]
AppToyz creates an Augmented Reality iPhone blaster
01/27/2011, AppToyz, the folks behind the RC copter/car control for the iPhone unveiled another toy device at the Toy Fair that’s going on in the UK right now. While it makes use of your iPhone to function, this time it allows [...]
Augmented reality capability found in Mobile Safari browser?
12/21/2010, Augmented reality (AR) technology is definitely impressive and popular amongst iPhone apps. Now some folks out there have discovered that the Mobile Safari browser seems to have an AR-like capability built into it that has pretty much gone unnoticed until [...]
