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ThomasKCarpenter

Bamzooki – Augmented Reality TV Game Show

The Future Digital Life | November 29th 2009 by Tom Carpenter

Robots battling it out for glory is nothing new.  Augmented reality robots racing around real streets and battling on rooftops is so 2010.  The BBC show, Bamzooki, is an augmented reality TV game show in which autonomous creatures called Zooks ar read more

angelogeminiani

Augmented Reality: arricchiamo la realtà dei nostri clienti.

Social Media per le imprese | November 29th 2009 by Gian Angelo Geminiani

La chiamano “Realtà Aumentata“, cioè la realtà di sempre con qualcosa in piu’. Non è fantascienza e nemmeno la visione di un futuro lontano. La realtà aumentata (Augmented Reality) è oggi. Project Natal, di Microsoft, mira a read more

derekeb

Weekly Wrap: Parenting Backlash, Twitter Christmas, Google &…

Barking Robot :: Derek Baird | November 28th 2009 by Derek Baird

Backlash Against Helicopter Parents: The insanity crept up on us slowly; we just wanted what was best for our kids. We were so obsessed with our kids' success that parenting turned into a form of product development. Parents demanded that nurser read more

Richwhite

My 2009 Tweetcloud

Greenbush Labs - Technology, Education, & Innovation :: Expl… | November 28th 2009 by Rich White

My “Tweetcloud” for the past 12 months: read more

KuraKura

Augmented Reality(BuildAR) + Sketchup test

Augmented Reality and RIA and Search etc... | November 28th 2009 by Etsuji Kameyama

オープンソースのBuildARというツールを使用して、自分で制作した建築モデルを紹介している。ARを利用することで建築物をよりリアルに見せられるメリットがARにはある。 Using some open read more

KuraKura

Zugara Fashionista - AR試着システム

Augmented Reality and RIA and Search etc... | November 28th 2009 by Etsuji Kameyama

服を試着することが出来るFashionistaの新しい動画。ここまで出来れば実用性有りと見るが、自宅で行うなら、ある程度大きなサイズのモニタが必要だろう。その点は最近安価な大型モニ read more

KuraKura

From KOREA - Smart Display - AR, Virtual Makeup

Augmented Reality and RIA and Search etc... | November 28th 2009 by Etsuji Kameyama

韓国発 - バーチャルメークアップを実現したスマートディスプレイ。韓国の街中はサイネージ化されているらしいが、これも良く出来ている。ARでメイクアップした後の顔が笑えた。し read more

PixelPolicy

Augmented Reality Comes to Interactive Gaming

Pixels and Policy | November 27th 2009 by Max

Augmented reality prepares for its ultimate test: Can a handful of developers make fun, engaging games using the real world as their canvas? read more

Richwhite

The Convergence of Open Source Virtual Worlds - Opensim & Cob…

Greenbush Labs - Technology, Education, & Innovation :: Expl… | November 27th 2009 by Rich White

It is my hope to see a convergence/collaboration between the Cobalt and Opensim projects.  The ability for both to leverage XPP & Jabber  is a great start.  But in the end being able to share spaces as well.  I have submitted a request for f read more

KuraKura

Mobile Augmented Reality ~ A whole new world - モバイルARの…

Augmented Reality and RIA and Search etc... | November 26th 2009 by Etsuji Kameyama

モバイルARも始まったばかり。日本では2009年の2月から目立った動きがでてきた。今後新しいサービスが次々と出てくることが十分予想できる。日本では、まずはiPhoneとAndroid、次にスマ read more

KuraKura

InStyle Magazine Augmented Reality Video Review - ファッショ…

Augmented Reality and RIA and Search etc... | November 26th 2009 by Etsuji Kameyama

海外ではARと融合した雑誌が次々と刊行されている。やっぱり、これからが旬なのかも....!! http://www.augmentpro.com - The Augmented Reality Blog. A full review of the December 2009 InStyle Magazine with Taylo read more

KuraKura

Target's Holiday Sweepstakes Augmented Reality

Augmented Reality and RIA and Search etc... | November 26th 2009 by Etsuji Kameyama

このARは、リッチで熱いインターフェースだ。マーカーをルーレットにしているし、インタラクティブ性が有る。こんなのが、どんどん出てきたら単純に楽しめそうだ。 http://www.augment read more

enginedigital

Driving Value in a Down Economy

Engine Digital / Connecting The Dots | November 25th 2009 by Engine Digital

The theory of value is subjective. In regards to a product or service, value must be useful in satisfying the wants and needs of the consumer, we’ve also seen value generated when something is in limited supply. While this idea holds up in the comp read more

PixelPolicy

Augmented Reality Contacts Offer Consumers Enhanced Vision

Pixels and Policy | November 25th 2009 by Max

Researchers have developed contact lenses that provide a graphical information overlay to our everyday world. Is the world ready for "Augmented Vision"? read more

ThomasKCarpenter

HMD Augmented Reality Display with Vuzix CamAR

The Future Digital Life | November 25th 2009 by Tom Carpenter

A workable HMD augmented reality unit is a major step forward for the technology.  Once a see-through model is available, we can break out of the “magic lens” smartphone.  However, a see-through HMD is still a couple of years away and u read more

ThomasKCarpenter

Brief Video History of Augmented Reality

The Future Digital Life | November 25th 2009 by Tom Carpenter

Nothing new for the initiated, but its a cute and pithy overview that gets points for presentation.  Useful if you have a friend or family member that still doesn’t know what augmented reality is.  read more

More Augmented Reality! This time on Coke Zero

Coolest Gadget | November 25th 2009

I believe that I have covered the action figures from James Cameron’s Avatar film will feature Augmented Reality (AR), and now will be used on Coke Zero cans. If you haven’t seen Augmented Reality yet, then you are really missing out. In read more

cyrus100

Sun Seeker

iPhone Apps Finder | November 25th 2009

Augmented reality iPhone applications are on the rise. Everyday we hear about more applications that enable iPhone owners to look at the world in a whole new way. Sun Seeker is one of those apps. It provides with an augmented reality view of the sol read more

ThomasKCarpenter

The Eye of the Machine

The Future Digital Life | November 24th 2009 by Tom Carpenter

More video from Sensor Cast’s MobilHD system (see yesterday’s post for more details).  MobilHD demonstrates the SPOT automatic object tracking system using a pan-tilt-zoom camera. Unlike simple motion detection, MobilHD employs sophistic read more

ThomasKCarpenter

Facial Recognition is the Future of Social Search

The Future Digital Life | November 24th 2009 by Tom Carpenter

Nokia’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 read more

renster

Dis-Cord: Is App Frenzy Already Killing AR?

austin 2.0 | November 24th 2009

We all know it’s true, so let’s put the rumors aside and settle this right now – Arnold Schwarzenegger invented augmented reality in 1984 and I’m pretty sure everyone thought it was pretty bad ass. The point is, AR is not a new concept. I read more

mydigitalwhiteboard

Augmented Reality in seven slides or less…

My Digital Whiteboard | November 24th 2009

Click here for more…   read more

KuraKura

Pandemica iPhone Game Trailer

Augmented Reality and RIA and Search etc... | November 24th 2009 by Etsuji Kameyama

ARを使った激しいシューティングゲームだ。これは果たしてARと呼べるのか?少し疑問に感じる点もある。iPhoneだけでも十分楽しめるのではないかな。 Pandemica is a fast-paced, arcade-style sho read more

KuraKura

iPhoneに表示した画像をマーカーとして利用して…

Augmented Reality and RIA and Search etc... | November 24th 2009 by Etsuji Kameyama

iPhoneに画像を表示し、それをマーカーとしてPCのWebカメラで表示しているようだ。道路をスケーターが滑っているように見える表現は、シトロエンが提供しているARと少し似ているかな。 read more

KuraKura

What is ARmagic ? - Tool to achieve AR by easily using ARToolkit

Augmented Reality and RIA and Search etc... | November 24th 2009 by Etsuji Kameyama

ARToolkitから派生して出来たツールは海外に多いが、紹介するのは日本発のツール。ARToolkitなので、アプリケーションをインストールして利用するタイプのARだ。C言語が分からなくても使 read more

KuraKura

Vampire Academy Book + Augmented Reality

Augmented Reality and RIA and Search etc... | November 24th 2009 by Etsuji Kameyama

VampireAcademyBooks.com サイトにアクセスして、Webカメラで自分の顔を撮影。名前も登録する。Vampire Academy BookをWebカメラに映すと、カバーの女の子の顔が自分の顔になってしまう。その写真 read more

mobilepasha

Nokia Point & Find now available globally on most S60 devices

Mobile Pasha | November 24th 2009 by Khaled

The Nokia Point & Find application just got updated and the new version is now available globally on most of the Symbian S60 devices (the older clients were limited to the UK and the US). The Nokia Point & Find is the first mobile augmented read more

digitaloperative

My IKEA - Place before you purchase

Digital Operative Blog | November 24th 2009 by Digital Operative

I had to get this up once I saw it. It’s a Youtube video clip showing how IKEA is leveraging an augmented reality application to enable consumers to place real products within a room before they purchase. Watch this clip and tell me you donR read more

DrShock

Augmented Reality Machine Turns You into Third Person Game

Dr Shock MD PhD | November 24th 2009 by Walter van den Broek

Avatar Machine [LONDON] 2008 from MARC OWENS on Vimeo. Marc Owens’s augmented reality project “Avatar Machine” puts its users in VR helmets that display the world around them as though they were playing a third-person game, so tha read more

iconshock

Best augmented reality Apps

Iconshock Blog | November 24th 2009 by Susana

Holy shit! This is not part of a sci fi movie. This is happening and it’s happening now. And pretty soon, it will be yesterday’s news. Augmented reality apps take advantage of the GPS and the compass that iphones and other high end cell phones ha read more