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Google Engineers Enhancing Reality, Somehow Making Google Earth E…

Vagabondish | December 18th 2009 by Mike

© Mattgirling We’ve been going back and forth between two different Google Earth technologies, and we honestly don’t know which one we think is cooler. The first is this immersion chamber that some of their engineers built, where y read more

The Artifice Teaser Trailer and Synopsis

Shockya.com Movies | December 18th 2009

Watch the official teaser trailer for the upcoming film “The Artifice”. According to the filmmakers The Artifice is a feature length psychological drama that aims to take the next step by making the process of film making just as intrigui read more

kkleiner

Old Trick Enhances Modern 3D Video Teleconferencing

Singularity Hub | December 18th 2009

Modern teleconferencing is taking its cues from beyond the grave! Pepper’s Ghost is an old stage illusion that was originally developed in the Victorian era to give the illusion of floating spirits visiting a seance. Using a partially transpare read more

mattie14

Japan: Man marries virtual female

Citizens Against Pro-Obama Media Bias | December 17th 2009 by mattie

December 17, 2009 BBC “Sal9000″ not only married a virtual character – a female character from the dating simulation game ‘Love Plus’ – he had a ceremony with 40 people present, which he broadcast on the internet. read more

kkleiner

Avatar Movie Thrills In London Premier, Portends Future

Singularity Hub | December 16th 2009

Avatar Movie an animation marvel? The Avatar Movie from renowned director James Cameron is set to open in theaters worldwide this week.  Cameron, creator of movie greats including Terminator, Aliens, and The Abyss, not to mention Titanic, the highes read more

mikegx911

Watch Ghost Machine 2009 horror megavideo

Watch New Free movies in theaters | December 15th 2009 by Mike

“Watch Ghost Machine” Genre: Horror Release: 2009 December Length: 1H., 30 min. Two technicians battle a vengeful spirit that has infected their stolen military software. Watch Paranormal Entity 2009 horror thriller megavideo ( read more

hirondelle

Week 12: lifestream summary

E-learning & Digital Cultures | December 13th 2009 by Tracy Dumais

This entry is part 12 of 12 in the series weekly summaries I began my lifestream with a sense that I would be saving ephemera.  In my early blog posts I played with the ‘why?’ of the activity.  Was I creating commonplace book, a scrapbook of no read more

joe426

Absolutely EPIC Paintball Gun Robot

HacknMod - You name it. We hack it. | December 11th 2009 by joe426

Wow! This paintball robot is absolutely stunning. While we’ve seen similar DIY paintball robots in the past, this project is far more advanced featuring: Robot Features: Remote Control from 700 feet away Night vision camera Accuracy up to 15 read more

kkleiner

Behold the Ring Wall, World’s Largest Touch Interface (Video)

Singularity Hub | December 10th 2009

It took more than a year and a half to build, covers 90 square meters and can handle more than 80 people at once. The Ring Wall, developed by Sensory Minds and installed in Nurburg, Germany, is the world’s largest touch interface. The 45 meter read more

chrgro

Hauch und Bürde. Die Wittgenstein-Collage (Teil 3)

LOGEION.NET | December 10th 2009

Heute collagiere ich aktuelle Fundstücke mit den ausgewählten Fragmenten des „Tractatus“. Das Gewebe des Beitrags wird bewusst dünn gehalten, damit der Deutungswind nicht zu stark ins Segel greifen kann, sondern sich mehr mühen muss, das Schi read more

dharmathai

Surrogates

Well Worth Watching 2 | December 9th 2009 by Horus

In the near future, humans live in isolation and only interact through robotic bodies that serve as surrogates. When several humans are murdered when their surrogates are destroyed, a cop (Bruce Willis) investigates the crimes through his own surroga read more

kkleiner

Google Goggles Lets Your Phone Turn Photos Into Information (Vide…

Singularity Hub | December 9th 2009

The real and digital world have been intermingling with all the reserve of college students at an open bar and now we’re seeing some truly revolutionary offspring from their mix. Google Goggles is a new application that allows you to perform vi read more

gcldeleon

Virtual Driver Becomes Real-Life Racing Champ

Gigatalia Digital | December 7th 2009 by Cocco de Leon

Lucas Ordoñez is now a racing champ, winning the European GTA Cup for RJN Motorsport. This is not what he was doing before. He once wanted to be a professional race car driver but abandoned his hopes because he did not have the means to pursue it. read more

PixelPolicy

Augmented Reality Hits the Consumer Market

Pixels and Policy | December 5th 2009 by Max

Augmented reality is set to hit the consumer market quicker than we predicted. Find out why cheap gas, easy-access pizza and a ready-made latté are in your future. read more

kkleiner

Vuzix Makes Head Mounted Display Easy with iWear CamAR

Singularity Hub | December 4th 2009

Augmented Reality may be the artistic medium of the future. We’ve already seen AR in large corporate displays, video games, smart phone applications, and at tourist sites. Producing a realistic AR simulation requires a camera, a viewing screen, read more

rj3sp

Haptic Perception in Virtual Reality

LinkNotes | December 3rd 2009 by rob

clipped from en.wikipedia.orgHaptic perceptionHaptic perception is the process of recognizing objects through touch. It involves a combination of somatosensory perception of patterns on the skin surface (e.g., edges, curvature, and texture) and propr read more

carissacrimson

Kissed by Lithium Cipro

FashionFeedofSL | December 2nd 2009 by Carissa Crimson

Casual chic is this Cipro jeans and tank set from Kissed by Lithium.  Well-defined texturing on the tank and ultra-low waisted jeans make up this fab outfit.  Different layers for the tank and the jeans make this a very versatile outfit for jacket read more

Webnames

Experience this (domain name)!

Webnames.ca Blog | November 30th 2009 by Julianna Horvat

People's senses have always fascinated me, and that is where most tech is headed. This Christmas season we are beginning to see AG (augmented reality) toys such as Mattel's 'Avatar' line from the upcoming James Cameron film, as well as othe read more

livecitizen

Too Broke To Eat? Virtual Meat!

LiveCitizen | November 29th 2009

This is a fun story, but it really speaks to the state of the global economy. Video games come in just about every size and shape, to cater to [literally] every demographic possible. There are educating games on Nintendo systems that help toddlers le read more

carissacrimson

Kissed by Lithium Lasix and Ralix

FashionFeedofSL | November 28th 2009 by Carissa Crimson

Got some meds for you today!  These will make it all better!  From Kissed by Lithium comes Lasix and Ralix. Lasix is a cheeky little flexi mini dress with laced up bodice and matching stockings. Comes in lots of gorgeous colours to choose from.  R read more

cyberonin

Research Associate in Construction Management and Economics

PhD Scholarship in UK | November 28th 2009 by whe

University of Central Lancashire – School of Built and Natural Environment Grade G – £27,183-£31,513 Limited Term Contract for Two Years A dynamic and enthusiastic Research Associate is needed to help pioneer and develop an advanced vi read more

aplink

How Virtual Reality can Help with Culture Shock

APLINK - itsReal | November 27th 2009 by Andrew Peters

Culture shock can strike expats unexpectedly when they move overseas for an assignment, particularly when they are expecting their new home country to be very similar to the one they left behind because of distance or language similarities. Culture s read more

PixelPolicy

Positioning Interactive Education in the Metaverse

Pixels and Policy | November 26th 2009 by Max

The Guardian's Victor Keegan thinks the world is on the verge of a virtual teaching revolution. Find out why he's right. read more

phesto

SixthSense Device..?

NiftyEyeBlog | November 25th 2009 by Phesto Enock

The SixthSense device comprises of a pocket projector, digital camera and visual tracking fiducials which are worn by individual. The devices are being controlled by a mobile computing device which has the software which processes the users gestures/ read more

phesto

SixthSense Device..?

NiftyEyeBlog | November 25th 2009 by Phesto Enock

The SixthSense device comprises of a pocket projector, digital camera and visual tracking fiducials which are worn by individual. The devices are being controlled by a mobile computing device which has the software which processes the users gestures/ read more

phesto

SixthSense Device..?

NiftyEyeBlog | November 25th 2009 by Phesto Enock

The SixthSense device comprises of a pocket projector, digital camera and visual tracking fiducials which are worn by individual. The devices are being controlled by a mobile computing device which has the software which processes the users gestures/ read more

GoldPavedRoad

Future With Electronic Commerce

My Journey Towards Making Money Online | November 24th 2009 by Jared

Mind your future with electronic commerce. In spite of the fact that there are so many ways to earn money in reality people still pay much attention to different opportunities of getting instant money with the help of the World Wide Web. Certainly t read more

h2cm

Being all things to all people: and virtually 2nd

Welcome To The Quad - Hodges model | November 24th 2009 by peter jones

I don't ever want to be like 'jam', as that may indicate that one has also become a statistic. In IcT though it's very difficult to spread yourself as completely as you might like. The desire and apparent need to 'multi-webtech' is profound. So it is read more

grindergoblin

VA_-_Gaia_Beats_Vol.9-2009-dzp

Unreleased Psytrance | UNR-LSD-Psytrance.info - Are We Human… | November 23rd 2009 by Rui

Info: Artist: VA Title: Gaiabeats Vol.9 Genre: Psychedelic Rls.Date: 23.11.2009 Tracklist: 01. Rating: 0.0/5 ( votes cast) read more

Lushpad

3D Eames and Jacobsen Chairs

Lushpad Blog | November 22nd 2009 by Melanie

Check out these Augmented Reality 3D models of the iconic Eames LCW chair and Arne Jacobsen’s Egg Chair. All you need to do to have some virtual fun is print out the Procentris Marker and launch the application for either chair here. So far its read more