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WowWee’s AppGear to bring augmented reality to gaming with 4 titles

Alex Pak — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:37:16 +0000

It looks like augmented reality is here in a big way. WowWee, a toy manufacturer, will be bringing augmented reality to the mobile space. Now, the snapshot above is an iOS device but WowWee's launch titles: Foam Fighters, Alien Jailbreak, Zombie Burbs, and Elite Commander, will be launched on Android and iOS in "early 2012". At this point, you may be asking... Read more

WalkSafe leads you away from traffic

Alex Pak — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:11:41 +0000

The assimilation of the smartphone into our daily lives has been a relatively quick process. Most people that own a smartphone can't imagine going back to a "feature phone" simply because of how much they have grown to rely on the phone's functionality. They keep track of your appointments and are often the main vehicle for communication. Now, they can... Read more

Layar facilitates Disney AR campaign

John Walton — Tue, 18 May 2010 16:07:42 +0000

In a push for the motion picture, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Disney has employed the augmented reality app Layar to produce the World's first AR outdoor advertizing campaign. The promotional film posters seen below feature instructions for Android and iPhone users: launch the app when near a poster with GPS on. The user's location is then compared... Read more

All Day I Dream About Augmented Reality

administrator$$ — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:59:03 +0000

How much would you pay for a pair of Adidas sneakers that could be acknowledged by your webcam and then used to control a special 3D world created just for those sneakers? About as much as you would pay for any ol' pair or Adidas? Good, because that's what Adidas plans on doing with a upcoming line of at least 5 men's sneakers to be released in 2010.... Read more

Layar is going 3D

John Walton — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:46:25 +0000

Certainly one of the coolest augmented reality apps out there, Layar, is about to go 3D. As gimmicky as this may first seem upon first viewing of the inevitably popular Pac Man video, the venue labeling demo below shows that the tech has practical applications. It will be dropping this November with Layar 3.o. Via Into... Read more

Galaxy and Layar used to stalk Brad Pitt

John Walton — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:09:54 +0000

I don't want to type too much here because I don't think anything should be added to - or taken away from - what Thomas Ricker wrote over at Engadget. I think that this was filmed in his city and that he knows what's being... Read more