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Esquire Magazine Augmented Reality Issue

dorriolds — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:05:37 +0000

Want to get kinda freaked out in a good way? How ’bout in a gr8 way? Check out startling technology in a special AR issue of Esquire magazine. You can watch the video and see Robert Downey, Jr. pop up and start talking. But that’s not the only thing. There are other pages that you ... Read more

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What is Augmented Reality?

dorriolds — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:50:56 +0000

Augmented Reality (AR) is a new technology that adds a layer of useful information to computer and smartphone cameras. The technology is only in the infant stages, or maybe toddler. I can download apps to my iPhone and see what subway is closest to me. There are apps to find nearest restaurants. It’s futuristic stuff happening now and it’s amazing. In the future we will most likely wear glasses that have a visual GPS. So as you’re walking you’ll be getting information about your environment fed to you in a small frame inside a lens of the glasses. This VIDEO by Common Craft explains it in simple easy-to-understand terms.

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Check out the Augmented Reality (AR) NYC Subway Map

dorriolds — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:44:55 +0000

It is so cool! When you hold up your iPhone the nearest subway stations pop up. Check it out. It’s so fun! And very practical too.

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What the Heck is an Android Phone?

dorriolds — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:33:11 +0000

Android is a mobile operating system that uses a modified version of the Linux kernel. Huh? The Linux kernel is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software (OSS). The Android OSS was initially developed by Android, Inc. Google later purchased that company. This led to the Open Handset Alliance (OHA). Huh?? OHA is a business alliance of 65 firms for developing open standards for mobile devices. Are your eyes crossed yet? An open standard is a standard that is publicly available. The term “open” usually means royalty-free technologies. “Standard” is sometimes restricted to technologies approved by formalized committees that are open to participation by all interested parties and operate on a consensus basis. Getting back now to the Android mobile operating system—it allows developers to write code in Java to control a device, in this case a mobile phone, via a Google-developed Java library. In this explanation library means a collection of “sub-routines” used to develop software. Phew! Got all that?

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How Augmented Reality (AR) Works

dorriolds — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:39:34 +0000

“Augmented Reality is changing the way we view the world — or at least the way its users see the world. Picture yourself walking or driving down the street. With augmented-reality displays, which will eventually look much like a normal pair of glasses, informative graphics will appear in your field of view, and audio will coincide with whatever you see. These enhancements will be refreshed continually to reflect the movements of your head. Similar devices and applications already exist, particularly on smartphones like the iPhone”
Article by Kevin Bonsor

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