Though the original applications are for soldiers in battle, these augmented reality contact lenses could change medicine, education, and countless other fields.READ»
"Star Trek," "Star Wars"...even "Cars 2." All these movies--as well as countless spy films--all featured high-tech eyewear that overlaid rich (targeted, social) info on what the wearer saw. Google wants this to be real. Google Goggles may never mean the same thing again.READ»
Drug design is a scientific problem so important that researchers are willing to throw just about any kind of creative problem-solving approach at it, including tech-buzzwords like gamification and augmented reality. The latter ...READ»
I recently wondered what goes into making truly kid-friendly designs versus ones that seem to appeal to more to their parents, or their parents' colleagues. Suwappu, a prototype augmented-reality toy from Dentsu (with help from Berg), ...READ»
The QR code craze has kind of jumped the shark, but that doesn't mean we aren't still seeing them popping up like weeds everywhere we look. The latest location: on the chest of a French dude named Marco, in the form of a tattoo. Snap ...READ»
With recent tech improvements, Augmented Reality is growing from a playful technology into one that could influence many industries--from retail to security to publishing. It may kill the QR code too...READ»
We take our first-person visual perspective for granted every second of the day -- we have to, because our eyeballs are attached to our heads. But what if you could detach your personal "camera angle" at any moment and float away from ...READ»
Fresh from injecting cash into a reviving MySpace, JT's also pushed money into augmented reality firm Dekko. It's in stealth mode, but here's what we know.READ»
Virtual tours have got to be one of the lamest things ever invented: Sit at your computer, squinting at some never-quite-good-enough photos of a place you'll never go to while clicking impotently with your mouse to "move" around. But ...READ»
A new augmented reality shopping platform for Xbox Kinect will allow users to try on clothes in true 3-D, share photos with friends, and store wish-listed items on smartphones for shopping on-the-go. READ»
The newest generation of tablet PCs have rear-facing cameras, and though they may be underused right now, Metaio is betting that augmented reality could ultimately be a tablet's killer app. Here's what they've got in store for your iPad. READ»
Those ubiquitous QR codes may get all the trendy tech love these days, but the humbler Universal Product Code -- or barcode, as it's better known -- has some creative life left in it yet. An iPhone app called Barcodas turns any UPC ...READ»
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