augmented reality

Augmented Reality Tattoos Are Awesome

Alright, there are a lot of augmented reality things that really don’t seem to do much and a whole lot of hype. But I must say, augmented reality tattoos are really cool and raise a lot of interesting possibilities. As is apparent in the video, the computer reads the tattoo and displays it [...more]

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Jan 30 2010
By Nick Upton

Augmented Reality Shoes: Why Not

Adidas unveiled this teaser video and said that it will embed augmented reality codes into a new line of shoes. In 2010, we’re celebrating a lot of firsts at Adidas Originals — here’s one. We’ve created a collection of shoes with an augmented reality code built directly into the design. These five [...more]

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Jan 28 2010
By Nick Upton

Augmented Reality Check

Everyone’s buzzing about augmented reality, which is popularly defined as overlaying digital data on a physical space. The above picture is from Best Buy’s augmented reality campaign – aiming a smartphone with an IR scanner at a circulars nets you a 3d image of the product in question. So, in other words, the first widely [...more]

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Jan 12 2010
By Asterios Kokkinos

Augmented Reality Ads A Necessary Evil?

With all talk about how cool Google Goggles is and the Layar Reality Browser and the slew of smaller social players it’s no surprise that advertisers are getting into the space. The old adage — find your users where they live — is heard loud and clear as services like Brightkite implement ads via [...more]

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Jan 07 2010
By Nick Upton