Tag: augmented reality
Docomo Unveils Heads Up Display That Turns Anything Into A Tablet
While competitors are looking to bring the coolest smartwatch or heads up display glasses to the market, Docomo is set on bringing a different kind of experience to the table. Heads up displays are usually very stylized, and the features are very much molded to fit into the small prism glass cube th ...
castAR: World’s First Real 3D Holographic Projection VR Glasses
It almost feels weird visiting this topic again after having written about it so many times before. Holograms are considered to be the holy grail of technology, and the company or person who manages to create the first real and efficient hologram will become a legend for all eternity, or at least th ...
Smartglasses Translate Menu Written In Foreign Language As You Read It
It looks like Google Glass is about to have even more competition. We've all read about augmented reality apps that allow people visiting other countries to read street signs that are printed in a foreign language. As this technology continues to evolve, a new pair of augmented reality glasses was j ...
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10 Really Smart Things You Can Do With Your Smartphone [Infographic]
The first generation iPhone was released on June 29, 2007. I don't think any of us knew back then how much that small device would inspire and change our world, including how we communicate with each other and our other devices. We can do a lot of smart things with our smartphones. There's been a wh ...
View 3D Designs As They Print In Real Time With Augmented Reality
With the innovative technology available today, all you need is some time, some knowledge and a big imagination to become a mad scientist. These days, we're seeing the most odd things combined. Sometimes they are a big hit like the UDOO, which is a combination of the Raspberry Pi and Arduino technol ...
Researchers Hope To Treat Addiction With A Virtual Reality Experience
This is a fascinating twist to the traditional virtual reality applications we are used to seeing. We know that virtual reality, if done well, will make the virtual world seem as realistic as the real world. For example, you can walk through a realistic maze that goes on forever in a virtual world, ...
Virtual Reality System Takes Users Through An Endless Maze In One Room
If you've ever messed around in an augmented or virtual reality system, you know how mind twisting it can be. When the lines between what's real and what isn't get blurry, it's easy to start questioning even the simplest things. If you don't the difference between augmented reality and virtual reali ...
Learn How To Cook With This Augmented Reality Cooking Simulator
It's so much easier to learn how to cook these days compared to a decade ago. Back then, you had to either learn by watching someone else or learn from reading a cookbook. These days it's very different. Not only are there tons of excellent cooking apps, there is now an augmented reality cooking sim ...
Augment Your Tongue & Taste Your Data In The Form Of Tingles
If there is one of our five senses that gets left out of our technology enhanced world, it would have to be our sense of taste. Sure, there are some innovations that incorporate taste into their design, but for the most part, our tongue gets left out most of the time. All that could soon change thou ...
Printed Magazine Creates An Augmented Reality Experience
I never thought reading a printed magazine would lead me to writing about augmented reality. Right before I went on vacation recently, I noticed a stack of print magazines piled up on my desk. Okay, let's be honest, it was a mini-mountain of magazines just waiting to be read. Why would I have so man ...
Cybernetic Head Systems Available (Time Travel Not Included)
We all know that in the future, we'll have human cybernetic interfaces. It will most likely start with something a bit more subtle, like augmented vision contact lenses. The prototypes are already being worked on, and we've written about it a few times before. If you don't want to wait for technolog ...
Hair Brand Recognition: Iconic Haircuts That Can’t Be Duplicated
We talk about brand recognition a lot since it plays a huge role in our lives. It affects not only our daily buying decisions, but also which brands we trust and feel connected to. Some brands make us feel warm and cozy, while others make our skin crawl. For example, I love the brands Twitter and Pa ...
Your T-Shirt Is Alive: Augmented Reality Embedded Into Clothes
Augmented reality is coming to a to a t-shirt near you...and very soon! Dartmouth, Nova Scotia-based Ad-Dispatch has developed an app that works similar to QR Codes, but picks up on embedded images in the design of your t-shirt. Scanning the special shirts with your mobile phone, for example, will b ...
Cyborg Generation: It’s Not Just Siri, Prepare To Be Assimilated
I love Star Trek. I remember watching the original TV series as a kid. In Star Trek, there was a race of cybernetic organisms that would abduct people and enforce cybernetic implants on them in order to achieve perfection. I remember thinking back then how terrible that would be if it happened in re ...
Social Media Bathroom Mirrors: Twitter & Facebook While In The Loo
There's no question that people are inspired to update their social media sites while they are in the bathroom. I can relate to that. When I'm in the bathroom brushing my teeth or even taking a bath, my iPhone is always right there on the shelf within reach. I've even ruined a phone by dropping it i ...