Tag: augmented reality
Terminator Eyes: Augmented Reality In Contact Lenses
If you've been keeping up with the latest technology news over the past few days, you might have read a story about these contact lenses which can pick up a smartphone signal and stream the text through the lens placed on our eyes. This basically means the days when we can send tweets and update our ...
Lego’s Augmented Reality App: For A New Generation Of Geeks
It was only a matter of time. Of course the day would come when a company as brilliant as Lego would expand onto the iPhone, and that day is here. I'd like to introduce you to George. George is a software engineer who does lots of traveling and has lots of fun adventures. In this Life of George game ...
Augmented Reality Is Coming To Your Car Window
Growing up these days can be tough. Things were so much simpler back when I was a kid. The best part back then was that we were allowed to be kids. These days, children have to grow up so fast just to be able to cope with the world around them. I'm glad when I see new technologies being developed th ...
Augmented Reality Cinema: A Movie Lovers App
I don't normally write about concept design apps, but this one is super cool so I couldn't resist. Although I don't get away from my computer much to watch movies, I really enjoy them, which is probably why I am so intrigued by this.
I watched this video a few times, and I'm not sure where the au ...
Augmented Reality Virtual Mirror: Try Before You Buy Online
The number of people shopping online has skyrocketed in recent years, and it seems the technology to make that experience richer and more convenient is moving just as fast. We've written about augmented reality as it applies to making purchases before, and this is a new application to add to the li ...
Does My Twitter Page Make Me Look Fat?
One of the most fun aspects of Twitter is reading all the funny rhetorical questions we see floating around the Twitterverse. Somehow many of us have found a way to incorporate Twitter into our lives so much so that we can relate it to just about everything.
Today after getting dressed, I looked ...
World Statistics Presented In Augmented Reality Brilliance
Wow, you know I don't usually put videos in my articles unless they are really, really worth watching, and this one falls into that category for sure. I remember when I was at University; one of my favorite classes was Statistics. It approached the actual numbers from the perspective of an Industr ...
This Beautiful Billboard Doesn’t Advertise Anything!
Most of the time, billboards are annoying as heck, aren't they? Whenever we travel down the highway, there are signs everywhere telling us where to eat, where to buy gas, where to shop... it never ends. I suppose it could be worse, after all, some say that in the future we will be blasted with br ...
Augmented Reality: How Do You Experience Death?
Digital technology is becoming more popular, mostly thanks to word of mouth. People are getting more and more comfortable with it. One example of this can be seen in augmented reality. Just a few years back, people did not have an inkling as to what those words meant, but due to the spread of new ...
iButterfly: Millions Of Butterflies Flew Over Japan
Just recently in Japan, a million butterflies flew over their skies... the augmented reality sky that is. Those people who had their iPhones in various locations had the chance to catch butterflies. On that day, you could see people from all ages raising their phones towards the sky.
When they ...
Augmented Reality Enters The Kingdom Of… Cookies!
Oh hell yes!! I'm so excited about this one. I love technology almost as much as I love cookies; so combining them both is like finding the Holy Grail to me.
Look out Willy Wonka; augmented reality has entered your kingdom! A group of extremely smart people at the University of Tokyo, led by Ta ...
Virtual Bugs That Crawl On You – Gross or Cool?
Imagine this, you reach down into the sand to touch a large, interesting looking bug. To your surprise, it quickly runs up your hand and onto your arm. Then it starts following all of your movements.
If this was a real bug, I would probably be running in circles, completely freaked out (just ki ...
Typography You Can Wear – Using Humans As Typeface
The nature of our environment and our lives is moving faster and faster. Just think about two very small pieces of the puzzle: Augmented reality and social media. The growth in those two areas alone is enough to make anyone's head spin.
It makes sense that if an ordinary sign is to keep up wit ...
The Biggest Augmented Reality In The World?
Technology can be daunting, but it can be fun too. I am lucky that my world revolves around so many fascinating facets of technology that go with my job. We are immersed in game development, application development and my favorite, augmented reality. Developers are really experimenting with diffe ...
Awe-Inspiring 3-D Projection | A Snoring House
Have you ever heard a house snore? That is what this sounds like to me, and although the concept is mind boggling and the visuals are incredible, it’s still a little bit spooky. I love huge-scale video projections, and I find this one particularly fascinating.
3-D projections on buildings are ...