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Some Tech Behind Inception And Avatar Becomes A Reality On Your iPad And iPhone
Jul 25th
Several years ago, it seems like just about everyone saw the film Titanic. This past year, it seems the same was true for Avatar. And this past Summer, it seems as if everyone is seeing Inception. All three films share something in common: their use of Autodesk Maya, a piece More >
Augmented Reality Becoming More Like the Read/Write Web
Jul 16th
When content management systems (CMS) like WordPress and Blogger hit the Web several years ago, the Internet entered a new age where it became quick and easy for anyone with a computer to contribute content. This week, augmented reality (AR) took a significant step toward becoming more like the read/write Web with More >
New From Google Labs: The Reality Distortion Field Eric Schmidt
Jul 2nd
Like the Nexus One? Well, don’t get your hopes up for a Nexus Two, because Google’s (GOOG) not planning to make one. You know why? It doesn’t need to, because the Nexus One — despite the failure of the direct-to-consumer sales model with which it was launched — was such an More >
Can Augmented Reality Help Save the Planet?
Jun 23rd
Earlier this month I had the opportunity to attend the Augmented Reality Event in Santa Clara, California, and it was there that I discovered some amazing uses being developed using AR technology. I’ve already highlighted how it is being used to help doctors save lives, and more recently how it could More >
Military Grade Augmented Reality Could Redefine Modern Warfare
Jun 11th
When explaining the concept of augmented reality (AR) to someone who has never heard of it, I find myself going through a series of common real-life and pop-culture examples to help them understand. Aside from explaining that the 1st and Ten Line in football games and the computer vision of the More >
How iPhone 4 Could Change Augmented Reality
Jun 10th
When Apple announced iOS 4.0 earlier this year, some additions to the SDK (software development kit) caught the attention of augmented reality (AR) developers – specifically, open access to the phone’s camera APIs. But with the introduction of the new hardware in the iPhone 4 made this past Monday, the possibilities for More >
The New Networking Reality – Welcome to the Age of the Zettabyte
Jun 3rd
In four years, Internet Protocol (IP) traffic will increase fourfold to 767 exabytes, or more than three-quarters of a zettabyte. That is equivalent to 16 billion DVDs; 21 trillion MP3’s; or 399 quadrillion text messages.
That’s the conclusion of Cisco’s annual Visual Networking Index, a report that demonstrates how data will More >
Augmented Reality Get Its Own Standardized Logo
Jun 3rd
Yesterday during my talk at the Augmented Reality Event in Santa Clara, California, one of the questions I brought up was whether or not QR codes continue to be used because of their association with AR. Should we prolong the use of these large black and white codes in order to More >
How Augmented Reality Helps Doctors Save Lives
Jun 2nd
I’m in Santa Clara, California this week attending (and speaking) at the Augmented Reality Event – a conference focused on the business of AR that has experts from across the world gathered to share their ideas. While at the event, my goal has been to hunt down innovative and unique real-world More >