Another augmented reality happening: "To promote the
release of Star Trek, Paramount has launched Experience
the Enterprise, an augmented reality web application
that allows you to explore the 3D ship in the palm of
your hand."
Augmented Reality (AR) is everywhere lately! This is an
article on the use of AR in advertising. Garrick Schmidt
investigates recent examples of AR's use and deems it a
"niche technology for a niche audience," for the time
being.
I'm baffled by WhosHere. And I'm no newbie. I built my first Web page in 1994, wrote my first blog entry in 1999, and sent my first tweet in October 2006. My user number on Yahoo's event site, Upcoming.org: 14. I love tinkering with new gadgets and diving into new applications. But WhosHere had me stumped. It's an iPhone app that knows where you are, shows you other users nearby, and lets you chat with them. Once it was installed and running, I drew a blank. What was I going to do with this thing?
Augmented and Virtual realities' immense potential in the field of medicine
(surgery) for pedagogical and practicing purposes
AR article in The Economist.
AR on the iphone...maybe better than the PDA+GPS. worth thinking about
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The Centro is Palm's effort to expand the smartphone market by making a small, cheap, and simple smartphone that can appeal to a wider audience.
The Centro phone will cost $99.99 and initially be available exclusively from Sprint Nextel starting in mid-October.
Palm designed the phone to be cheap, small, and simple to use in an effort to expand the smartphone market...
How learning in the classroom is changing and why Professor Chris Dede and his team are on a non-crusade to figure out how all of the pieces fit together.