Software

Augmented Reality Muppets Band-Aids Distract Your Kids From Pain

We make no secret of our love for Muppets, so we’re psyched that these new augmented reality Band-Aids are bringing our favourite puppets into the 21st century.


May 23, 2012
Geek Out

This Flirtatious NYC Airport Avatar Was Definitely Designed By A Dude

This interactive avatar is projected onto a plexiglass silhouette of a woman’s body. Lost and disoriented travellers can ask her for help with things like getting to the correct gate, security checkpoint rules, and duty-free shopping.


May 19, 2012
Software

Timeless Classics Of Literature Upgraded With Already-Dated Augmented Reality

Special features are great, when they’re included in DVDs to supplement your favourite movie or TV show. So, why does the idea of creating special features for ebooks seem so… unnecessary?


May 16, 2012
Gadgets

Report: Google Glasses Will Be Lamer Than Promised

Remember the incredible Google Glasses promo video? The one promising us an ultra-futuristic augmented reality UI for our everyday lives? Science fiction cum reality! Well, it’s not going to be as cool as we were promised. Le sigh.


April 28, 2012
Science

Augmented Reality Avatar James May Is Your New Museum Buddy

Unlike Tupac, BBC host James May doesn’t have to be dead before we get an augmented reality version of him. Granted, this is not quite as thrilling as having a Hologram Tupac Shakur perform as if still living, but as far as museum guides go, an augmented reality miniature man is a pretty sweet deal.


April 18, 2012
Gadgets

Google Glasses Patents Hint At Helmets To Match Specs

It looks like Google has been making moves to lock down the intellectual property behind Project Glass. The company has been granted three patents that could give some clues about the guts behind the augmented reality specs, aside from the teaser that dropped earlier in the month.


Gadgets

Oakley Is Making Its Own Google Glasses

As dorky as you’ll look wearing Google Glasses, the idea of augmented reality specs is dripping with potential awesomeness (and guaranteed hilarity). So it’s not a surprise that sunglasses king Oakley is working on its own Google Glasses competitor. Maybe they won’t be as ugly as Google’s?


April 14, 2012
Gadgets

These AR Glasses Make Your Food Look Huge So You Want To Eat Less

We’ve seen some pretty crazy potential uses for Google Glasses, but what if instead of helping you commute better, they made your diet easier? These augmented reality glasses do just that by tricking you into thinking you’ve eaten more than you have. Obesity solved!


April 11, 2012
Gadgets

This Guy Hacked Together His Own Goofy-Looking DIY Google Glasses

When Google officially announced the lofty-sounding “Project Glass” last week it neglected to give us one crucial piece of information: When in the hell are we going to actually get cool augmented reality glasses? Maybe never! So why wait for a multibillion dollar corporation to make the glasses when you can make them yourself?


April 5, 2012
Gadgets

Google Glasses First Look: Would You Wear These Augmented Reality Specs?

We first heard rumours about Google’s augmented reality glasses a few months ago, and now in a post on Google Plus, the company has revealed some of its ideas for the project including some prototype designs. These specs look like the freaky science fiction concept they are. Would you wear them, though?