Augmented Reality

Computing

Slick Augmented Reality Demo Works On Any Object Without Special Markers

3:00PM February 6, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

One of the (many) reasons augmented reality apps haven’t caught on is because they usually require markers or special objects for their tracking software to work. Unlike this Obvious Engine system, which can easily track anything in a scene. More »

Geek Out

Xappr Gun Brings Laser Tag To The Smartphone Generation

2:30AM February 2, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

When I was a kid, we lived first-person shooters, running around with vests and pistols in a game called Lazer Tag. It’s long gone, but this new Xappr Gun for smartphones looks like it might recreate some of that fun. More »

Geek Out

Here’s The Closest We’ll Get To That Star Wars Animated Chess Set

7:00AM January 25, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

The company that brought us the iPhone Appgun is back with another augmented reality toy. This time it’s a board game called CheckARz which takes a crack at recreating that awesome battling chess set from Star Wars, with marginal success. More »

Computing

Intel Working On Augmented Reality Chip

5:40AM December 2, 2011 | Roberto Baldwin

Embedded augmented reality chip technology means we’ll finally start using AR for good instead of filling all the app stores with Predator, Terminator and Robocop camera overlay apps. Nah, I’m just kidding, it’s probably going to get worse. More »

Gadgets

Tissot’s New Watches Technically Don’t Exist

4:00PM November 23, 2011 | Alex Kidman

Augmented Reality shopping, anyone? Tissot’s AR app lets you try on expensive watches — but without the watch part. Which means you’re trying on a watch that doesn’t exist. More »

Software

Cyborg Vision iPhone App Is 100% Pure Useless Fun

7:20AM November 8, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

I love Cyborg Vision, an augmented reality app that recognises your Facebook friends’ faces and overlays their information like the vision of the Cyberdyne Systems Model 101 Series 800. Yes, this $0.99 app gives you Terminator’s vision. More »

Cars

Augmented Reality Navigation Displays In Your Windshield? Yes.

5:20AM October 27, 2011 | Adrian Covert

What if you’re driving down a dark road in the middle of the night and you have no idea where you are? Navigating twists and turns would suck. But what if your car could display all the relevant info in front of your eyes? More »

Cars

Pioneer’s AR HUD Puts Your Satnav Display On The Road Ahead

1:00AM October 19, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

It’s certainly not the first demo we’ve seen of a windshield HUD system that incorporates navigation and other info so a driver can keep their eyes on the road. But it is the first from Pioneer, a company with the automotive experience to finally make a system like this a reality. More »