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Man allegedly assaulted in Paris McDonald's over augmented reality headset

By Amar Toor on July 17, 2012 04:23 am + 153 comments

Dr. Steve Mann, inventor of a wearable computing system called the EyeTap Digital Eye Glass, claims Continue reading…
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Word Lens augmented reality translation app arrives on Android

By Chris Welch on July 9, 2012 10:18 am + 24 comments

Word Lens, the augmented reality app that translates text using your device's camera, has been Continue reading…
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Man takes virtual augmented reality girlfriend for a walk in the park

By Louis Goddard on July 9, 2012 08:05 am + 49 comments

The proliferation of relatively cheap motion sensors in recent years, combined with development Continue reading…
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Amazon's Flow augmented reality shopping app comes to Android with added QR reader

By Adi Robertson on July 2, 2012 02:41 pm + 8 comments

Flow, the augmented reality app that launched for iOS in late 2011, is now available for Android. As Continue reading…
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Canon's Mixed Reality headset: hands-on with the future of technical training

By Jeff Blagdon on June 25, 2012 08:52 am + 5 comments

Deliveries of Canon’s Mixed Reality headset aren’t starting until next month, but that didn’t Continue reading…
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Watch This: projection mapping turns a 99-year-old dome into a surreal sci-fi light show

By Joshua Kopstein on June 21, 2012 12:59 am + 9 comments

Designed by legendary architect Max Berg, the Halla Stulecia in Wrocław, Poland was erected to Continue reading…
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Canon head-mounted augmented reality merges virtual design mockups into the real world

By Adi Robertson on June 18, 2012 10:44 am + 8 comments

Augmented reality is in many cases a solution looking for a problem, but Canon's new "Mixed Reality" Continue reading…
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Stiktu augmented reality app makes graffiti social

By Andrew Webster on June 13, 2012 10:46 am + 4 comments

Layar has just released version 2.0 of its social augmented reality app Stiktu, which lets users Continue reading…
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Taking Pioneer's Cyber Navi laser-projected car HUD for a spin

By Sam Byford on May 30, 2012 04:40 am + 5 comments

Pioneer is attempting to make the dream of driving like RoboCop a reality this July with its C Continue reading…
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Sergey Brin lets interviewer try on Project Glass, hopes to launch 'sometime next year'

By Nathan Ingraham on May 29, 2012 05:40 pm + 192 comments

Sergey Brin hasn't been afraid of taking Google's Project Glass augmented reality prototype out on Continue reading…