More info at http://www.slashgear.com/qualcomm-dvd-augmented-reality-hands-on-video-15179994/
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An Israeli company is trying to prove that augmented reality can applied in more ways than through video games. iOnRoad is a new mobile application, developed by Picitup, that is “helping smartphone users make smarter driving decisions” by using a phone’s camera and GPS.
When a mobile device is placed on the front wind shield, like a standard GPS device, the iOnRoad’s algorithm detects the driver’s lane and objects in front of it – including the distance between the cars in seconds (meaning, how much time the driver will need to to brake at his current speed in order to avoid collision). If the distance is too close, the system informs the driver.
(via & more http://www.wired.com/beyond_the_beyond/2011/09/augmented-reality-crowdoptic-crowd-behavior-analytics/ )San Francisco, CA - September 14, 2011 - CrowdOptic, a maker of crowd-driven mobile solutions for the enterprise, today announced the release of CrowdOptic Analytics, an advanced, behind-the-scenes tool used by live event producers for monitoring their spectators’ event viewing and photo-taking activities during live events.
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About CrowdOptic CrowdOptic helps event companies monitor and harness the electronic buzz in the crowd. With our unique proprietary technology, we monitor and track what crowds are looking at and what they’re photographing and sharing during a live event, all in real time. We allow event organizers to display information on the fans’ mobile phones depending on what the fans are looking at. And we alert the enterprise instantly to shifts in crowd focus and momentum.
CrowdOptic is a privately-held, venture-backed company based in San Francisco.
By: Eric SmalleyWalk down certain city streets and you can practically feel the ghosts around you. Who was walking here 100 years earlier? Which buildings survived from earlier centuries? Wasn't there a famous fire around here? An iPhone app aims to help you spot the ghosts, or at least inform your imagination. WhatWasThere lets anyone upload and view old photographs that are tied to a location via Google Maps.
The free app, and accompanying Web site for the deskbound, is a crowdsourcing platform for assembling a visual historic record of the world's streetscapes. People can upload photos and tag them with location and year.
Places with associated photos are marked on a Google Map. Click on a mark and a list of available photos pops up with thumbnail, label, year, and distance from your location. Click a list item and the photo comes up. Put the photo in full-screen mode, aim your phone's camera in the direction of the scene in the photo, and you can drag a slider bar between camera view and photo to get a now-and-then perspective.
(via & more YouTube http://youtu.be/AhuuLzZNf4o)UPDATE info: Subject: PC oriented Kinect hacks for augmented reality Stories: live 3D lightsaber effect, surface depth recognition and conversion to multitouch surface, virtual piano OpenKinect drivers (Win7, Linux, OS X) - http://goo.gl/rBvQ6 Reverse engineer Kinect USB - http://goo.gl/4WRoR Exact transcript: Greetings! This is another CyberEye broadcast UPDATING you on the latest and greatest of Kinect hacks and projects.
(via YouTube)Hear from developer Paulius Liekis of Pixel Punch as he discusses his discovery of Qualcomm's Augmented Reality (AR) SDK and developing AR apps.
Markerless augmented reality application recognizing 50 different images.
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(via YouTube)Multiplayer augmented reality game with a marker.
(via YouTube)A prototype of an app I'm developing for my company. Manufacturing documents contain markers for AR models of the concerned parts that can be viewed through iOS devices. Visit www.uglykid.org for more.
OLogic introduces a cell phone dock that makes interactive apps even more interactive.
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(via YouTube)Aurasma's Matt Mills introduces a few possible applications of the company's platform for interactive augmented reality
(via YouTube)To celebrate Fashion's Night Out, NET-A-PORTER created a pop-up store that visitors could shop and win prizes from using a specially created app for their Smartphone or iPad 2. Watch the video to find out how it worked...
(via YouTube)Mercedes-Benz unveils the SLK Phantom Masquerade Ball Mask APP, which combines D'fusion augmented reality technology and iPhone's camera functions. (http://itunes.apple.com/app/id458025913?mt=8)
You may choose from among six male/female masquerade ball masks and use the quick calibration function to adjust your facial features. You may also take photos of your customized mask from different angles to receive an invitation to the Mercedes-Benz Masquerade Phantom Ball, which will be held on September 16, 2011, to witness the glamour of the brand new SLK Roadster. In addition, you may also invite close friends to weibo.com to participate in the SLK Phantom Masquerade Ball Mask judging event, giving you a chance to attend the 2011 Mercedes-Benz China Fashion Week to witness the glamour of the SLK Phantom Masquerade Ball!
