(via YouTube by atotaldisruption)In our latest episode of "The Future is Now," Brian Mullins, Founder & CEO of Daqri and Co-Founder and Marketing/ PR guru, Gaia Dempsey, describe the process, history and future of Augmented Reality and show us their latest innovations.
Brought to you by two-time Sundance-winning director Ondi Timoner ("DIG!", WE LIVE IN PUBLIC"), A Total Disruption shares the stories of startup entrepreneurs and innovators who use technology in extraordinary ways to improve our lives.
(via http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/12/vuzix-wrap-1200ar-augmented-reality-glasses/)We saw Vuzix shift to a more Google Glass-esque set of smart glasses at CES in January, but it looks like it's not about to abandon the more traditional wrap-around headsets it's been churning out year after year. The company's latest is the Wrap 1200AR, which is a lot like its Wrap 1200VR headset, but with a focus onaugmented reality instead of virtual reality.
(via YouTube by chipchickcom)Barbie Digital Makeover Mirror for iPad, hands-on at Toy Fair 2013. For more details, go here:http://www.chipchick.com/2013/02/barb...
The AR technology allows children to apply digital eye shadow and lipstick without using mommy’s products.
Many children love the experience of trying on makeup just like what their mothers and favorite television characters wear, and Barbie is now providing and augmented reality experience to help to make this experience more fun and less messy.
This can help children to try out many different colors and techniques without smearing lipstick everywhere.
Mattel is using the augmented reality Barbie Digital Makeover Mirror to provide children with the traditional experience of trying on makeup and practicing its application, but without having to use mommy’s products or end up with pink fingerprints on the walls and carpet.
(via & more http://www.qrcodepress.com/augmented-reality-barbie-mirror-lets-kids-try-makeup-without-the-mess/8517115/)
(via YouTube by HPVideoChannel)Bring your photo cards to life with HP Live Photo! This free and easy app allows you to create & print personalized photo cards with your video embedded to share with your friends and family. Make your photos come to life with HP Live Photo! This free, fun and easy app lets you share glimpses of your life by creating printed photos that launch short personal videos.
Sure, you can upload that goofy video you just took to plenty of social media sites – but that’s a little lame. What about printing out your video? Say whaaa? That’s what HP Live Photo is all about – a free iOS app that allows you view and make your photos launch to personal videos using Aurasma’s augmented reality technology. Keep reading to learn more how HP Live Photo works and how you can help make it even more awesome.
When HP Live Photo first popped up in the iOS app store, it caught my attention….and, really, it’s a free download – so why not?!?! The idea of being able to upload a video, print up a picture and easily create my own pieces of AR sounded sweet as hell to me, so I needed to check this out for myself.
(article more... http://h20435.www2.hp.com/t5/The-Next-Bench-Blog/Turn-Pictures-into-AR-Video-with-HP-Live-Photo/ba-p/80857)
(via and more ... http://e27.co/2013/02/01/thailands-national-papers-engages-isnaps-augmented-reality-capabilities-to-bring-news-to-life/)
iSnap helps being Thailand’s major newspaper to live with augmented reality capabilities.Thailand’s Nation Multimedia Group’s three national newspapers namely The Nation, Kom Chad Luek and Krungthep Turakij have adapted the iSnap multimedia augmented reality (AR) capability. iSnap is developed by Singapore-based Knorex Pte and has penetrated the mobile market by enabling readers to watch video, browse through photos and graphics, play game, engage in social media communication and interactive advertising.
With iSnap, people can read newspapers through smart phones on their iPhone and Android ‘Nation News’ app from February 4 and Nation News currently has a download base of 208,000 and that number is expected to grow. In order for users to use this app, they need to download the “Nation News” app then choose the iSnap feature. This turns on the camera and then users can snap stories on newspapers marked with “iSnap” logo. After that, it will reproduce the stories with different formats. Not only readers will benefit from this service but the publishers as well by increasing the value of newspaper advertising as it is now more interesting and interactive.
(via YouTube by CasualConnect)Learn what unique user experiences AR will bring into your games, gain ideas on how AR will help you promote your content, and hear some thoughts on using AR for mobile couponing.(by Thomas Balduff)
(via YouTube by 3mdeutschland)Das Multi-Technologieunternehmen 3M geht neue Wege in der Darstellung seines Produktuniversums. Mit der „3M World of Innovation" hat das Unternehmen in Neuss eine Erlebniswelt geschaffen, die es für die Besucher leichter macht, durch das Produktsortiment mit über 50.000 Produkten zu navigieren. Und dadurch Kaufimpulse und Anstöße für die Entwicklung neuer Produkte zu generieren. Mit der Verschmelzung der realen und digitalen Welt, die durch „Augmented Reality" möglich wird, ist eine einzigartige Innovationsausstellung entstanden. Sie kann ab sofort von Kunden und Interessierten aus Industrie und Handel besichtigt werden.
http://solutions.3mdeutschland.de/wps...
(via YouTube by ibuckyi)Nintendo and Google have come up with a genius idea in allowing more of an augmented reality to exploring areas you never explored before. Going into buildings, and looking at restaurants. It really sets the bar for the next steps of how Google, and Nintendo can bring virtual reality to the table.
(via YouTube by thejapantimes)Page is a printing industry convention in Japan held by JAGAT from 1988. As publishing industry changes, the show has evolved beyond simple printing to cutting-edge technology like e-book and AR (Augmented Reality).
(via YouTube by LogicalChoiceTech)Letters alive is the first reading program designed to engage young readers through augmented reality letters, sight words, colors, and animals. Kids love to learn foundational principals like phonemic awareness and word order with the help of 26 endearing creatures that react to questions and statements created by individual students or in a large group.
Interactive Augmented Reality from Paul Lewis on Vimeo.
(vai Vimeo)This video shows an example of how interactivity can be introduced to AR simply by moving the markers within certain boundaries. Replacing the 3D characters with chemical elements, materials or other objects can show how objects would react to each other; think physics or chemistry for application.
(via YouTube by Yusuf McCoy)Furnish is a visualizing application for interior design. With the use of Augmented Reality (AR), Planar Tracking, and Image Processing all on a mobile device users can scan their environment and replace with models of scanned shopping choices. The goal is to minimize frivolous spending and provide the consumer with well educated choices before anything is bought.
This project was the graduation final project for my graphic design capstone course.
(via YouTube by ASU AR·)In this video we record the output from an iPad to show the AR scene made in the previous video.
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS – February 5th, 2013 – Layar, the world’s leading augmented reality and interactive print provider, today announced that Playboy, one of the most iconic global magazine brands over the last half-century, will incorporate Layar’s interactive print technology going forward.
The announcement marks the addition of another publication to an expanding list of print titles and publishers selecting Layar as their platform of choice for the rapidly growing medium of interactive print. In its latest issue, Playboy Netherlands has enhanced several pages with videos, image carousels, custom links and even Layar’s newly introduced HTML widgets.
(via & more http://www.layar.com/pr/playboy/)
Augmented Reality by
Thomas Flyvholm & Christian Lomholt
More info will be released in the future.
No Copyright Infringement Intended - This is simply a demo and has nothing to do with the band Linkin Park
Music video by Linkin Park performing Castle of Glass. © 2012 WMG
(via YouTube by Chrislomol)
(via YouTube byPrinterSupport)Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of HP's new augmented reality application being developed for Android mobile devices. See how this exciting new app will help you change the ink cartridges in your HP Officejet 6500a Plus (e710n) printer. Help make this beta app even better -- and help us expand the app to other products -- by trying it and completing a short survey about your augmented reality experience.
For other helpful videos go to hp.com/supportvideos or youtube.com/hpsupport. More support options for your printer are available at hp.com/support.
This video was produced by HP.
