Tag: Augmented Reality
LEGO Fusion Is Augmented Reality for Tweens
Augmented Reality (AR) is not just the stuff of wearable displays (like Google Glass and Microsoft’s HoloLens), ghostly virtual assistants, and floating keyboards any more. In a perfectly appropriate blend of real and virtual innovation, LEGO has found a way to use AR that embellishes the building blocks and increases creativity and real-world play (rather than take away from it) with the LEGO Fusion group of sets. Continue reading LEGO Fusion Is Augmented Reality for Tweens
Implant Could Give People Terminator-like Augmented Reality
HoloLens Is Clearer Than Glass
Microsoft’s HoloLens blends virtual and real into something we might describe as mixed reality. Is it the future of augmented and virtual reality? Continue reading HoloLens Is Clearer Than Glass
Augmented Reality Assistance
A student team at Carnegie Mellon University has created an application that features a 3D virtual assistant that interacts with the user and the real-world environment. Continue reading Augmented Reality Assistance
Has Glass Shattered?
PREMIUM CONTENT: The consumer Google Glass slipped until sometime in 2015; is this the end of the smart eyeglasses that moved the idea to the real world? Continue reading Has Glass Shattered?
A Primer on the “Internet of All”
PREMIUM CONTENT: Everything is getting “smart” (and those items that cannot get “enhanced”); the Architechnologist looks at today’s technology and what might be next. Continue reading A Primer on the “Internet of All”
Technology Affecting Everything
Everything is getting “smart” (and those items that cannot get “enhanced”); the Architechnologist looks at today’s technology and what might be next. Continue reading Technology Affecting Everything
Smart Glasses With Better Vision
PREMIUM CONTENT: Consumer augmented reality smart glasses are coming soon. The big question is: what should we expect from them? Continue reading Smart Glasses With Better Vision
Oculus Rift, The Carpet Always Matches The Drapes
A project from the Imperial College London is using a virtual reality headset to make real-time changes to the appearance of real-world objects. Continue reading Oculus Rift, The Carpet Always Matches The Drapes