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Video: Microsoft shows off our augmented reality, holographic future

Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 10:26am

Let's be honest, no matter how outlandish some of those "future vision" videos produced by various companies are, they're always fun to watch. But sometimes the visions in the video are so tantalizingly real and within reach, hilarity turns into very real excitement. Microsoft just pulled that off.

Scientists tear 3D virus molecules apart using augmented reality

Adario Strange

Friday, October 21, 2011 - 2:04am

Fans of the Iron Man movies will remember the amazing scenes of Tony Stark manipulating a holographic interface as he discovers the element vibranium. Now a real lab has concocted a similar method of studying molecules using augmented reality.

Augmented reality helmet turns the mundane into the fantastic

Adario Strange

Tuesday, September 6, 2011 - 3:39am

Augmented reality gets a fair bit of attention from the advertising world excited about the possibilities, but the technology's main area of growth is still in the world of art with pieces like the new Hyper(reality) construct.

Android GPS puts your map on a live image of the road ahead

Michael Trei

Friday, September 2, 2011 - 4:08am

In car GPS makes it easy to find your way, but stare at that little screen for too long and you might run into the car ahead. The Wikitude Drive app for Android fixes that problem, by superimposing your route onto a live image of the road.

Augmented reality mirror lets you see a more beautiful you

Michael Trei

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 4:38am

As we age, looking at ourselves in the mirror can get pretty depressing. This electronic "mirror" lets you tweak your features just like a good editor using Photoshop, but using a live picture that can be changed on the fly.

This classic arcade driving game actually drives down the road

Michael Trei

Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 3:46am

Arcade style racing games are fun, but wouldn't they be much more realistic if they were actually moving? The specially modified version of the classic 1980s arcade game OutRun does just that, by building the game console into a golf cart.

Self-driving cars will mean more time for VR gaming

Evan Ackerman

Tuesday, August 2, 2011 - 8:16am

When our cars are finally smart enough to drive themselves, we're going to suddenly have a lot of extra time on our hands. What's going to keep us entertained while we get where we're going? Dassault systems got together with some concept designers to imagine what it might be like.

Augmented reality app paints Times Square with virtual graffiti

Adario Strange

Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 10:22pm

The history of modern cities has been indelibly co-written with the artistic flourishes of the city's street artists. Now one tech-enabled crew has taken that dynamic to the next level by subverting the very life blood of our concrete jungles, advertising.

Augmented Reality Cinema puts you inside your favorite movies

Adario Strange

Monday, July 11, 2011 - 2:15am

Many people have great ideas for iPhone apps, but this one is one of the few that is tailor made for us sci-fi fans. It's called the Augmented Reality Cinema, and it promises to blur the lines between the fantasy world of film and real life.

Handheld 'virtual cane' gives you the power of sonar vision

Evan Ackerman

Friday, July 1, 2011 - 7:33am

There's nothing wrong with being blind as a bat when you've got a fancy sonar system to tell you where you're going.

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augmented reality stories

Video: Microsoft shows off our augmented reality, holographic future

Scientists tear 3D virus molecules apart using augmented reality

Augmented reality helmet turns the mundane into the fantastic

Android GPS puts your map on a live image of the road ahead

Augmented reality mirror lets you see a more beautiful you

This classic arcade driving game actually drives down the road

Self-driving cars will mean more time for VR gaming

Augmented reality app paints Times Square with virtual graffiti

Augmented Reality Cinema puts you inside your favorite movies

Handheld 'virtual cane' gives you the power of sonar vision

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