In theory, a service should be able to take your latitude, longitude, and orientation and tell you exactly what you are looking at.
Alas, the data aren't nearly accurate enough for that.
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Augmented Reality: Not That Real Yet - BusinessWeek - 1 views
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There's an even bigger conceptual problem with augmented reality as it is used today by a variety of search apps such as the Layar Reality Browser, Wikitude World Browser, or Presselite's Bionic Eye.
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If You're Not Seeing Data, You're Not Seeing | Gadget Lab | Wired.com - 0 views
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“augmented reality,” where data from the network overlays your view of the real world
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developers are creating augmented reality applications and games for a variety of smartphones
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embraced a version of the technology to enhance their products and advertising campaigns.
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Tom Caudell, a researcher at aircraft manufacturer Boeing, coined the term “augmented reality” in 1990.
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he wants to be able to point a phone at a city it’s completely unfamiliar with, download the surroundings and output information on the fly.
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Mattel is using the same type of 3-D imaging augmented reality in “i-Tag” action figures f
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isn’t truly useful in a static desktop environment, Höllerer said, because people’s day-to-day realities involve more than sitting around all day
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And that’s why smartphones, which include GPS hardware and cameras, are crucial to driving the evolution of augmented reality.
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Ogmento, a company that creates augmented reality products for games and marketing
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movie posters will trigger interactive experiences on an iPhone, such as a trailer or even a virtual treasure hunt to promote the film.
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The Layar browser (video above) looks at an environment through the phone’s camera, and the app displays houses for sale, popular restaurants and shops, and tourist attractions
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it’s not truly real-time: The app can’t analyze data it hasn’t downloaded ahead of time.
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You know more, you find more, or you see something you haven’t seen before.
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Nokia is currently testing an AR app called Point & Find, which involves pointing your camera phone at real-world objects and planting virtual information tags on them
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This can be a really cool feature for teachers if they have a closed-group option. If you are part of the large network, there is all sorts of things people might plant that you don't want to see or know about... Another thought, if there is a closed-group option, perhaps this will create a whole new way of drug trafficking and helping illegal organizations hide information from authorities.
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place (real) Skittles on the physical map and shoot them to set off (virtual) bombs
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open API to access live video from the phone’s camera
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live tweets of mobile Twitter users around your location.
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Which Augmented Reality Startups Are Most Ready for Market? We Rank Them. - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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Augmented Reality Startup Tier Metaio Total Immersion Zugara Layar Mobilizy Tonchidot SeakiCamera Acrossair int13 Ogmento
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