Augmented reality is set to escape apps and arrive in the browser, according to industry stalwarts, Wikitude, which has a new version of its AR technology that does away with siloed apps. Wikitude AR Window allows webpage developers to access the camera on a smartphone or tablet and display a live view from it, complete with real-time overlays of relevant information, something that would previously have required a separate download.
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Augmented Reality escapes apps for mobile browser
Google admits Project Glass UI falls well short of promo video
Google has admitted that the view through its Project Glass wearable computer won’t quite be the Terminator-style augmented reality that its eye-catching demo video initially suggested. Rather than full-view overlays of context-based information and buttons, a Google spokesperson confirmed to CNET, Project Glass’ display will hover in the wearer’s vision “about where the edge of an umbrella might be.” Meanwhile, there’s news from the patent office about the physical design of the headset.
Project Glass shares snapshot and gets Google exec outing
Google continues its Project Glass public testing, sharing new samples from the wearable computer’s camera, while Google+ chief Vic Gundotra has jumped on the augmented reality bandwagon too. Gundotra was snapped sporting a Project Glass prototype by colleague Bradley Horowitz, though his feedback on the headset was minimal: “Having a fun day at work today. Go Project Glass!” he wrote.
Golden-i takes on Project Glass
A couple of decades ago, wearable displays and head-mounted computers were the stuff of spy stories science fiction - which is certainly where Kopin, Inc. seems to have gotten the inspiration for Golden-i. They're calling their new device a head-mounted computer, with a bevy of integrated sensors and radios to help it along. Instead of acting like a more techy version of glasses like Google's Project Glass, the Golden-i is designed to actually fit over standard glasses or safety goggles giving it applications in all sorts of industrial capacities. Golden-i will make another trade show appearance at CTIA.
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WIMM Android smartwatch re-hashed with old concepts
The folks responsible for the WIMM Android-based device are fully conscious of the fact that they're not the only smart watch manufacturer on the block, so this week they're showing the future - at least that's what it looks like at first. The future in this case is a set of conceptual works surrounding their 1 x 1 miniature computer that show that the WIMM is not just the smart watch people know it as in its first iteration, it's part of a bigger community of possibilities. What's not immediately clear is the fact that these concepts aren't new at all, they've existed as long as the WIMM has itself.
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Valve confirms Wearable Computing R&D
Valve has confirmed that it is doing its own research into wearable computing, joining a club that includes Google’s Project Glass and Nokia R&D, though the company has warned not to expect a commercial product any time soon. Managing director Michael Abrash revealed his pet project this week, researching the future of hardware and software for wearable, “Terminator vision” style devices that could possibly be a direction Valve might follow.
DIY Project Glass makes Google’s AR vision real
Google may be saying Project Glass is still “years away” but that hasn’t stopped DIY versions of the AR headset by others inspired by the eye-catching demo video. Now, we’ve seen plenty of ironic parodies of Google’s wearables – including what might happen if Microsoft waded in – but augmented reality developer Will Powell actually took the time to make a functional version, using a pair of Vuzix glasses, a custom-crafted UI, and Dragon Naturally Speaking for voice recognition. Check out the demo video after the cut.
From Cyborgs to Project Glass: the Augmented Reality Story
Google’s Project Glass has been through the usual story arc – rumors, a mind-blowing concept demo, rabid excitement, practicality doubts and then simmering mistrust – in a concentrated three month period, but the back story to augmented reality is in its fifth decade. The desire to integrate virtual graphics with the real-world in a seamless way can be traced back to the days when computers could do little more than trace a few wireframes on a display; it’s been a work-in-progress ever since. If Google’s vision left you reeling, the path AR has taken – and where it might go next – could blow your mind.
My wallet is open, Google, now hand over Project Glass
Project Glass has opened my eyes and my wallet: Google, please, come help yourself to my credit card. The much-rumored wearable augmented reality system has emerged from the Google[x] skunkworks and it’s even more than we hoped for. No clunky headset like a bad pair of swollen sunglasses, but a sleek slice of transparent display with just enough Star Trek: TNG hints to keep the geeks happy. With a concept video and a handful of rumors, though, there are still plenty of questions remaining. Google hasn’t talked technology regarding Project Glass, focusing instead on the potential user experience, but there’s enough here to slot together a few suggestions.
You don’t want Google’s Project Glass
This week we’re getting our first “real” taste of the Google X project known as Project Glass, and with this preview comes a very Alpha look at how augmented reality might look coming from Google. In my lifetime, I’ve seen several iterations of what was just simply called Virtual Reality, this starting at Tron’s long run and the pre-eminent “computer world” vision, stopping somewhere along the line for Nintendo’s Virtual Boy, and ending up here with Google’s glasses and transparent projection project. What the whole tech world should be asking at this point is this: why limit ourselves by leaving the house?
Google Kinect-style Android motion tracking teased in patent app
Google is exploring using Kinect-style motion tracking to add a new degree of gesture control to mobile devices, a new patent application suggests, adaptable to future Android phones but also wearables like Google Goggles. The submission, titled "Use camera to augment input for portable electronic device", describes using the front-facing camera in a phone, tablet or other gadget to identify and track the user's fingers in the space around it, recognizing "single tapping, double tapping, hovering, holding and swiping."
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Kinect PC becomes digital projector parrot thanks to Microsoft Research
Is that a Kinect on your shoulder, or are you just pleased to see me? Microsoft Research has indulged in a little motion-tracking experimentation and come up with the Wearable Multitouch Projector, the 21st-century equivalent of a pirate's useful parrot. A combination of a Kinect sensor bar and a portable projector, the wearable PC can create a virtual display on any wall, notepad, desk or even your hand, tracking movements and gestures as you interact with your data.
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