Vuzix's WRAP 920AR, Kopin's Golden-i, even Apple looks to be considering getting in on the augmented reality bandwagon. If you can't be bothered waiting for an off-the-shelf system, then how about making your own headset that overlays digital graphics onto a real-world view? F00 at Tailor Made Toys took an Eye-Trek video headset and embedded a laptop webcam into the bridge, then hooked up an Eee PC for running AR software.
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DIY AR headset is a home-made Vuzix WRAP 920AR
iPhone head-computer dock patent tips AR and other possibilities
Apple's iPhone gaming controller dock isn't the only new patent application from the company to be published this week; the company is also pushing forward into head-mounted and wearable computer technology. Like the gaming patent, this latest proposition relies on taking an existing portable device - yes, like an iPhone or iPod touch - and combining it with a task-specific dock. Here, the dock is a head-mounted display system, with Apple envisaging an iPhone sliding into the side.
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Kopin Golden-i wearable PC hands-on [Video]
Don't let anybody tell you tech blogging is all glamour; sometimes in the name of a great story - and showcasing a fantastic gadget - you end up looking pretty darn ridiculous. Wearable computing specialists Kopin were walking the MWC 2010 show floor giving demonstrations of their Golden-i head-mounted PC, which promises a 15-inch virtual display that can be voice-controlled while leaving your hands free. Check out our first-impressions and a demo video after the cut.
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Play rock, paper, scissors with augmented reality t-shirt
Since the dawning of the modern world, man has settled arguments with the age-old standard -- rock, paper, scissors. We all know the game and more than one pal at the bar has been stuck paying for beer after losing a match. The wearable magazine t-post.se has unveiled an augmented reality shirt that will play rock, paper, scissors with you.
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QderoPateo Ouidoo platform blends augmented reality, China Mobile and a US carrier
Augmented Reality (AR) is making gradual inroads into smartphones, but a collaborative US/Chinese startup reckons the process needs to be accelerated. QderoPateo are looking to bring "Articulated Naturality" - which would include AR as part of "Ambient Intelligence" - to market, and have designed not only an OS but their own custom chipset and a hardware device that uses it, the QderoPateo Ouidoo. While we've seen enough cellular startups launch and then wither, the company have apparently secured "several million" in funding, a manufacturing partner, and deals with China Mobile and an unnamed US carrier.
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Nokia Frame concept pushes AR UI [Video]
Concept cellphones are ten a penny, but it's always interesting to look back at what was considered "futuristic" a few years ago and compare it to the state of the market today. Recombu dug up a 2008 concept project by Daniel Kwast, Vicky Müller and Carl Dahren called Nokia Frame; spurred on by the Finnish company themselves, the device the trio envisaged pairs augmented reality with a refreshingly minimalist UI.
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Vuzix WRAP 920AR eyewear hands-on
Do you know what’s difficult to demonstrate on video? Vuzix’s WRAP 920AR augmented-reality video headset, that’s what – after all, while to the outside observer you could be merely enjoying some hands-free media playback from your PMP, in actual fact the eyewear is blending together a real-world view with computer-generated imagery on a virtual 67-inch display. We caught up with Vuzix to try the 920AR headset out, and collared Michael Kwan to pose for some photos and a brief video.
Nokia Image Space adds Augmented Reality for S60
Augmented Reality isn't just for the iPhone or Android; Nokia Beta Labs have updated their Image Space app to include internet data overlaid onto a real-world view through a cellphone's camera. Nokia Image Space allows you to upload photos to a large, collaborative gallery which maps them geographically; when there are enough images of a landmark, the system automatically creates a 3D view which can be browsed from the desktop. With this new update, you can now encounter photos - whether yours or others - when you approach the geographical location they were shot.
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Immersive next-gen gaming system merges virtual and real world
For those of you out there who’ve gotten tired of Wii-style gameplay, not to mention mice and keyboards, this new-fangled immersive multiplayer gaming system created by a team of game designers of the National University of Singapore will be bound to shock your world, virtual, real, or augmented.
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AR iPhone 3GS app for Orange Israel [Video]
Augmented reality has plenty of interesting applications for navigating unknown cities and spotting old friends among crowds, but it's also new enough to make for an entertaining gimmick. To celebrate Orange Israel offering the iPhone 3GS, the carrier has worked with Ogmento to produce an AR iPhone app that shows a virtual iPhone on-screen whenever you point the iPhone's camera at a modified Orange logo.
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Scope augmented reality game is too good for kids [Video]
This might look like the eye-level view from a Rovio gone rogue and trying to wipe out your family, but it's actually a concept shot from the new Scope augmented reality game. The handiwork of Frantz Lasorne, Scope mixes together some of the common elements we've seen in previous AR systems - computer-recognizable glyphs, heads-up displays overlaid across a live view of the surrounding area - and makes it all about shooting toys.
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Symbian Foundation concept UI blends augmented reality & social networks [Video]
Like an ex-partner suddenly hitting the gym and prompting some relationship regrets (yes, we're shallow here in the tech world), Symbian Foundation have caught our eye with a new demo video of what they're suggesting might be a nifty future UI for the platform. Part of Lee Williams' keynote at SEE 2009 last month, the video shows a device with lashings of augmented reality and location-based services, together with social networking integration.
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