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Augmented Planet Event 2011 Countdown
Thursday, 28 Apr, 2011 – 15:22 | One Comment
Augmented Planet Event 2011 Countdown

There are only 33 days left till Augmented Planet 2011 and a mere 2 days remaining to take advantage of the early bird discount price for £79 for the two day conference.
June is a great …

Where To. The Next Browser
Thursday, 28 Apr, 2011 – 14:02 | No Comment
Where To. The Next Browser

Using Where To you can find restaurants, schools, airports and everything in between. The app splits the POIs in to 12 categories and is amazingly simple to use thanks to an innovative wheel menu. There are no complicate menus or searches to navigate in an attempt to find the content you are looking for, with everything being easily accessed.

Combining AR with Art with Konstruct
Thursday, 28 Apr, 2011 – 12:58 | One Comment
Combining AR with Art with Konstruct

James Alliban, one of the leading AR developers in the UK recently released his first iPhone application to the App Store. The application which was developed using the amazing String SDK is a clever mix …

Augmented Planet Event For AR Developers
Thursday, 14 Apr, 2011 – 11:09 | No Comment
Augmented Planet Event For AR Developers

AP2011 the annual Augmented Planet event is announced and our speaker line up is looking amazing. If you have ever wondered how you can create your own augmented reality applications this is the event …

Attention developers building mobile applications for Android, iPhone, bada and Symbian.
Monday, 4 Apr, 2011 – 13:37 | No Comment
Attention developers building mobile applications for Android, iPhone, bada and Symbian.

Augmented Planet have assembled the leading AR platforms providers for an exclusive developer event in Kensington, London on the 1st and 2nd of June for the annual Augmented Planet Event. This years conference focuses on …

mTrip Augmented Reality Travel Guide Promotion
Wednesday, 23 Mar, 2011 – 22:32 | 2 Comments
mTrip Augmented Reality Travel Guide Promotion

If you’re planning a well-earned holiday this summer keep an eye open Thursday for the mTrip augmented reality travel guides. Not only are they great travel guides with augmented reality functionality but the mTrip guys …

Red Bull Racing – Amazing Augmented Reality Game
Monday, 21 Mar, 2011 – 23:19 | 3 Comments
Red Bull Racing – Amazing Augmented Reality Game

Ground breaking augmented reality game from Red Bull. Sets the standard for future AR gaming

AR Hockey – 3D Shootout Game
Monday, 21 Mar, 2011 – 22:00 | 2 Comments
AR Hockey – 3D Shootout Game

Canada’s Arcane Technologies have created an AR game that utilises your webcam and a marker for Best Buy that challenges you to score as many goals as possible in 2 minutes. The challenging part is you use a marker and gravity to control the hockey rink.

Total Immersion To Launch iPad AR App
Monday, 14 Mar, 2011 – 22:48 | No Comment
Total Immersion To Launch iPad AR App

If you have just brought yourself a nice shiny new iPad 2 and you’re looking for an app to show it off to your friends, keep an eye out for the fourth coming AR Magic …

Professional Augmented Reality Browsers for Smartphones
Friday, 11 Mar, 2011 – 14:47 | One Comment
Professional Augmented Reality Browsers for Smartphones

The last few months have been a blogging wilderness from me and for that I apologise. The reason being is; I am pleased to announce, I have been working on an augmented reality book titled: …

2012 The Year of Face Recognition
Friday, 11 Mar, 2011 – 11:13 | 5 Comments
2012 The Year of Face Recognition

While 2011 is being billed by industry experts as the year of the tablet I am going to make the early claim that 2012 will be the year of face recognition. Ever since seeing early demos of Augmented ID by Swedish company TAT which used the face recognition SDK by Polar Rose, it’s just been a matter of time before we have face recognition power in our smartphones.

AR Events Coming Soon
Wednesday, 23 Feb, 2011 – 14:50 | 3 Comments
AR Events Coming Soon

During the next few months there are some excellent augmented reality events taking place. If you are in the US then you should be heading towards Santa Clara on the 17th and 18th …

Wikitude 6.0 iPhone Release
Monday, 21 Feb, 2011 – 22:26 | One Comment
Wikitude 6.0 iPhone Release

Wikitude, the leading browser for iPhone and Android devices has recently received an iPhone refresh. The new version, version 6.0 features a brand new slicker user interface that shows you exactly how many POIs will …

Nestle AR Gesture Games
Monday, 21 Feb, 2011 – 21:12 | 2 Comments
Nestle AR Gesture Games

Zugara are somewhat experts in area of gesture recognition. If you have followed AR for a while you will know they are the brains behind the Fashionista application that enables consumers to try on clothes …

Smoki AR Facebook Fun
Monday, 21 Feb, 2011 – 20:34 | One Comment
Smoki AR Facebook Fun

If you have a Facebook account take a look at the Smoki augmented reality game.
If you have no idea what Smoki’s are, think Wotsits if you’re British, think Cheetos if you’re from across the pond. …

Holoplanets AR demo
Monday, 21 Feb, 2011 – 19:36 | 2 Comments
Holoplanets AR demo

HIT Lab NZ, one of my favourite innovating augmented reality companies has just posted a new video to showcase their Holoplanets interactive science exhibit that teaches users about the planets in the solar system.
With the …

Rise of the undead for the Samsung bada
Wednesday, 2 Feb, 2011 – 22:00 | 4 Comments
Rise of the undead for the Samsung bada

Rise of the undead. The worlds first Samsung bada game.

AR App Gun
Wednesday, 2 Feb, 2011 – 21:12 | 3 Comments
AR App Gun

The first hardware for mobile gamers. Enhance your augmented reality gaming pleasure

AR Marketplace Meeting – Mobile World Congress
Tuesday, 1 Feb, 2011 – 10:28 | One Comment
AR Marketplace Meeting – Mobile World Congress

If you are attending Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in a few weeks then be sure to spend 5 minutes today registering for the Mobile AR Marketplace meeting which will take place on:
Tuesday, February 15, …

junaio Redefining Interactive TV
Monday, 24 Jan, 2011 – 10:00 | 2 Comments
junaio Redefining Interactive TV

The new junaio channel works in conjunction with a popular German TV show called ‘Galileo’. Viewers watching the show are able to interact with the program by using the junaio client and by pointing their smartphone at the TV screen.

Explore the Taj Mahal with augmented reality
Thursday, 20 Jan, 2011 – 20:11 | 3 Comments
Explore the Taj Mahal with augmented reality

If you are new to augmented reality and looking to explore the possibilities on what the technology allows you to do, then take a look at this demo from Source Bits.
For newbies, just print the …

Tron Augmented Reality Demo
Wednesday, 19 Jan, 2011 – 11:21 | 4 Comments
Tron Augmented Reality Demo

Awesome Tron augmented reality demo. Battle with a light cycle on your PC