Trawling though my inbox I came across this fun video sent to me by Young Lee.   It’s a pretty sweet viral video showing some hi-tech gangsters training courtesy of augmented realty.
If the Karate Kid had …

Regular readers know that each November we hold the annual Augmented Planet Readers Choice Awards. The only awards dedicated to recognising the world of augmented reality and the only awards that matter. The awards are …

As it’s getting to the end of the year it’s time to start thinking about the annual Augmented Planet Readers Choice Awards. The only place where you vote for your favourite augmented reality experience of …

Last year Samsung ran an augmented reality campaign to help consumers see how their range of flat screen TVs would look on their living room wall. Sony have jumped aboard the AR band wagon and …

I have always been a sucker for anything zombie related. Games, books, movies and anything else you can throw at me. When the guys over at No, You Shut Up Games contacted me to tell …

It seems that the world over Lynx are renowned for their funny deodorant adverts containing some of the hottest honeys you’re likely to see on TV. Even in Brazil recently I watched the Brazilian equivalent …

If you have ordered a copy of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 video game be sure to visit the EA Harry Potter site (http://harrypotter.ea.com/ar) once it arrives for an interactive AR …

WITZ, a popular TV program for pre-schoolers in Singapore has launched an augmented reality interactive campaign to bring the TV characters to life.
The software takes the form of markers that represent the main characters from …

Here are a couple of cool demo that show how augmented reality is being used for visualization. The first demo created by PROJEKTIL, a company based in Switzerland that specialize in visual art experiences, is …

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 …

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

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.

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.

General apologies if you have sent me email over the last few weeks and not heard back.  I did a spring clean on my inbox and inadvertently deleted some unread emails.
I try to respond to …

Since developers don’t necessary make the best marketers, today I thought I would offer up some quick start marketing tips for developers who have created their augmented reality application and want a head start with the marketing