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Popular Science adopts augmented reality for annual editorial feature

John Montgallo
Augmented Reality Magazine Ads

  Magazine claims to be the first to use augmented reality for annual feature Augmented reality and magazines have been growing closer together recently. Some magazines have adopted the technology for marketing purposes, while others have covered the technology extensively in articles. This week, Popular Science, a monthly consumer magazine in the U.S., announced that its June issue will make use of augmented reality technology provided by Aurasma, a leading AR developer. The magazine is claiming to be the first of its kind to use the technology in an editorial…

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Hillcrest Labs launches new Freespace MotionEngine for mobile device manufacturers

Stephen Vagus
Hillcrest Labs freespace augmented reality

Hillcrest Labs, a leading developing of motion processing software, has announced the launch of its latest motion control technology called Freespace. The technology is available to manufacturers of smart phones and other mobile devices. Hillcrest claims that the new technology will improve a mobile device’s motion sensors, allowing these devices to better facilitate augmented reality. Manufacturers using Hillcrest’s new technology will be able to produce mobile devices that are capable of handling the demands of high-level augmented reality software, making them more appealing to consumers interested in interactive technology. The…

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Lumus unveils new QE-31 augmented reality glasses, offers hands-on demo at technology conferences

Stephen Vagus
Augmented Reality Glasses Example

Augmented reality glasses seem to be the rage amongst technology companies these days. Lumus, makers of high-tech eyewear, have been working on an augmented reality system housed within a pair of glasses for some time. During this year’s Consumer Electronics Show held in January, the company showed off an early version of its new glasses. Now, the company has unveiled an upgraded model called QE-31, which is billed as a major improvement upon previous designs. The new model consists of a durable frame that serves as a mount for the…

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Microsoft files patent for new augmented reality project

Stephen Vagus
Augmented Reality Glasses

Microsoft is the latest addition to technology companies working on developing head-mounted augmented reality devices. The company has recently filed a patent for a new AR headset. The company has been very selective about the information it is sharing regarding its new project, but the device may be used for next generation gaming platforms. Early this year, news arose of Microsoft working on the Xbox 720, the successor to the massively successful Xbox 360. Given the company’s latest patent filing, the possibility of a new Xbox console may not be…

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Microsoft Research’s Beamatron hints at the possible future of augmented reality

John Montgallo
Beamatron

Developers from Microsoft Research, the development wing of Microsoft that focuses on emerging technologies, have been experimenting with a new system they call Beamatron. The system uses the Xbox 360 Kinect motion-capture camera to help generate digital images that are projected onto a physical surface using augmented reality. In this sense, the Beamatron system lives up to its name. Developers believe that the system could have significant implications for a variety of industries, especially communications, where the system could be used to facilitate holographic communications between people. Currently, the Beamatron…

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