Homemade augmented reality glasses! Last week, Google unveiled its augmented reality glasses product called Project Glass. The company has been working on developing the glasses for more than two years and claims to have overcome some of the significant challenges inherent with the technology. Project Glass is not the only augmented reality glasses initiative currently in development, but Google believes it will be the most successful among consumers. Many in the technology community were initially enthusiastic about Project Glass, but some have questioned how difficult it could be to make…
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Why we should expect ingenious tech companies from Facebook builders
Tech news, a fresh look at the future from the eyes of Facebook creators. As Facebook Inc. approaches the $10 billion initial public stock offering mark, it is the former company insiders that have attracted a great deal of attention, as they continue their diligent efforts to create the next generation of businesses from Silicon Valley. Currently, they’re working together to accomplish this goal. They include the co-founder of Facebook, Dustin Moskovitz, who, at 27 years, is the youngest billionaire in the world. He is working with Justin Rosenstein, also…
Read MoreTokyo Shoseki launches line of augmented reality textbooks for New Horizon brand
Augmented reality education Japanese publishing firm Tokyo Shoseki is taking a bold approach to education with a new line of augmented reality textbooks. The books are part of the company’s English course called New Horizon. The series is meant to help adults study the English language and the company believes that augmented reality will make the process more intuitive and effective. There has been some experimentation with the use of mobile technology in Japan, such as using iPads in classrooms, but Tokyo Shoseki believes that a simple smart phone…
Read MoreGoogle shows off Project Glass – augmented reality glasses for a new generation
Future of augmented reality right in front of your face! Technology giant Google has been working on a pair of augmented reality eyeglasses recently. The company was initially shy about sharing information on the projects, but has been more forthcoming in the past few weeks. The world of augmented reality is growing more popular, especially with tech-savvy consumers who are looking forward to the future. This growing popularity has spurred companies like Google to develop new augmented reality systems. Google has focused its work on a head-mounted device that…
Read MoreGoogle files for patent for mobile ad sensitive to light, sound, and temperature
Google has been making several moves to prepare for the predicted spike in mobile marketing this year and to continue to deliver highly effective mobile advertising options, such as its recent patenting of mobile ads that are temperature, noise, and light sensitive. This effort has been made to help Google to better deliver its ads based on the specific environment of a smartphone user, when combined with his or her behavioral profile. Its filing was granted through US patent 8,138,930 and allows a mobile device such as a smartphone to…
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