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Circa app looks to bring the past to life with augmented reality

04/25/201204/25/2012 John Montgallo

Augmented reality can help people experience past events Technology may not be at the point where physical time travel is possible, but a new mobile application could let people see the past with their own eyes. Circa, a mobile application that is scheduled to launch for the iPad and iPhone this September, can take users back in time to see historic moments as they were being made. This is accomplished through the use of augmented reality, which is becoming more popular for its ability to make the seemingly impossible possible.…

Report predicts the value of the global augmented reality application market to reach $5 billion by 2016

11/30/201111/30/2011 Stephen Vagus

A new report from Markets and Markets, a worldwide market research firm, shows that the total value of the augmented reality market will grow to $5 billion by 2016. Augmented reality, a technology that has long lingered in the realm of obscurity, is quickly becoming the focus for developers of mobile applications. The technology can create interactive digital experience for smart phone owners, the likes of which they cannot find anywhere else. From 2011 to 2016, Markets and Markets expects the AR app market to grow by 95%, estimating that…