Total Immersion shows of latest work in augmented reality

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Total Immersion attends IBC 2012 to show off new innovations Total Immersion, a leading augmented reality developer, is one of the company’s attending the IBC 2012 event in the Netherlands and has been demonstrating the latest innovations to come to the field of online shopping. Mobile technology is becoming more common, and as it does so it is also beginning to play a more important role in the lives of consumers. E-commerce and mobile commerce are changing the way people shop for products online and in stores and Total Immersion…

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VTT Technical Research Center develops practical augmented reality application for construction

Augmented reality application for urban development Augmented reality is becoming more popular in the entertainment world, but the uses of the technology reach beyond this industry. Researchers at the VTT Technical Research Center in Finland have been working with the technology to put it to more practical uses. VTT has recently developed a new augmented reality system that is meant to be used in the field of construction and urban development. The practical uses of the technology are still not entirely known as the majority of developers are currently more…

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U.S. Bank develops augmented reality mobile application to help customers find branch locations

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How businesses are starting to incorporate augmented reality U.S. Bank, a premiere online financial organization, has developed a new application for the iOS platform that makes use of augmented reality technology. The technology is becoming more popular in the banking industry because of its potential to make online financial management more intuitive. Augmented reality has been seeing a great deal of use in the entertainment industry and is often praised for its uses in navigation systems. U.S. Bank has taken a keen interest in the navigation aspects of the technology…

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Do-it-yourself augmented reality glasses shed some light on Google’s Project Glass

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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Marvel releases first issue of its augmented reality comic series

Marvel Augmented Reality

Augmented reality and comics make the perfect match.   Acclaimed comic and entertainment giant Marvel has released the first issue of its new augmented reality line of comics. The line, called “ReEvolution,” is meant to appeal to tech-savvy comic fans that have been growing interested in augmented reality technology. Avengers Vs. X-Men Infinite #1 is the first comic in the series and is one of the first comics in the world to have AR components. The comic can be brought to life through the use of the Marvel App, which…

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