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Augmented reality used by Toronto Star to bring news to life

09/27/201309/24/2013 Julie Campbell

The traditional print newspaper used mobile technology to give it an online advantage. The Toronto Star newspaper took the experience that it was providing to its readers to a new level as it applied augmented reality to some of its print pages in order to provide a unique and enhanced experience to its readers. Ahead of the release, the newspaper put out a video to show how the AR tech would work. In order to achieve this augmented reality feat, the Star partnered with Layar, an AR company based in…

Augmented reality will change the way the publishing world operates

12/15/201212/15/2012 John Montgallo

The entire industry could be revolutionized through this cutting edge mobile technology. Augmented reality is still in its infancy, but it is starting to make its way into mobile marketing and products that attract the use of consumers. Apps that use the technology are starting to make its use far more commonplace. A number of different companies are coming up with their own unique angles to using augmented reality, providing apps with a series of different types of features and possibilities. Among them, Aurasma is currently leading the market, though…