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Layar launches new app to help augmented reality become more consumer friendly

12/22/201112/22/2011 Stephen Vagus

Augmented reality can be incredibly complex. So much so, that mobile applications using the technology can be fairly daunting to consumers. Layar, an AR developer based in Amsterdam, is looking to get consumers more comfortable with the technology and has launched a new app that will do just that. The new app, called Stiktu, allows consumers to get hands on experience with augmented reality content and share this content with their friends on any social network. Layar’s initial app, which shares the name of the company, continues to be wildly…

Augmented reality gaining momentum with companies during the holiday season

12/20/201112/20/2011 Stephen Vagus

QR codes have been a major success this holiday season. The number of companies making use of the black and white barcodes has spiked in recent months as they come to realize the usefulness of the codes. While these companies – Macy’s, Sears, Best Buy – have all chosen QR codes as a way to engage holiday shoppers, they have also begun showing interest in augmented reality technology. Indeed, the technology has been seeing a swell of attention from companies throughout the country and may soon become the favored marketing…

Amusement industry begins to adopt augmented reality to help grab the attention of consumers

11/29/201111/29/2011 John Montgallo

Innovation is an important part of the amusement industry. With theme parks being a target for family vacations, ensuring that these families stay entertained is of the utmost importance. As technology grows more advanced, new ways to entertain audiences are being born. Kudan, an augmented reality development company based in the UK, has been lending its services to the amusement industry in the hopes of expanding the use of augmented reality technology throughout the sector. Given that AR is a highly interactive and immersion technology, its value to the amusement…

Macy’s “Believe” campaign uses augmented reality in 2011

11/21/201111/21/2011 Jesse Collins

Macy’s has announced the start to its annual “Believe” campaign, which runs in stores across the country to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation charity, and this year, it will include augmented reality. It has designed its campaign this year to follow the successes of the first three years when it brought in over four million letters. This year, it will once again be welcoming its customers to write letters to Santa and mail them to Macy’s to help the charity. What is different this year, though, is that there will be…

Tesco announces the trial use of AR technology

11/19/201111/18/2011 Jennifer Goula

The Tesco retail giant company has announced that it is testing new augmented reality technology that permits the users of mobile devices to view 3D images of products online and in store before a purchase is made. Tesco’s trial augmented reality technology use will allow its shoppers to view three dimensional projections of products before they are purchased using a new system from Kishino, a company in the United Kingdom. The use of the technology involves scanning the product’s QR code using their mobile device’s webcam. The QR codes are…