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Ford launches augmented reality app to let consumers test drive the new 2013 Focus

12/23/2011 Sam Lambert

Ford has joined the ever increasing number of automakers adopting augmented reality for their marketing efforts. Ford is ramping up the promotional campaign for their new 2013 Fusion model and has chosen augmented reality as a way to engage mobile consumers. Earlier in the year, Japanese automaker Toyota adopted the technology to promote their new vehicle. Ford is keen to do the same in order to stay competitive in an industry growing more technologically advanced. The automaker has launched a new mobile application that utilizes augmented reality to let consumers…

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…

Bratz Masquerade dolls feature augmented reality this holiday season

11/20/201111/18/2011 Stephanie Beck

Parents shopping for this year’s Bratz Masquerade dolls – and the little girls who will be receiving them as gifts for the holidays – will discover that the product now features new packaging that includes QR codes. These codes will give their users access to a video that hypes a 3D interactive makeover. The fashion doll’s manufacturer, MGA Entertainment, is hopeful that the QR codes and their associated game using augmented reality will help to add more oomph to the holiday season. Sales director of digital marketing, Richard Saito, from…

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…