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Technology company announces new line of children’s books and toys that make use of augmented reality

01/25/201201/26/2012 Jesse Collins

Digital Tech Frontier, a technology company with more than fifteen years experience in innovative concepts and their associated technologies, has announced a new line of products aimed at children. The line is called Popar Toys and combines augmented reality with children’s books and other toys. The company plans to debut their first products at the upcoming New York Toy Fair, but has released some information regarding the new venture. The company claims that the new products will help kids learn as well as keep them entertained for hours on end.…

Qualcomm teams with Sesame Workshop to build new augmented reality education program

01/11/201201/11/2012 Sam Lambert

Qualcomm, a leading mobile technology company, has announced that it will be teaming with the Sesame Workshop, a non-profit organization geared toward entertaining and educating children, to create a new education program utilizing augmented reality technology. The pair have chosen augmented reality as a way to reach kids because it allows for dynamic and imaginative experiences. Qualcomm has plans to show off their prototype playset at the Consumer Electronics Show this week. The collaborative project aims to make the educational process more dynamic by allowing children to play with physical…