Posts tagged: reality
Sony Kicks Off Xperia S Augmented Reality Marketing Campaign
Sony has made its latest Android-based flagship device, the Xperia S, available for purchase in the UK, and it also kicked off the marketing campaign for it. The smartphone is available now through various wireless carriers and retailers in the country, and it appears that Sony wants ...
Windows Phones Get Wikitude Augmented Reality Browser
Mobile phones powered by Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system can now provide users with the possibility to enjoy augmented reality on the go via the Wikitude browser. The application has been voted the "Best Augmented Reality browser" for three years in a raw, namely in 2009, 2010 and 2011. ...
Nokia Live View Augmented Reality Browser Updated
In addition to announcing new handsets running under Microsoft's Windows Phone platform and the availability of a series of applications and services for them, Nokia also announced updated apps for Symbian phones, and the Nokia Live View browser was one of them.The application comes with a nice range of ...
Introducing Nokia Live View Augmented Reality Browser
A new application is now out of the Nokia Beta Labs, the Nokia Live View augmented reality browser, which comes with support for Symbian^3-based handsets like the Nokia C7, Nokia E7 and Nokia N8.Still an experimental application, the new browser is meant to offer users a new way ...
Qualcomm Releases Augmented Reality (AR) Platform for Android
Qualcomm has just announced the commercial availability of their Augmented Reality (AR) Platform for Android smartphones, which is being offered through the company's developer portal.The new 1.0 release comes as the result of the successful completion of the beta program, and offers users the possibility to build, market ... ...
Navigon MobileNavigator for iOS Gets Update, Includes Safety Camera and Augmented Reality Features
Navigon recently launched an iPhone Car Kit, usable with its iOS navigation app and now announces an update for said application. MobileNavigator 1.8 brings forth augmented reality features, plus Safety Cameras. As far as the augmented reality side of things is concerned, this component is called Reality Scanner. You can ...
Cell phone photography class now a reality
If you are eager to develop your photography skills, specifically cell phone photography abilities, head to the university. No kidding. Immaculata University in Philadelphia is now offering students a class on "Cell Phone Photography". The class is taught by Assistant Professor Sean Flannery and professional photographer Hunter Martin. The class focuses ...
MWC 2011: Qualcomm Turns Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots Into an Android Augmented Reality Game (Video)
We had some fun times in Barcelona, including a session of tinkering around with Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots, a classic plastic toy game that was turned into a digital Android title by Qualcomm. Thanks to their Augmented Reality technology, they allow the Android user to rely on the handset’s ...
Augmented Reality capability found in Mobile Safari browser
It seems that an AR-like capability within Mobile Safari has gone pretty much unnoticed (or at least unimplemented by a third party) until now. Occipital, a company that has developed a panoramic photo iPhone app, has come across the new feature in Safari for iOS 4.2 devices, and it’s related ...
Honeycomb Won't Need Hardware Buttons, Packs Google Augmented Reality
The next flavor of Google's mobile operating system, namely Android 3.0 Honeycomb, is expected to come to the market with some pretty interesting changes when compared to the existing flavors of the platform.Some of these enhancements are only rumored for the time being, but there are great chances that ...
Windows Phone 7 “Jailbroken” Augmented Reality App Showcased
Windows Phone 7, the latest mobile operating system that Redmond-based software giant Microsoft brought to the market only several weeks ago, can allow developers to run unauthorized code, and the first application that can take advantage of these capabilities was showcased not too long ago.Not only does the said ...