All of us will soon be able to tap into digital technology in ways that will allow us to embrace our digital sixth sense.
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D.I.Y. Smart Glasses Translate Foreign Languages in Real-Time
The universal translator is such a ubiquitous presence on science fiction TV that it’s not surprising that someone would actually try and make one. Engineer Will Powell’s inspiration, however, wasn’t Star Trek or Doctor Who; it …
Google Project Glass: Contact Lenses a ‘Long-Term Thing’
Google’s “Project Glass” augmented reality glasses seem pretty cool, but man, do they look dorky. Fortunately, Google seems interested in putting the technology into contact lenses in the distant future.
“I mean, that’s …
Augmented Reality Toys for iPhone and iPad: A Work in Progress
Can traditional toy makers capitalize on the rise of smartphones and tablets? Wowwee Toys thinks it can. Next week, the company behind Paper Jamz and Lite Sprites is releasing its first toys in the AppGear line, which combine …
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Project Glass: Google’s Augmented Reality Glasses Take Hands-Free Computing to the Extreme
You already move from your desktop to your laptop to your tablet to your smartphone — but what about those few moments when you’re walking around on the street? You’re wasting valuable time listening to birds chirp and being …
Microsoft’s ‘Beamatron’ Uses Kinect to Create Virtual RC Car
Neat things can happen when you pair Kinect with a projector, as Microsoft Research recently demonstrated.
The group’s latest creation is called “Beamatron.” It uses Microsoft’s motion-sensing Kinect camera, a projector and a …
Android-Powered Google Glasses Coming This Year, Says NYT
Android-powered Google glasses may seem like fantasy, but according to the New York Times, they’re real, and on track for a 2012 launch.
Citing “several Google employees familiar with the project,” Nick Bilton reports that the …
Head-Mounted Android: Google Reportedly Preps Connected Glasses
Behold the future! Take a pile of smartphone parts and stuff them into a pair of somewhat bulky glasses. That’s the idea behind a project Google is reportedly working on right now.
According to 9to5Google.com, these high-tech …
High-Tech Contact Lenses Could Pave the Way for Terminator-Style Electronic Displays
Researchers at the University of Washington might have just paved the way for advanced augmented reality. They fit rabbits with the first-ever electronic contact lenses, which, according to New Scientist, were able to display a …
Augmented Reality Lets You Try On Clothes from Online Shops
Up to this point we’ve seen maybe 2% of augmented reality’s latent potential. For the most part, applications of the technology have ranged from utterly useless, to transparently gimmicky, to “oh hey, that’s kind of cool.”
(MORE: Skullycandy Lets You Try On Headphones Before You Buy)
But now, web retailers might want to start …
Nintendo 3DS First Impressions: Great Potential, Partially Realized
Avatar‘s record-setting success aside, few entertainment trends have attracted more skepticism than 3D. When it comes to movies, even the best instances of stereoscopic filmmaking earn only begrudging respect. And the worst examples stand out for what they are: trend-driven examples of movie studios and cineplex companies trying to cash …
