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Augmented reality technology patent issued to iQuest

02/07/201302/05/2013 John Montgallo

It was issued in the United States to protect the company’s recording and holistic display technology. iQuest, Inc. has just announced the receipt of their first issued patent in the United States, which covers their iQagent’s holistic display and recording technology, which is used for their augmented reality app. This newly protected technology helps in combining the real and virtual worlds through mobile devices. iQagent is an iOS app that was first unveiled in 2012, and that has since been the recipient of notable awards. This augmented reality application displays…

Augmented reality from Fisher-Price converts iPads into children’s toys

01/14/201304/13/2014 Julie Campbell

The technology has been applied to the latest app for change the way that children experience the world. Fisher-Price, always a leader in children’s toys, has now released an app that has allowed them to use augmented reality to keep up with the very latest in cutting edge mobile technology to appeal to tech savvy kids and parents. The new Apptivity set line from the toy manufacturer is geared specifically toward preschoolers. The app is designed to be child safe, so that kids can use it without being able to…

Augmented reality makes its way to Sesame Street

01/11/201304/13/2014 Julie Campbell

Big Bird is bringing AR technology to children through the latest smartphone innovations. Preschoolers are going to have another reason to want to use their parents’ smartphones, as Sesame Workshop has started working with Qualcomm in order to provide an augmented reality experience. The popular Big Bird character took the stage at the most recent Consumer Electronics Show. He was in the spotlight at the event in order to announce the Sesame Street augmented reality app. It is called “Big Bird’s Words” and it allows children to use their parents’…

Times Internet Alive application reaches 250,000 downloads at launch

12/28/201212/28/2012 Stephen Vagus

Times Internet uses augmented reality to engage consumers Time Internet Ltd., the digital media branch of Bennett, Coleman & Co., recently launched its Alive augmented reality application. The application is meant to bring more dynamic content to the company‘s print media. According to Times Internet, the application was downloaded 250,000 times on the very first day of its launch, making Alive one of the more successful augmented reality applications currently on the market. The successful launch of the Alive application may provide further evidence that augmented reality has the capability…

Augmented reality application from Amazon boosts live scanning capabilities

12/13/201212/13/2012 L. Green

The Flow AR app for Android devices provides the ability for multiple products and text to be scanned. Amazon’s Flow augmented reality app functions by hovering the mobile device camera feature over a product, such as a Blu-ray or a book, so that the online retailer can retrieve that item’s information. The A9 subsidiary of Amazon has said that the new Android version of flow has much greater capabilities. For example, its augmented reality app version is based on a much faster system that is capable of scanning several items…