Tag: augmented reality programs

Aurasma augments the real world with real-time web updates

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Barcelona, Spain: Aurasma, the world’s leading augmented reality platform, has announced at Mobile World Congress (MWC 12) a new feature that enables the real world to be merged with live, dynamic web updates. This announcement follows hot on the heels of Aurasma’s launch of its 3D engine at CES 12, since rolled out by commercial partners including Bandai – one of the world’s largest toy manufacturers. The new feature, powered by HTML5, allows partners to deliver live web updates augmented into the real world. When viewed with Aurasma, print, products…

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iOnRoad shows off its technology at the Mobile World Congress

Stephen Vagus
Augmented Reality Video

The technology community is abuzz with news from the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The event is an annual gathering of some of the most innovative technology companies in the world. These companies often bring their latest projects to the event as a way to show off what they have been working on. Augmented reality was a major focus at the event, as many companies have been developing new platforms and applications making use of AR. iOnRoad is one such application that aims to make driving safer through the…

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Augmented reality reading program met with success in California

Stephanie Beck
Augmented Reality Video

At one California school, a new interactive reading program is having big results. The Lorena Falasco Elementary School in Los Banos, California, has been using a reading program developed from Logical Choice Technologies, a developer of education technology, and the initiative has been a big hit with the children at the school. Principal Jane Brittel believes that the program is having such a positive impact on students because it uses augmented reality as a way to tech. The program is called Letters Alive and is one of the first augmented…

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Qualcomm partners with Vodafone to help the intellectually disabled in Spain

John Montgallo
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*The latest from Qualcomm in Spain Qualcomm, a leading developer of augmented reality technology, has announced a partnership with Vodafone Spain Foundation, a non-profit organization aiming to increase mobile communication in communities around the world, and the APROCOR Foundation, an organization that works to improve the quality of life for the intellectually disabled in Spain. The partnership’s goal is to create a new platform that would help the intellectually disabled function better in the workplace. Qualcomm believes that augmented reality could be the key to the project’s success. The project…

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Blippar’s new augmented reality platform a big hit with brand and media owners

Jorge Gonzalez
Blippar augmented reality Mobile App

Augmented reality developer Blippar has announced the launch of its new “Blipp to Buy” platform. The service is open to brand and media owners who are looking to inject their business with more interactivity for the sake of consumers. Blippar has long been a believer in the impact augmented reality can have for businesses and claims that adopting the technology can help companies reach out to the next generation of tech-savvy consumer. The platform has undergone extensive trials in the United Kingdom and Blippar believes that it is now ready…

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