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Texas Instruments shows off new OMAP 5 platform at the Mobile World Congress in Spain

02/27/201202/27/2012 Stephen Vagus

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI), a global technology development company, has big plans for augmented reality and will be showing of the latest version of its OMAP mobile processors at the Mobile World Congress conference this week in Barcelona, Spain. The company’s OMAP 5 platform, the latest development to their popular line of processors, will incorporate several new technologies that will make it one of the most powerful and versatile processors available. TI believes that the OMAP 5 will show people a new side of augmented reality that could change their…

Augmented reality system could help astronauts perform complicated surgeries while on mission

02/15/201202/15/2012 Stephen Vagus

Augmented reality has been gaining more attention for its possible applications in the medical field. The technology could give surgeons a way to perform surgeries. The European Space Agency (ESA) has developed a new augmented reality system called the Computer Assisted Medical Diagnosis and Surgery System (CAMDASS). The agency believes that this system could be a major benefit for astronauts with medical training and could prepare them for any medical emergencies that arise during lengthy missions. Currently, CAMDASS is being used for diagnostic purposes. Using the system’s head-mounted device, astronauts…

Augmented reality glasses from Vergence Labs have world changing potential

02/14/201202/14/2012 Sam Lambert

A new brand of high-tech eyewear has made an entrance into the growing market of augmented reality-enhanced glasses. Vergence Labs, a technology company, has announced that its engineers have created a prototype augmented reality glasses system that incorporates cloud technology. Like similar products coming from other companies, these glasses are meant to enhance the wearer’s vision and provide them with information they might find helpful. Unlike other products, however, these glasses are also equipped with facial recognition technology, which could be very useful in terms of social networking. The glasses…

DARPA throws support behind augmented reality contact lenses from Innovega

02/06/2012 Sam Lambert

Augmented reality may be the future of marketing, but that is not the only use for the technology. In recent years, augmented reality has advanced at a rapid pace. Technology developers have made major strides in taking the technology from the regions of novelty to the realm of practicality. These efforts have not gone unnoticed by the U.S. government. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has begun investing in a new project from Innovega, a Washington-based technology developer. Innovega specializes in high-tech eyewear. The company has created a new…

The future of health care may be in the hands of augmented reality and NFC technology

01/11/201201/11/2012 L. Green

Ergonomidesign, a leading design consultancy firm, has revealed what the future of health care system may look like. A team of researchers from the firm have created a new system that combines the emerging trends in technology, life and health science, and social networking. Much of the system makes use of augmented reality technology to handle high detail displays of information. The physical aspects of the system use NFC technology as a way to enable quick communications between patients and health care professionals. To see the firm’s creation, it looks…