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Augmented Reality Devices: See the Online World While Walking the Real One

Source: Mashable!

Jan 07, 2009

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Augmented Reality (AR) is an emerging technology described as, “a field of computer research which deals with the combination of real-world and computer-generated data (virtual reality), where computer graphics objects are blended into real footage in real time.”

AR is essentially a view of the real world with a virtual overlay. It’s pretty fascinating science that promises to change the physical world as we know it.

So what’s the big deal? Well imagine beginning able to walk around with a pair of sunglasses on that allow you to see the physical world with virtual context. If the sunglasses you’re wearing are AR enabled, your view of the world could be filled with context from sites like Wikipedia, Facebook, and Google Maps. Say, for instance, you’re walking through the Las Vegas Convention Center at CES - your AR enabled device could provide an overlay of Facebook data, including names and recent status updates, right next to the faces within your view.

That sounds pretty far fetched, but we’re not that far off from such a world. Take, for example, the announc

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