Augmented Reality

December 27, 2010

Visual Search Technology App Facilitates Translation

Visual search technology just gets a legit app that does real-time translation. Word Lens allows you to hold your camera up over text and automatically translates it. Read on to find out more, and check out this cool demonstration video.

October 05, 2010

Google Goggles Comes to the iPhone: Another Visual Search Technology Advance

A few blogs ago, I featured some augmented reality apps, and mentioned Google Goggles. Well, Google Goggles is now available for the iPhone and you can see a nice video of how it works.

August 12, 2010

Augmented Reality: The Next Frontier for Medicine? Or Just a Way to Find a Good Pizza Joint?

Augmented reality (AR) smartphone apps are gaining use and popularity. They're great for finding an excellent nearby pizza joint, competitive prices for products, real estate listing, and getting around an unfamiliar city or part of town. Will medicine be the next augmented reality frontier? Check out some of these videos showing how AR works.