jalopnik.com - 9/3/2009
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BMW's working to create augmented reality maintenance tutorials for service technicians seen through a pair of AR goggles - with narration. The future is now. Just like that whole "virtual reality"...
mashable.com - 8/28/2009
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mashable.com —
Augmented Reality was not meant to hit the
iPhone 3GS until at least the release of iPhone...
OS 3.1. Augmented reality uses your iPhone’s camera, GPS, and compass to show virtual items in the real world. Put your camera in front of a restaurant ...
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EASTER EGG: Yelp Is the iPhone’s First Augmented Reality App
slashgear.com - 8/31/2009
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slashgear.com —
With augmented reality (AR) taking off as smartphone
hardware ramps up to support the sort of real-time...
processing they demand, it’s about time the first such app for the iPhone made it through to Apple’s App Store. Seemingly meeting the ...
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Augmented Reality app for iPhone 3GS makes it to App ...
robotvision-ar.com - 8/31/2009
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BMW's Augmented Reality Glasses Remake Mere Man Into Master Mechanic [Cars]
Gizmodo —
... actor and his Oakley Thumps glasses for a moment and actually examine the incredible practicality at work—highlighting/identifying parts of an engine and offering step by step instructions for completing complicated procedures. Give me a world UI like this, and I won't just change my own air filter. I'll be able to remove my own appendix. Oh, and my brain will never memorize how to do anything ever again, but let's forget that part... [BMW via MediaIte via Jalopnik]
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Future shop: BMW working on augmented reality for mechanics
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... is on the way for BMW, reading the field of view and superimposing animated directions in real time, complete with an audio track to talk you through the repair.
This kind of augmented reality might be great for mechanics, Ikea furniture assembly and piano lessons, but surgeons, this is not for you. Never mind that — it's not even ready for cars yet, and BMW's not saying when it will be. The idea is compelling, though. What else could this be used for?
Via Jalopnik
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