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Microsoft Research’s MirageTable brings some augmented reality to your tabletop

We got a look at a holographic telepresence project from Microsoft Research earlier this week, but that’s far from the only Kinect-enhanced rig it’s working on these days. This setup dubbed a MirageTable was also shown off at the Computer-Human … Continue reading

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Nokia City Lens arrives for trials on Lumia devices, augments your reality (video)

Nokia’s rolling more of its experimental Symbian projects out to its Windows Phone hardware and City Lens is the latest to arrive in its immaculately-kept Beta Labs. It throws together an augmented reality interface to give you a better overview … Continue reading

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Augmented reality sandbox lets you change the course of rivers, won’t get you wet

Ask in any kid, playing in the sandbox is fun enough on its own, but too much moisture will turn your grainy playground into a lumpy mess. Researchers at UC Davis have cooked up one solution: an augmented reality sandbox. … Continue reading

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Steam for Linux captured on video, one step closer to reality

Yesterday, Phoronix had encouraging news about the prospect of Steam for Linux: photo evidence of Left 4 Dead running on Ubuntu 11.10 with AMD Catalysts drivers. Today, the site followed up with video footage of that same scenario, posting a … Continue reading

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Brother AirScouter glasses bring augmented reality, unsightly add-ons to your face

Head-mounted displays may be all the rage as of late, thanks to Sergey Brin’s own recent fashion choices, but the space is hardly new. Brother, for one, has been in the game for a while now, with its AirScouter glasses, … Continue reading

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