Imagine having the 411 on everything that was in your line of vision. You place your iPhone in front of you as you gaze into its display. You see a neon sign appear above the restaurant, in it appears the name of the restaurant, its hours of operations, maybe even coupons to entice you to come in and spend your hard earned dollars. You tap the sign to download the coupon into the phone to use at the restaurant. Sound too futuristic, too science fiction, or too good to be true. That day is upon us.
What has been labeled as the Information Age is about to enter a new era; The Augmented Reality Information Overload Age. Ok, so I made the name up. It does have a certain cache to it doesn’t it? With the compass, GPS, and accelerometer built into the current generation iPhone, it now knows where you are, at what speed you’re traveling, and in what direction you’re facing. With this information, it can create a virtual computer-generated (augmented) reality whose elements are merged with the real world environment that is captured on the screen on the iPhone. What you see is a mash of the real world with a computer generated layer on top. Examples can be seen below.
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Imagine the possiblities of the different applications that could be implemented? With facial recognition software (assuming there is a national database) you could identitfy anyone you met through your phone. Depending on what that national database held, you may be able to find out their address, phone number, maybe even blood type. The display in the Terminator's head isn't looking so Sci-Fi anymore is it? Augmented reality applications coming soon to the App Store near you.
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