Tagged: Augmented Reality
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Irish app firm listed as one of three finalists in SAP Innovation Challenge News
04.03.2013 SMART Visibility, a new manufacturing mobile software developed by an Irish start-up that aims to enable the factories of the future using augmented reality and GPS, is one of... -
Future shock: ‘In five years’ time we’ll view Minority Report with nostalgia’ News
07.02.2013 Digital marketing guru Mark Schaefer believes we are only in the silent movie stage of the social and mobile revolution. Schaefer was in Dublin today at the Digital Marketing... -
Tomb Raider and The Godfather games designer to speak at Science Gallery News
03.12.2012 Games designer Phil Campbell, who was the creative director on games such as Tomb Raider and James Bond while at Electronic Arts, will be in Dublin this week to give a talk at...Categories: Software, Multimedia, Media, Games/Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Apps, Application Design and Development -
Viral videos of the week – 28/10/2012 News
28.10.2012 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week features Apple’s piano pitch for the iPad mini, an incredibly agile robot, the...Tags: Viral, Viral Video, YouTube, Apple, Advertising, DARPA, Robotics, Augmented Reality, iPad Mini, Android, -
The week in gadgets, featuring the new Chromebook and lovely laptops for ladies (contains sarcasm) News
22.10.2012 A look at gadget happenings, as Google’s next-generation Chromebook gets a wallet-friendly price-tag, Fujitsu bring us some fairly ridiculous ‘feminine’ laptops, Logitech lights... -
Mobile augmented reality apps could reach 2.5bn downloads by 2017 – Juniper News
29.08.2012 A new report from Juniper Research predicts that mobile augmented reality (AR) apps could reach over 2.5bn downloads per year by 2017 as consumer awareness improves and apps for... -
Wearable tech pioneer assaulted in McDonald’s for wearing Digital Eye Glass News
17.07.2012 Steve Mann, who invented and wears a computer vision system, has written a blog describing how he was assaulted in a McDonald’s restaurant in Paris while holidaying with his... -
Preview: Book of Spells for PlayStation Wonderbook News
05.07.2012 The storybook will never be the same again thanks to the Wonderbook, a new creation for the PlayStation 3 that brings stories to life – starting with the Book of Spells from JK... -
Sony reveals new games for PS3, plus Harry Potter books in AR News
05.06.2012 Sony has given a preview of some upcoming gaming titles for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) at E3 2012, the computer and video game event that kicked off in LA today, plus it is also... -
Could free Wi-Fi save the Irish pub from its steep decline? News
25.05.2012 The Irish pub – that staple of community life and a major tourist draw – is in steep decline but could save itself by the simple expedient of rolling out free Wi-Fi. More than... -
Facebook face morphing app to transform you into a celebrity? News
16.05.2012 Fancy transforming yourself into Barack Obama, Cheryl Cole, Simon Cowell or Adele, albeit virtually? Well, a UK company has come up with a new app called VIP ME, which uses... -
Wearable tech: the new wave (infographic) News
21.05.2012 From bionic contact lenses to self-cleaning fabrics, a new infographic outlines some of the coolest wearable tech its makers are hoping will become the next big things with... -
Strengths of Google Project Glass (infographic) News
17.04.2012 Google's Project Glass is being designed to give the user information on the location they’re in and the people they meet via the Android OS through a pair of glasses.Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, R&D, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Google shows how Project Glass would work for glasses wearers News
13.04.2012 A Google industrial designer has allayed prescription glasses wearers' fears that its augmented reality eyewear Project Glass would not work for them. She showed a concept... -
Google X reveals concepts for augmented reality glasses (video) News
05.04.2012 Google has posted a concept video and photos of ‘Project Glass’ – its Google X Labs endeavour to bring augmented reality eyewear into the mainstream. -
Tech start-up of the week: Haunted Planet News
01.04.2012 Our featured tech start-up this week is Haunted Planet, a new digital venture that is creating location-based augmented reality smartphone games to immerse gamers into the eerie...Categories: Software Development, Software, R&D, Mobile, Investments, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Funding, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Computers -
PlayStation Vita out now in Ireland (video) News
22.02.2012 The PlayStation Vita has launched in Ireland today. We spoke to Niall O’Hanrahan, MD of Sony Computer Entertainment Ireland, and John McLaughlin, producer of SCE worldwide...