Tagged: Augmented Reality & News
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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... -
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... -
Tomb Raider game designer dives into real life gaming (video) News
16.02.2012 The Godfather, Tomb Raider and James Bond games designer Phil Campbell reveals how real life will define future games. -
Reinventing ghost stories News
10.10.2011 Haunted Planet Studios’ augmented reality game engine blends the real and virtual worlds, resulting in a beyond lifelike experience. -
World’s first augmented reality newspaper hits presses News
19.09.2011 In what they claim is the world’s first augmented reality-enabled newspaper, Dublin’s Metro Herald and TV3’s 3e fyi programme are to produce five ‘smart editions’. -
Layar’s US$55k prize to bring augmented reality to publishing News
17.08.2011 As if publishers haven’t enough to be trying to get to grips with – from next-gen websites, blogs and mobile and TV apps to social media-sharing strategies – now Layar has come...Categories: Web Development, Software & Web Development, Social Media, Mobility, Mobile, Media, Internet, Digital Media, Digital Business, Development, Apps Zone, Apps -
Connected tourism News
11.08.2011 Technology’s global reach has created lots of new opportunities for Ireland to attract holidaymakers. Laura O’Brien looks at how the Irish tourism industry is making use of it.Categories: Web, Social Media, Mobility, Mobile, Marketing, Internet, Digital Marketing, Consumer Tech, Communications -
Reviewed: Nintendo 3DS News
09.04.2011 The next step in Nintendo’s portable gaming family has arrived. Laura O’Brien puts the new console through its paces, especially its 3D capabilities.Tags: Augmented Reality, Software, Audio, Nintendo, 3D, Gaming, Reviews, Video Games, Handheld Devices, -
Brands driving augmented reality apps growth News
28.02.2011 By 2015, nearly 1.4bn mobile apps with augmented reality (AR) elements will be downloaded annually, according to a new report from Juniper Research. This compares to just over... -
Copan treasure hunt postponed due to snow News
30.11.2010 Copan the game, the Irish e-marketing initiative where users scour the streets of Dublin using augmented reality technology to find prizes, has been postponed due to the heavy... -
Copan stages smartphone-based treasure hunt around Dublin News
23.11.2010 Copan the Game, a new Irish e-marketing initiative for the opening Copan venue, lets users scour to the streets of Dublin using augmented reality technology on their smartphone... -
Augmented reality firm secures €10m funding News
17.11.2010 A leading platform in augmented reality for mobiles, Layar, has secured €10m growth capital. -
Qualcomm offers huge cash prizes for killer Augmented Reality app News
04.10.2010 Qualcomm has released an Augmented Reality Software Development Kit for Android phones, challenging developers to create apps for the technology for US$200,000 worth of prizes. -
Mobile app at heart of Dublin's bid to bring 1m extra visitors News
02.09.2010 Dublin Tourism is expecting more than 100,000 downloads of a new Android and iPhone app that is one of the flagship features of a new digital strategy to bring 1 million extra...Categories: Wireless Communications, Mobility, Mobile, Government, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Apps Zone, Apps