Tag: augmented reality
LG LU2300 Android 2.1 phone officially revealed
LG have officially unveiled their LU2300 Android 2.1 phone. After appearing in some spy-shots last week, LG have used the same images on their UK blog to officially launch the handset. Featuring a 3.5 capacitive touchscreen and a 4 line…
Samsung Galaxy Portal on 3 – complete with augmented reality
3UK has become the first network operator in the UK to launch the Samsung Galaxy Portal, using the Google Android Éclair operating system. The Samsung Galaxy Portal features Layar – the augmented reality application which combines your phone's camera,…
Auto-Trader app brings augmented reality features to second-hand car hunting
On the hunt for a second hand car and happen to have an iPhone 3GS at your disposal? Then you should check out the brand new Auto-Trader app, which packs in a few nifty augmented reality features to help…
Layar augmented reality app returns to the iPhone App Store
Layar, the augmented reality app that uses your smartphone's video camera and GPS to overlay all kinds of neat infomation about the world around you onto your touchscreen, was one of the best apps we'd ever seen hit Android and…
Silhouette Virtual Mirror app headed to iPhone
Rimless eye wear specialists Silhouette are releasing a brand new app for the iPhone. The Virtual Mirror app will let you try out a load of different glasses styles by overlaying them onto a picture of yourself. If you're having…
For the technophile narcissist; the Augmented Reality Cosmetic Mirror
Pocket mirrors are so last decade. If you want to look pixel-perfect these days, you need to get yourself in front of an augmented reality cosmetic mirror. It's the latest craze to hit Tokyo malls; you sit yourself down…
CES 2010: Final Thoughts
The Consumer Electronics show, the behemoth of tech, the Valhalla of gadgetry, has come and gone for yet another year. But this time, rather than arriving with a bang, it slinked into sight with something more like a whimper. CES…
CES 2010: Day 1 Round-Up
With CES 2010 now well under way, it can be pretty tough keeping track of all the latest announcements. Here's Tech Digest's round-up of the of best Day 1 at CES 2010 so far, including all the news from the…
CES 2010 – Parrot's AR Drone Quadricopter
Talk about hitting the sweet spot! Parrot, who we mainly know for wireless accessories, has just been demoing a gadget that is 1, controlled by an iPhone, 2, uses Augmented Reality and 3 is loads of fun. The AR Drone…
Big in 2010 – 3 Augmented Reality apps
The last few months of the year have seen a big spurt in the number of applications that use augmented reality apps, the most important of which is Layar. This lets you overlay a layer of digital content over external…
