Google Glass: Google Augmented Reality

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Google might have already jumped onto the wearable computing bandwagon and abandoned it like many of its prematurely aborted projects, but that hasn't fazed Sony from getting into the fray. Sony has made its version of augmented reality glasses in the vein Oculus VR—the augmented reality startup founded by Palmer Luckey and Brendan Iribe and sold to Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) in March last year for $2 billion—has hired away Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) executive, Mary Lou Jepsen, for its virtual reality projects. The “RideOn” project for augmented reality ski goggles has won its Indiegogo funding French startup Optinvent that provides a view that is three times larger than Google Glass. The UI’s icons appear to sit about 15 feet out, virtually speaking. Footwear retailer Schuh has collaborated with Google’s Niantic Labs as part of its augmented reality mobile game, Ingress. Schuh stores across the UK and Ireland have been activated as “portals” in Ingress enabling players to interact with the The mention of digital light-field systems is a reference to Magic Leap’s approach to augmented reality. The company, which received a $542 million funding round from Google, has been largely shrouded in secrecy. But we do know that its product will Talks about Google's investment on a mysterious project have resurfaced, suggestive of a new take on augmented and / or visual reality. At this point, the very nature of "Magic Leap" remains unclear -- but it's nevertheless believed to be just as huge. .

Ingress, the augmented reality game on iOS and Android that urges users to get This game has been created by the folks at Google and it surely has managed to gather a rather large group of fans. The aim of the game is to get you in either of the is looking to hire a team of individuals specializing in virtual and augmented reality. The new inclination of the company towards the VR platform is not really shocking, considering other tech giants already acquiring VR startups. Google, Facebook and New technologies that have sprung up over the years have been adopted by educationists in a drive to improve the quality of education. Google glass integrated with augmented reality is one technology that also has potential in the education sector. It is The Future. You wake up at dawn and fumble on the bedstand for your (Google) Glass. Peering out at the world through transparent screens, what do you see? If you pick up a book, do you see a biography of its author, an analysis of the chemical .