Eidos Masks: Giving Humans Superpowers (of perception)
By RENO J. TIBKE - [10/5/2013 - 11:56] - 
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The Eidos masks are really, really cool. New toys like Google Glass are neat, but augmented reality (AR) has been around forever. Going back to WWII-era active gun sights, forward to the heads-up displays of modern aircraft & autom[...]
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NTT Demos Visually and aurally accurate virtual communication system
By DigInfo TV - [21/2/2013 - 07:44] - 0 - Networking
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NTT is developing technology that faithfully reproduces pictures and sound from distant locations, creating a natural sense of distance and position, as if both people are in the same room. “Regarding the picture, this system inc[...]
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Via NTT
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See and feel virtual water with this immersive crossmodal perception system from Solidray
By DigInfo TV - [12/12/2012 - 09:44] - 1 - Displays
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Solidray, which is involved in virtual reality production, has released an immersive crossmodal system incorporating visual and tactile feedback, enabling the user to see and feel flowing water in a virtual space. “When you put o[...]
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Via Solidray
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Substitutional Reality System Makes Reality and Fiction Indistinguishable
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [11/12/2012 - 09:35] - 0 - Science
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The Riken Brain Science Institute is developing a substitutional reality (SR) system that makes reality and fiction indistinguishable. The subject wears a head-mounted display (HMD), inside of which he views footage projected inside th[...]
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Via RIKEN
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iPhone App Makes Map Navigation Easier to Visualize
By DigInfo TV - [21/11/2012 - 05:04] - 0 - Software
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Crossfader has developed Version 1.4 of AR-MAPS, an iPhone app that supports augmented reality (AR) on maps. AR is one of visualization solutions. This map application represents the ground on the bottom half of the screen, showing a m[...]
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Via Crossfader
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[Hands-On] AR app from docomo translates menus and signs in real time
By DigInfo TV - [11/10/2012 - 01:50] - 3 - Phones Software
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On October 11, NTT Docomo will start the Utsushite Honyaku service, which instantly translates foreign-language restaurant menus when you point a smartphone’s camera at them. Utsushite Honyaku is a commercial version of a service[...]
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Tokyo Institute of Technology developed a Cooking simulator that will help you cook a perfect meal every time
By DigInfo TV - [27/8/2012 - 08:50] - 1 - Press Conference Household
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This cooking simulator, being developed by a research group at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, features a force feedback fry pan and spatula to accurately recreate the sense of cooking. This simulator calculates the heat transfer fr[...]
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Via Tokyo Institute of Technology
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Olympus announces the MEG4.0 its latest wearable display prototype
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [5/7/2012 - 02:34] - 5 - Accessories Displays
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Olympus have been working on wearable displays since the past year and have shown several prototypes already, however, the company today announce yet a new concept/prototype with the MEG4.0 a tiny wearable display that can be fitted on[...]
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Via Olympus
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Casio’s PicapiCamera iPhone app is the world’s first to use visible light communication technology
By DigInfo TV - [26/6/2012 - 08:43] - 1 - Phones Software
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PicapiCamera, developed by Casio, is the world’s first iPhone app which uses visible light communication technology. To send and receive data via the app, the message to be sent is encoded using red, green and blue flashing light[...]
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Via Casio
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Kokusai Kogyo developped AR app that visualizes water height in the event of a tsunami
By DigInfo TV - [25/6/2012 - 08:49] - 0 - Storage
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Kokusai Kogyo is developing a disaster prevention AR application the can visualize the depth of water in the event of a tsunami or flooding. With this prototype, the water level five meters ahead is superimposed on the view from the ca[...]
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Via Kokusai Kogyo
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[Computex 2012] Intel Booth – Photo Tour
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [7/6/2012 - 09:33] - 0 - Laptops Wireless
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Yep, despite the change that AkihabaraNews had to endure since September 2011, we are still covering some major event, and this time while I could not fly to Taiwan, Ike, our European based editor decided to fly to Taiwan for Akihabara[...]
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NEC GAZIRU : World-class image recognition service for smartphones
By DigInfo TV - [6/6/2012 - 08:58] - 0 - Phones
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NEC has developed an image recognition service for smartphones, called GAZIRU, and as of June will begin offering this service to commercial customers. By comparing images captured by the smartphone with saved image data, it displays t[...]
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Via NEC
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Experience virtual worlds with the Docomo 3D Live Communication System
By DigInfo TV - [5/6/2012 - 05:25] - 0 - Phones
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NTT Docomo are currently developing a 3D Live Communication System and have presented it as a possible next step beyond regular video calls. During the conversation, words take the form of images in the virtual space shared by the user[...]
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Via Docomo
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Brother unveils upgraded AirScouter head-mounted display
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [17/4/2012 - 03:54] - 0 - Displays
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Brother released back in 2010 its first AirScouter head mounted display glasses that will help anyone wearing them to get visual data always handy or create a unique AR experience. Today however, Brother announced an upgraded version o[...]
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Keio Univeristy demos Interactive plants that react and convey emotions
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [4/4/2012 - 09:45] - 0 - Science
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A research group at Keio University are creating interactive plants, enabling them to display emotions and communicate with people. “The purpose of this system is to make living plants seem even more alive, and give them a greate[...]
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NTT demonstrate Videoconferencing system that shows who’s talking to whom
By DigInfo TV - [3/4/2012 - 08:49] - 1 - Networking
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MM-Space, being developed by a lab at NTT, is a system designed to make users of video conferencing systems involving several people feel as if they are talking to each other in the same room. This system records the faces and voices o[...]
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Keio U announces Interactive Poster That Loves Being Kissed
By DigInfo TV - [2/4/2012 - 08:41] - 0 - Displays
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By sensing the distance between the user and the display, this photo of a person reacts when kissed. This system is currently under development by a research group at Keio University and they are also considering how to utilize this sy[...]
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Ubi-Camera – Take Photos With Your Hands
By DigInfo TV - [28/3/2012 - 09:57] - 2 - Press Conference Cameras
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The Ubi-Camera takes photos composed by framing them with your hands. This prototype miniature camera is being developed by a research group at the Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences. “When you draw a picture or take a[...]
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Via IAMAS
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Visible-Light Communication Projector Adds Information To The Projected Image
By DigInfo TV - [12/3/2012 - 09:02] - 0 - Press Conference Displays
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At the University of Tokyo, the Naemura Group is researching interactive ways of presentating information, using a projector that communicates through visible light. A visible-light communication projector can add information to the pr[...]
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Via Tokyo U
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Okaya introduces Next-generation vending machine concept with see-through display
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [21/12/2011 - 10:42] - 5 - Offbeat
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This concept model for a next-generation vending machine, which features a see through display, is being developed by Sanden, a large manufacturer of vending machines, in conjunction with Okaya Electronics and Intel. This concept model[...]
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Pioneer AR-HUD Car Navigation System
By DigInfo TV - [24/10/2011 - 08:31] - 1 - Gps
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In 2012, Pioneer will release the AR Head-Up Display, a next-generation car navigation system. This display uses a laser projector and a concave half-mirror to superimpose maps and navigation information onto the actual environment, 1.[...]
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Via Pioneer
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Keio University demonstrate Touchable 3D Character Projected Into a Real Environment
By DigInfo TV - [20/9/2011 - 09:39] - 1 - Science
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RePro3D, developed by a research group at Keio University, is a multi-perspective, naked eye 3D display in which viewers can touch a 3D character floating in midair. The touchable 3D display is a combination of three elements. A mechan[...]
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Via Keio U
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