Monday 24 June 2013

Evolution Of Augmented Reality And The Future Of Augmented Reality Companies

We are becoming increasingly proficient with technology. From the voice commands to the satellitenavigation systems, technology is assisting us in everyday life. I am not stating this as a point to freak on! But how many times have we been prompted by Google’s auto-correct while typing in mail or how many times we have blindly trusted it to correct out the spellings and the context of a word by auto spell. We are in an age where technology will lead our path in evolution. We are totally dependent on technology for our communication. Augmentation will make devices as such Google’s glasses and it’s likes, indispensable in the future.

Scientists and Augmented reality communities are seeing possibility, which can change our future. Concepts like the augmented reality are letting us see these possibilities of augmented reality saving energy and solving the problem of space with virtual or augmented reality.

Augmented reality companies are putting on a game face since the google glasses splash on the scene. Now other companies like Vuzix also bringing their product and have made quite an impression. Let us take a look at the new developments in the increasingly amusing world of AR.

AR & Co an augmented reality company and a developer of AR hardware have introduced the first augmented reality graphics card in Asia. The game engine based on AR will let the users to experience augmented reality in their desktop. Other companies that have similar integration is like the Sony’s Wii, which uses motion sensors to create interaction with the game. ‘Dekko’ an augmented reality operating system changes everything in real-life into a 3D game! Over imposing the real world into 3D graphics in real-time-Dekko’s augmented reality operating system can turn any surface into a videogame.

Among the augmented reality company like Metaio have a reputation. An ambitious company, mataio have plans to turn the entire landscape of the world into an AR world. In the recent AR summit, Metaio has been shortlisted for it’ commendable AR Engine.

If you thought that the Google’s Glasses were going to be the ultimate device to see augmented reality or the next iPhone. Then, you have to look at the winner of this year’s AR awards. Among all the augmented reality companies the smart glass from Vuzix has taken the winner spot. Vuzix M-100 is a smart-glasses which uses your smartphone and expands it into an AR device. From the usual functions that a smartphone has to perform.  Connected to your phone with Bluetooth or Wi-Fi Vuzix M-100 recognize your voice and gesture and you can command the smart-glass instead of using the smartphone. Integrated with GPS and head tracking system this device can track your
current direction also your movements and an onboard camera recording 720p images can read barcodes of any product and fetch information over the cloud.

augmented reality company - AdstuckThough it might seem to make you look like a cyborg this type of device is just going to be part of our life in the future. Many augmented reality company like Adstuck are seeing bigger opportunities here. I am not being devil’s advocate though, think of the potential of this device used in a crisis situation like fire or a terrorist attack. It can give lifesaving options to the user and a better chance of survival. But, it just cannot be decided where augmented reality is going to take us. This is only going to be decided by you.

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