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Tech

               Funda
                              Augment means to make greater in size or amount.




            AR is not a new technology. It was used in the display panels of fighter aircraft in the 1990s. The
            panel displayed information about the altitude, direction and speed of the aircraft. A few years
            later the panels displayed the target objects.

            In 2009, Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s developed SixthSense.  It is a small device that
            is worn like a pendant and combines the use of a camera, small projector, smartphone and
            mirror. The projector and the camera are connected to the mobile device in the user’s pocket.
            The projector projects the visual information on physical surfaces such as walls and other objects.
            The camera recognizes and tracks the user’s hand gestures with the help of computer-vision
            techniques.






























                                                       SixthSense device


                                                 Google Glass created in 2013 is an example of wearable AR
                                                 interface. It helps the user to remain focussed on the work. It
                                                 displays on the user’s glass screen through a small projector.

                                                 It responds to voice commands to activate an application any
                      Google Glass               time.
            AR enters the lives of most people through phones and tablets. Vito Technology’s Star Walk
            app lets a user point their phone or tablet camera at the sky and see the names of stars and

            planets superimposed on the image. One more app called Layar uses the GPS location of the
            smartphone and the camera to collect information about the user’s surroundings.


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