Pioneer is close to releasing a very cool device that will change the entire way we look at GPS going forward.
I just noticed this little piece of info buried in a recent Coors Light press release about the brand’s summer plans. Apparently, the beer-maker is planning an augmented reality app.
The app uses Sesame Street toys and a special playmat as AR markers and when they are hovered over with a device running the app, Bert and Ernie come to life and offer educational lessons.
Stuff Magazine, a publication aimed at 18-30 year old males, is the latest magazine to partner up with augmented reality app Blippar to enhance their print advertising platform.
The game uses both augmented reality and location-based services to create a sort of scavenger hunt for whatever city you are in. Once you find the ghost, you need to shoot and trap it.
To promote their new Lumia phone, Nokia has launched a mobile tour that includes an augmented reality street activation featuring Angry Birds and Timomatic.
Over the past year, augmented reality has penetrated the mainstream marketing world- and in a big way. From online commerce to product packaging, augmented reality is being used to give the consumer a very unique and personal experience.
Here is a rundown of how some brands are using augmented reality in more traditional advertising campaigns..
Marvel Comics announced this week that they will be including augmented reality markers in their comic books in the future to give additional, 3D content to readers.
For the second year in a row, Guinness has created a “Friendliest Day of the Year” Facebook app to celebrate St Patrick’s Day (this Saturday, BTW).
Here is the plan in action. Using augmented reality, this LEGO store in Ströget, Copenhagen, Denmark shows off your LEGO Star Wars product in animated 3D when you hold the box up to the kiosk.
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