See the world with new eye - Augmented reality

[ Businesses are tuning in to augmented reality, writes Brad Howarth. For years we have navigated our way through unfamiliar locations by looking at guidebooks and matching their contents to what we see around us. What if we could look at both at once? This is the promise of augmented reality (AR), which uses computers and mobile phones to overlay additional information and images on what is visible to the naked eye. AR uses the GPS and compass in modern smartphones, such as the iPhone and those based on Google's Android technology, to determine where you are and the direction you are facing. It then presents relevant text-based information on the screen about what is right in front of you, overlaid on the image from the phone's camera.]

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