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# Augmented Reality

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# Deeptech
How UtilityAR is bringing augmented reality to factories and data centres
In our weekly Startup Scout series, Fora picks out the most promising companies emerging from Ireland.
# CTRL-Labs
Facebook to buy tech start-up working on mind control technology
It’s the latest in a series of announcements from Facebook about virtual and augmented reality technology.
# brows-ing
Benefit are now letting you 'try on' different eyebrow styles in virtual reality because this is the future
Is this an episode of Black Mirror?
This secretive company backed by Google is in the spotlight again
Magic Leap has been working on its own augmented reality headset for a while, but it’s slowly revealing what it can do.
The next Pokémon game you're going to play will take place in the real world
The augmented reality game will be released on both iPhone and Android devices next year.
# rags to riches
How one man went from a runaway living in a slum to starting a billion-dollar company
Ambarish Mitra grew up in India idolising Bill Gates.
# eyesore
Is this weird Sony contraption better than Google Glass?
Yet they’re not exactly stylish, are they?
# holographic
Why are people getting so excited about Microsoft's new headset?
Microsoft’s HoloLens promises to blend both the virtual and real-world, and it may just work.
# demented reality
Artist turns the real world into a cartoon universe in cool stop motion video
And we want to live in this world.
# AR-ray of uses
How AR will help you see the world in a different light
Originally seen as a gimmick, there are far more practical uses to augmented reality than what first meets the eye.
# second look
Will this year be the turning point for Google Glass and co?
After being closely followed for the past year, Google Glass has seen criticism and negative views, but a turning point could soon be on the cards.
# altered vision
Is Augmented Reality here to stay this time?
The technology has been around for years, but after a false start, 2014 could be the year it finally makes a breakthrough.
# Augmented Reality
Land Rover's transparent bonnet concept lets you see what's under the car
By placing a camera in the car’s grille and feeding the live images to your windscreen, it gives the impression that the bonnet is see-through.
# the next day
What's the story with this David Bowie ad in Dublin?
Warning, contains QR codes.
# Specsy time
VIDEO: Google's new ad for its 'Glass' glasses
Google’s put out a video showing what life will be like if you’re wearing their new augmented reality specs.
# life thru a lens
Could these contact lenses augment reality?
Company developing lens which gives 3-D virtual reality to wearers…
# Viral Videos
VIDEO: 6 of the best parodies of Google's Project Glass
Google’s latest invention is the subject of some talk… and some jokes…
# Nerdgasm
These are Google’s new augmented reality glasses – but what can they do?
The internet giant has unveiled one of its most radical technologies yet: wearable computing.
# BaNAMA Republic
New smartphone utility shows properties owned by NAMA
‘NAMAland’ uses your iPhone or Android’s camera and GPS to show you if nearby property is publicly owned.