For more of an idea on this, check out the Youtube promotional video below that Google released. Note that he is doing a voice search in the middle as well, it doesn't really make it obvious.
This seems to be a more natural extension of integrating Internet resources into day-to-day activities than my first experience of these merging technologies. Layar, the Augmented Reality (as the field is called) browser, was my first introduction to it, and while a fascinating demonstration of the technology, I was never really sure of what actual use I could do with it (although perhaps if I was in the market for buying a home, my opinion would be different).
See their original demo below (and their newer video here which I don't think shows the real use of the technology as well):
See their original demo below (and their newer video here which I don't think shows the real use of the technology as well):
I'm of the opinion that anything that starts to remove the divide between what we do in our daily lives, and what we do online in our daily lives, is a huge benefit and bonus. I've already tried out the Goggles feature and to my huge shock it recognized the Crooked Spire in Chestefield! - I probably learnt more about the Spire in this search than in the past year spent around the area so perhaps there is a huge for it after all :)
What do you think are the actual practical uses of this sort of technology? is this more of a demonstration of the capabilities of a modern mobile phone, or would you actually start using such concepts straight away? If so, here's the link to the iphone app store (it's a free download).
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