Clearly, exponentially growing technologies are set to change social communications, bringing up a number of touchy privacy and control questions. This year’s TED conference showcased a wide variety of gadgets and ideas, one of the most interesting being Microsoft’s new “augmented reality” mapping technology. Demonstrating the ability not only to see photo representations of streets but also to go inside a building, see three-dimensional graphics all around, Microsoft’s Bing maps architect Blaise Aguera y Arcas wowed the crowd.
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The Trouble With Augmented Reality and Other Cool Tech
Posted by: Sonia Arrison February 24, 2010 05:00 AMClearly, exponentially growing technologies are set to change social communications, bringing up a number of touchy privacy and control questions. This year’s TED conference showcased a wide variety of gadgets and ideas, one of the most interesting being Microsoft’s new “augmented reality” mapping technology. Demonstrating the ability not only to see photo representations of streets but also to go inside a building, see three-dimensional graphics all around, Microsoft’s Bing maps architect Blaise Aguera y Arcas wowed the crowd.