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Sure we’ve shown you plenty of Kinect hacks in the past but this lets you create your very own version of that nifty blue hologram Princess Leia used to cry: “Help me Obi Wan!” Yes, we know that wasn’t actually real but this is thanks to a clever combination of Kinect, an iPad and an augmented reality SDK.
The iPhone app creators at LAAN Labs (we reviewed their Tap DJ app way back when) also turn their hand to hacking hardware and put together this Kinect iPad hack. They used the String SDK to turn 3D data grabbed by Kinect into a AR image on the iPad. You can see it in action after the jump…
We’ve seen plenty of augmented reality demonstrations using cards and markers (look at the Nintendo 3DS AR cards) but Sony is taking that further with Sony SmartAR. The system, which you can see demoed on video after the break, recognises objects directly.
That makes creating effects like the virtual water spilling out of the mug in the video much easier to achieve. With a pair of awesome AR glasses, this could be the future! Or just open the flood gates for the most irritating adverts ever devised. Take a look and let us know what you make of it…
Topshop has set up an augmented reality fitting room in its Moscow flagship store using Kinect to let shoppers try on clothes without needing to shuck off their current outfit in a small, sweaty fitting room.
The Kinect camera recognises when a person is standing in front of it and superimposes 3D models of the clothes they’re interested in. You switch between outfits with simple Kinect gestures. The 3D fitting isn’t perfect yet but we’d still love to see a version of this AR fitting room hit UK stores. Take a look for yourself after the jump…
Your car dashboard probably doesn’t look much different to how it would’ve 20 years ago – a radio, a speedometer and a clock all nestled together – but Pioneer wants to change that. It’s presented a new augmented reality dashboard that puts a camera on the front of your car and scans the view to identify cars, traffic lights and local shops…
It’s been a while since we saw a Kinect hack that suprised us (alright, a week or so) but this one is great: 3D Tetris!
Created by YouTube user Keysosaurus as part of his Computer Science course work at Trinity College, Dublin, it combines a Wiimote with Kinect to create augmented reality Tetris. The Wiimote rotates the pieces while you use your hands to move them around the grid. Check it out on video after the break. We want a full on Kinect Tetris game now!
The Nintendo 3DS is selling like 3D-enabled hotcakes and the 3DS hacks are beginning to appear. At MIT, a giant Nintendo 3DS augmented reality card appeared in the main lobby…