Augmented reality technology continues to “augment” our lives to include use of 4G wireless in law enforcement, augmented reality goggles for warehouse workers, and capability to browse ebooks when in the bookstore. futuregov reports on the Chinese city of Ningbo which is investing almost US$100 million in a 4G wireless network to support the municipality’s emergency services more efficiently and pave the way for “smart law enforcement”. DCVelocity reports on augmented reality goggles for warehouse workers that provide visual directions for order pickers. StorefrontBacktalk reports on Barnes & Noble’s experiment with their Nook ebook reader. While customers are in the physical store they will have the ability to read the full text of any ebooks in the chain’s “more than one million” title electronic library. See links below for details on the latest augmented reality trends in the news.
- Chinese city deploys 4G wireless for smart enforcement – just like the movies #augmentedreality http://bit.ly/cVv4yY 20:47 20 May , 2010
- Revolutionary goggles show warehouse workers the way #augmentedreality #SCM #WMS http://bit.ly/b7h60M 19:50 17 May , 2010
- Barnes & Noble Makes Mobile Device Act Differently While In-Store – browse ebooks in store #wireless #ebook http://bit.ly/dq59Rh 21:10 29 Apr , 2010
