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Technology, Thriv’Ability: Augmented Reality (AR) Part II

Contributed by Rick DeVan on July 3, 2011 at 10:26 am ET

Resource: Augmented Reality: The past, present and future via The Next Web.

The next five years should see some significant advances in AR technology, and you can expect to see it become far more integrated in our everyday lives. And that’s the real challenge — seamlessly merging the digital and physical worlds. Only then will we stop hearing cries of “wow, that’s cool…”, followed by “what do I do with this, exactly?”

A follow-up to the previous post, Technology, Thriv’Ability: Augmented Reality (AR).

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Technology, Thriv’Ability: Augmented Reality (AR)

Contributed by Rick DeVan on June 26, 2011 at 10:52 am ET

Resource: The promise of augmented reality: Gaga in a living room via the BBC.

Augmented reality has been touted as the “next big thing” for a while, yet mainstream success has proved elusive. So what can be done to turn it from a gimmick into a commercial necessity?

The Admiral Nelson reference in this story started me thinking (I know, dangerous). I sometimes attend U.S. Civil War re-enactments and usually run into Abraham Lincoln, who knows a lot about the U.S. Civil War. I always call him Mr. President and treat him with as much respect as I would any President. It is a version of augmented reality.

Wouldn’t it be interesting to combine a real person with AR?

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Thriv’Ability: Your TV Cable Box

Contributed by Rick DeVan on at 10:06 am ET

Resource: Atop TV Sets, a Power Drain That Runs Nonstop via NYTimes.com.

Cable providers and box manufacturers like Cisco Systems, Samsung and Motorola currently do not feel consumer pressure to improve box efficiency. Customers are generally unaware of the problem — they do not know to blame the unobtrusive little device for the rise in their electricity bills, and do not choose their boxes anyway.

Change this.

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Thriv’Ability: GINGER.io App Monitors Health

Contributed by Rick DeVan on June 24, 2011 at 4:36 pm ET

Resource: GINGER.io.

We are dedicated to helping you manage your health and the health of your loved ones. We believe mobile devices can and will have a significant positive impact on our wellness. We believe quality data has been a missing ingredient.

Wonderful! Sometimes we simply do not realize we are getting sick. This could help a lot not only with individual health but with the health of the entire population. Imagine knowing you are getting the flu before you have any recognizable symptoms.

Resource via Startup Uses Your Smartphone To Tell You When You’re Sick at Mashable.

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Advice: Protect Yourself Online

Contributed by Rick DeVan on June 19, 2011 at 11:10 am ET

Resource: Hacked logins used to buy condoms and hijack PayPal, Facebook accounts via The Sydney Morning Herald.

Australians are being advised by the government to change and vary their passwords after miscreants began using the logins of thousands of people leaked on to the web to break into Facebook and PayPal accounts.

Resource: Protecting Yourself Online: What Everyone Needs to Know via the Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department