[Sigia-l] Virtual data mapped onto real objects on mobiles

[Ziya Oz]

A Nokia research project could one day make it easier to navigate the real
world by superimposing virtual information on an image of your surroundings.
The new software, called Mobile Augmented Reality Applications (MARA), is
designed to identify objects viewed on the screen of a camera phone.

<http://www.technologyreview.com/BizTech/17807/>

This tackles the yet-unsolved problem of text-based search paradigm: how
does a computer-unsavvy user distill real-world object attributes into an
effective parametric search phrase?

I love the contextual potential therein, but the UI needs oodles of work.

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Ziya

Usability >  Simplify the Solution
Design >  Simplify the Problem