TV outside the box: Using cell phones, new system would let TV programs spill off the screen (w/ Video)
Monday, April 12, 2010 - 06:07
in Mathematics & Economics
Augmented reality is an emerging discipline that uses handheld devices to superimpose digital data on the real world: If, say, you're in Paris and point your phone at the Eiffel Tower, the tower's image would pop up on-screen, along with, perhaps, information about its history or the hours that it's open. With a TV enhancement called Surround Vision, however, researchers at MIT's Media Lab are bringing the same technology into the living room.