Another use for your phone: `augmented reality' (AP)
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Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:33:28 -0700
<p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091005/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_augmented_reality"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091004/capt.f771f6cef5a842329b7fbe5c75039f7f.augmented_reality_fx301.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=Ya.DLPiF8jrYaaDpwgkh0Q--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="In this photo made Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, the augmented-reality feature of the Yelp iPhone application, known as Monocle, is demonstrated in San Francisco. Monocle combines the iPhone's camera view with tiny tags indicating the names, distances and user ratings of proximate bars, restaurants and more. Poke a floating tag on the screen with your finger and up pops detailed information about the business. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" border="0"/></a>AP - You're walking down the street, looking for a good place to eat. You hold up your cell phone and use it like the viewfinder on a camera, so the screen shows what's in front of you. But it also shows things you couldn't see before: Brightly colored markers indicating nearby restaurants and bars.</p><br clear="all"/>
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