Have you ever been in a place that you know you have seen before, even though you literally have not been within miles of the location? Augmented Reality Cinema is soon going to have the solution to your problem available on your mobile device. After first figuring out your location, this app promises that it can show you scenes from movies that were filmed right where you are standing. Although not a true augmented reality where the characters would be laid over what your camera is seeing, you will be able to view the clip on your cell phone or tablet while visualizing where things occurred in the actual scenery around you.

Theoretically, it should be able to also point you in the direction of where different portions were filmed or display a database of locations near by so that users can get their fix. The video only depicts UK locations so hopefully support for US locations will be added if the concept materializes.

The video is copyrighted by Augmented Reality Cinema: http://www.augmentedrealitycinema.com

The video, shot by the Social Animal team (with the SA9 360 degree camera) allows the viewer to fully interact with the video by scrolling through the 360 degree plain. Neat and novel, but already done by Will.I.Am on a Black Eyed Peas song. The added dimension here though, is the ability to purchase certain items and clothing you see in the video. Immediately, scenes from Minority Report when Tom Cruise is walking through the interactive mall are spurred in my head. One of the first examples that I’ve personally seen of shopping inter-mixing with an otherwise passive activity of video watching, it makes us wonder how close we to that scene from Minority Report.

Either way, enjoy the cheeky Devo track called “What We Do” and equally quirky video. Their album, Something For Everybody will be their first album release in 20 some odd years. What a way to display their forward thinking!

We’re excited to see this follow up teaser video on the Immersive Cocoon concept, but left desiring to see much more. I-Cocoon is an immersive and naturally intuitive digital dome experience that provides an entirely new interface to interact with technology in a three dimensional space. The Immersive Cocoon’s design was conceptualized by NAU, lead by Tino Shaedler a production designer, art director and trained architect. The film is produced by Oliver Zeller, demonstrates the idea behind an intuitive multi-sensory experience in a setting inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey.

At the core of Immersive Cocoon is a 3D motion tracking system developed by John Underkoffler, a former fellow of the MIT Media Lab, inspired by the technology seen in Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report. This system would track body positions utilizing a series of motion tracking cameras and floor pad sensors.

Monitoring these points allows realistic motion of the user to be recreated in virtual space and lets the user navigate menus through predetermined hand gestures or voice commands. These movements are fed through compact processor units in the base, and the visual output on the LED display domes is refreshed instantly. Users can fight a kung-fu game or swim through a sea of jellyfish, with the display responding in real-time with surround vision.

When you can capture 3D videos & photos and play them back at the palm of your hand without the need for glasses, you know the era of 3D is real this time around. Sprint and HTC recently unveiled the Evo 3D, successor to the Evo 4G. It packs dual core 1.2 GHz Snapdragon processor, 1GB Ram, dual 5 mega-pixel 3D cameras, and a 4.3 inch glasses free 3D display. This phone is the talk of the town while not only offering the ability to experience 3D on a mobile device without the need for glasses but its been reported the processing power beat everything else on the market according to benchmark tests . It will be the first device pre-loaded with a Blockbuster On Demand application with access to 3D movie titles.

Expect the phone to release sometime around summer and to get updates on the Evo 3D visits Sprint’s website.

Phone Features:

Dual core 1.2GHz processor
4.3” 3D qHD (540×960) sLCD display
4G WiMAX technology
Dual 5 megapixel main 3D cameras
Android 2.3 with latest HTC Sense
Front-facing 1.3 megapixel camera
DLNA and HDMI (MHL) video output
1730mAh Li-Ion battery
Dual microphones for noise suppression
Digital compass, G-Sensor, Light sensor, GPS/AGPS

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