Digital divide – Is the divide between how people who have an effective access to digital and information technology as appose to those who have a limited access.
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Thursday 17 September 2009
Augmented reality
Augmented reality
Abbreviated as AR, Augmented Reality is a type of virtual reality that aims to duplicate the world's environment in a computer. An augmented reality system generates a composite view for the user that is the combination of the real scene viewed by the user and a virtual scene generated by the computer that augments the scene with additional information. The virtual scene generated by the computer is designed to enhance the user's sensory perception of the virtual world they are seeing or interacting with. The goal of Augmented Reality is to create a system in which the user cannot tell the difference between the real world and the virtual augmentation of it. Today Augmented Reality is used in entertainment, military training, engineering design, robotics, manufacturing and other industries.
Augmented reality is far more advanced than any technology you've seen in television broadcasts, although early versions of augmented reality are starting to appear in televised races and football games, such as Racef/x and the super-imposed first down line, both created by SporTVision.
The three basic components of an augmented reality system are the head-mounted display, tracking system and mobile computer for the hardware. The goal of this new technology is to merge these three components into a highly portable unit much like a combination of a high tech walkman and an ordinary pair or eyeglasses.
The Head-Mounted Display
Tracking and Orientation
Portable Computer - augmented reality systems will need highly mobile computers. As of now, available mobile computers that can be used for this new technology are still not sufficiently powerful to create the needed stereo 3-D graphics. Graphics processing units like the NVidia GPU by Toshiba and ATI mobility 128 16MB-graphics chips are however being integrated into laptops to merge the current computer technology to augmented reality systems
Gaming and Entertainment - Augmented reality systems can be used to enhance gaming and entertainment. RPG games in the future can be integrated with augmented reality systems to give the user real environments as backdrops for his game and to make the user's senses perceive that he truly is one of the characters in the game.
Education - Augmented reality systems in combination with other technologies such as WiFi could also be used to provide instant information to its users. For educational purposes, augmented reality systems can be used to view a panoramic recreation of a historical event superimposed on its real-time background
Security and Defense - The military, particularly the Office of Naval Research and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency or DARPA, are some of the original pioneers of augmented reality systems.
Medicine - Medically, augmented reality systems could be used to give the surgeon a better sensory perception of the patient's body during an operation. This will result in less risky and more efficient surgical operations. The system could also be used in conjunction with other medical equipments such as an x-ray machine or an MRI to instantly give the doctors the information they need to make a medical diagnosis or decision.
Abbreviated as AR, Augmented Reality is a type of virtual reality that aims to duplicate the world's environment in a computer. An augmented reality system generates a composite view for the user that is the combination of the real scene viewed by the user and a virtual scene generated by the computer that augments the scene with additional information. The virtual scene generated by the computer is designed to enhance the user's sensory perception of the virtual world they are seeing or interacting with. The goal of Augmented Reality is to create a system in which the user cannot tell the difference between the real world and the virtual augmentation of it. Today Augmented Reality is used in entertainment, military training, engineering design, robotics, manufacturing and other industries.
Augmented reality is far more advanced than any technology you've seen in television broadcasts, although early versions of augmented reality are starting to appear in televised races and football games, such as Racef/x and the super-imposed first down line, both created by SporTVision.
The three basic components of an augmented reality system are the head-mounted display, tracking system and mobile computer for the hardware. The goal of this new technology is to merge these three components into a highly portable unit much like a combination of a high tech walkman and an ordinary pair or eyeglasses.
The Head-Mounted Display
Tracking and Orientation
Portable Computer - augmented reality systems will need highly mobile computers. As of now, available mobile computers that can be used for this new technology are still not sufficiently powerful to create the needed stereo 3-D graphics. Graphics processing units like the NVidia GPU by Toshiba and ATI mobility 128 16MB-graphics chips are however being integrated into laptops to merge the current computer technology to augmented reality systems
Gaming and Entertainment - Augmented reality systems can be used to enhance gaming and entertainment. RPG games in the future can be integrated with augmented reality systems to give the user real environments as backdrops for his game and to make the user's senses perceive that he truly is one of the characters in the game.
Education - Augmented reality systems in combination with other technologies such as WiFi could also be used to provide instant information to its users. For educational purposes, augmented reality systems can be used to view a panoramic recreation of a historical event superimposed on its real-time background
Security and Defense - The military, particularly the Office of Naval Research and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency or DARPA, are some of the original pioneers of augmented reality systems.
Medicine - Medically, augmented reality systems could be used to give the surgeon a better sensory perception of the patient's body during an operation. This will result in less risky and more efficient surgical operations. The system could also be used in conjunction with other medical equipments such as an x-ray machine or an MRI to instantly give the doctors the information they need to make a medical diagnosis or decision.
e Commerce
e-Commerce (electronic commerce) – business – transferring goods/services
“Commonly known as (electronic marketing) e-commerce or eCommerce, consists of the buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks. The amount of trade conducted electronically has grown extraordinarily with widespread Internet usage.”
Type of goods:
* Amazon
* Argos
* Ebuyer
* River Island
Auction housing:
* Ebay
* Gumtree
* Bid TV
Type of Services:
* Comparisons
* Insurance
* Music downloads
* Banking
River Island – This website sells garments and is helpful as it meets to its criteria of being able to let you zoom in or rotate the product you are looking at. Its easier and faster to be able to browse the item you are searching for rather than browsing an entire shop. It is reliable as it secures your personal info.
Confused.com – is a service to do with comparisons. It compares:-
• Insurance
• Money
• Utilities
• Travel
This website helps you find a service in any of the categories above, it may not be seen but it is a fast way to provide you with the information you need. It helps you by letting you write a price range in which it will give you the right transaction you are looking for.
Bid TV – View the product – site tell you the starting price and the minimum price to bid – start the bid and enter the amount you want to start with – if already a customer then you log in and enter the customer ID and 4 digit security number if not already a customer then you would have to register. Once being registered the bid has been confirmed you then wait till the bid is closed and start the auction till u either win or lose.
“Commonly known as (electronic marketing) e-commerce or eCommerce, consists of the buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks. The amount of trade conducted electronically has grown extraordinarily with widespread Internet usage.”
Type of goods:
* Amazon
* Argos
* Ebuyer
* River Island
Auction housing:
* Ebay
* Gumtree
* Bid TV
Type of Services:
* Comparisons
* Insurance
* Music downloads
* Banking
River Island – This website sells garments and is helpful as it meets to its criteria of being able to let you zoom in or rotate the product you are looking at. Its easier and faster to be able to browse the item you are searching for rather than browsing an entire shop. It is reliable as it secures your personal info.
Confused.com – is a service to do with comparisons. It compares:-
• Insurance
• Money
• Utilities
• Travel
This website helps you find a service in any of the categories above, it may not be seen but it is a fast way to provide you with the information you need. It helps you by letting you write a price range in which it will give you the right transaction you are looking for.
Bid TV – View the product – site tell you the starting price and the minimum price to bid – start the bid and enter the amount you want to start with – if already a customer then you log in and enter the customer ID and 4 digit security number if not already a customer then you would have to register. Once being registered the bid has been confirmed you then wait till the bid is closed and start the auction till u either win or lose.
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