50988news12657515651475895860<![CDATA[Another Use For Your Phone: Augmented Reality]]>2009-10-06T00:00:00-04:00Computer-enhanced views of the world are not just available to cyborgs in science-fiction movies. Increasingly they can be found on cell phones, for free or on the cheap, through augmented reality applications that take advantage of the phones' GPS and compass features and access to high-speed wireless networks to mash up super-local Web content with the world that surrounds you. Associate Professor Blair MacIntyre of the Augmented Environments lab hopes the AR reality can live up to the hype. Source: Associated Press]]>47223http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gFbriFFi-0wGSgNbrUlpqQtvry5AD9B4D2BO0472238418