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“Augmented reality” for kids by Mattel?
gadgetell.com - 7/23/2009
“Augmented reality” for kids by Mattel?
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Section: Computers , Software / Applications , Gadgets / Other , Lifestyle , Robots/AI San Diego Comic-Con 2009 is kicking off and Mattel is introducing a new set of toys based on the movie “Avatar” that brings augmented reality to kids.  Here’s how this works: each toy (vehicle, action ...

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Coolest Gadgets:  Avatar Action Figures come with Augmented Reality

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Avatar Action Figures come with Augmented Reality
Coolest Gadgets — ... i-TAG, on the back of them. Scanning these guys will cause them to come to life on the user’s monitor, and placing two i-TAGs together will have them interact. I believe that I discussed Augmented Reality being used on baseball cards before, but this is the first time that I have seen it used on action figures. I’m surprised that no one else has tried this before, this could be the beginning of a new wave of action figures that actually spring into action. Source ...

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