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There's something in the air: augmented reality
Unlike virtual reality, augmented reality combines real-world images with computer-generated images on a screen, usually in real time. Posted at 04:45PM Dec 04, 2009 by Lou Wallace in Astound | Comments[0] University turns iPhones into musical instruments
Welcome to an orchestra of the 21st century. iPhones are being used as musical instruments in a new course at an American university. Students at the University of Michigan are learning to design, build and play instruments on their Apple Inc. smartphones, with a public performance planned for December 9. The university said it believed the course, called Building a Mobile Phone Ensemble, is a world first. It is taught by Georg Essl, a computer scientist and musician who has worked on developing mobile phones and musical instruments. Posted at 07:47AM Dec 04, 2009 by Lou Wallace in Entertain | Comments[0] 
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Technophiles and developers seeking the next tech breakthrough were drawn to the Dutch city of Rotterdam on Friday to hear "augmented reality" promoted as a way of changing their view of the world.