Weekly Mashup 47

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Could Google Glass be getting a makeover to make it look...normal?

Google has been granted design patent for spectacles that look surprisingly like normal spectacles. Which makes us think Glass is about to get a whole lot more appealing.

Lego’s new Fusion sets offer kids augmented reality fun

Those small, colourful, knobbly bricks just got a whole lot techier: Lego has hauled the world’s most famous toy into the digital age by creating Lego Fusion sets marked with AR triggers.

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Moshi Monster books get the augmented reality treatment with Incredebooks

Popular kids' toy Moshi Monsters are launching a range of AR colouring and activity books following a partnership between Mind Candy and Mercury Inpress’ Incredebooks brand.

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Projecting computer graphics seamlessly onto a human face is as eerie as it sounds

Omote, a system combining projection mapping and motion tracking, showcases a project in which computer graphics are projected onto a human face.

The future of augmented reality could be in the workplace – all workplaces

People within the AR industry discuss how the technology could be used to ensure actual people keep jobs, rather than robots getting them.

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Bring your wedding invitations to life with augmented reality

Give your nuptials a digital makeover with ALIVE’s new augmented reality wedding invitation service, offered by Alive Studio, their DIY platform.

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When Netflix met Oculus: Oculix views film hub in virtual reality

A Netflix experiment, compiled for Netflix Hack Day, shows what the online film catalogue looks like when viewed through an Oculus headset.

Google’s Photo Sphere Camera now enables iPhones to take 360° images

Now available to iOS users, Google’s Photo Sphere Camera lets snap-happy folk take 360° pictures, share them with friends, and publish them to Google Maps.

Hows publishers are innovating print by bridging online and offline content

The media industry is bringing print into the digital age through augmented reality technologies that create a more seamless relationship between on- and offline outputs.

Indian hacker claims to have built a working Google Glass replica for just $74

Arvind Sanjeev, Chief Inventor and Founder A.R.S. Devices, has also posted instructions for making your own ‘Google Glass’ wearable from scratch on the DIY Hacking blog.

The future of mobile payments in an increasingly mobile world

TechCrunch explores how three market trends are shaping the way people approach mobile payments, and predicts customers will soon be rewarded better for paying via smartphones.