Weekly Mashup 51

©AirVR/Kickstarter

Make your own virtual reality headset using just your iPad

Who needs an Oculus Rift, eh? Not us!

©Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo’s new augmented reality handbook lets you blipp bits of your car

Blipp specific features of your Alfa Romeo car with the Alfa Romeo InfoMobile app to learn more.

©Rosenfold Media/Flickr

How virtual reality and mobile gaming can help students learn better

Mobile games in which students must also interact with the real world can help children focus.

©Vimeo

Scientists make mobiles interact with computer screens and it’s awesome

This video will make your day better.

©Amazon

A sneak peek of Amazon’s new Kindle device (possibly)

Leaked info hints the next version of the e-reader will be the 3G Kindle Voyage, with a hi-res display and raised buttons for page-turning.

©Apple PR

Is Apple taking on the luxury watch industry with their $10,000 smartwatch?

Forbes looks at the burgeoning cost of the Apple Watch, and wonders who their target market really are.

©Net-A-Porter

Fancy Diane Von Furstenberg Google Glass frames now on sale in the UK

Get them while they’re hot! And for £1,250 a pop they’re positively smoking.

©Augmenta

Why Augmenta think they can get everyone wearing smart glasses

The company plans to make a gesture-control SDK for their platform publicly available.

©Vida E Caffe

Win a luxury trip to Dubai using AR and this coffee cup…

South African coffee retailer Vida E Caffe has created a blippable coffee sleeve.

©Richard Nicholl

Wearable tech hits Fashion Week, and it actually looks… good

Richard Nicholl’s light-up dress (created in partnership with Disney) was one example of aesthetically awesome wearable tech.