Technology Review: TR10: Augmented Reality

MIT has released its annual list of the top ten emerging technologies. It's always fun to speculate which of them will have an impact on e-business. This year, one that particularly catches the eye is that of Mobile Augmented Reality, which is the idea of including location sensitive digital information on mobile units like PDA's and cell phones, in effect superimposing a digital reality on the real surroundings, enhancing a person's ability to navigate and interact effectively. Mobile augmented reality gets my vote as a new killer ap for the next year or two. Technology Review: TR10: Augmented Reality