| Not a day goes by that we don't read an article or | | | | field. Tanagram Partners is a Chicago-based company |
| hear about a piece of news involving the latest new | | | | that is developing prototypes striving to change the |
| gadget in the field. Years ago this would have been | | | | face of military combat altogether. Some of their |
| the stuff of dreams, or maybe a cool prop in a | | | | work was presented last week at the Augmented |
| science fiction movie. Now, the military is heavily | | | | Reality Event in Santa Clara, CA, and in the |
| invested in augmented reality applications for its foot | | | | presentations, attendees learned how the company's |
| soldiers and vehicle operators. | | | | technology could give American troops the upper |
| The popular technology blog Read Write Web just | | | | hand in a hostile situation. They are developing a |
| posted an article, which focuses on military-grade | | | | system of lightweight displays and sensors that |
| augmented reality apps and how they could redefine | | | | would be fitted into soldiers' helmets. The plan is to |
| warfare as we know it. As the article states, many | | | | have computers, a 360-degree camera, UV and |
| of us are familiar with augmented reality to some | | | | infrared sensors, OLED translucent display goggles |
| extent. We see it on TV - the 1st and ten line that | | | | and stereoscopic cameras, to name a few, all |
| appear on the field of a televised football game, for | | | | embedded into a helmet. This will provide a system |
| example, or the highlighted hockey puck that races | | | | where soldiers could communicate with a "home |
| around the ice helping us to see it on TV (A little bit | | | | base" server that would collect and render 3D |
| of trivia for you...I just learned that the original classic | | | | information into their heads-up display goggles. |
| black and white soccer ball was designed for black | | | | Through these animations, soldiers could be supplied |
| and white televisions years ago to help viewers see | | | | with data on potentially dangerous locales, situations, |
| the ball while it was in play). | | | | and buildings in real-time during combat. Tanagram |
| The military has played a significant role in the early | | | | executives hope, with help from augmented reality, |
| development of the augmented reality industry, and | | | | troops could better understand their surroundings and |
| the article discusses one company in particular that is | | | | be informed about potential threats they wouldn't |
| leading the charge for modern developments in the | | | | otherwise know about. |