Category Archives: Augmented Reality

SketchUp Basecamp 2012: we’ll be there!

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SketchUp Basecamp starts in Boulder, CO on Monday, October 15th. What is it? It is a get-together for 250 people who are enthusiastic users and are planning on spending 3 days on all things SketchUp. SketchUp team members and attendees will present sessions – and this includes us! On Tuesday at 2pm, we will be presenting on Augmented Reality in SketchUp and showcasing our mobile application, SightSpace 3D for Apple and Android. Our partner, ArtVPS, will be demonstrating the interactive Shaderlight rendering plug-in, including the capability to render on the cloud on both Monday and Tuesday. Additionally, we will both be available at vendor tables on Tuesday and Wednesday to demonstrate mobile, Augmented Reality, and rendering on the cloud.

I will post a summary of Basecamp in the upcoming weeks. In the meantime, if you have any questions, email us at info@LimitlessComputing.com, check out our media advisory for Basecamp, or contact our press rep Marilyn Kroner.

Circulizar Virtual Gift-giving app for Facebook: now available on iTunes

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We are excited to announce the release of our free and newest app for Apple devices: Circulizar! We have combined our experience with emerging technologies into this virtual gift-giving app where Facebook users can interact with the fully animated gift in a real-world background and real time.

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Screenshot of a snowflake present overlaid on the real-world (from iPhone 5).

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SightSpace v1.1 Update for Android now Available

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I am pleased to announce the SightSpace 3D v1.1 update for Android devices is now available on Google Play. If you are not familiar with SightSpace, it views SketchUp (and other KMZ format files) on Apple and Android devices in Augmented Reality by superimposing the digital designs in the real-world in real-time, enabling you to walk through the model by simply moving your device. Additional features include stereoscopic red/cyan 3D, annotate 3D models, bookmark favorite views, take screenshots, share notes and photos, and more.

The SightSpace mobile app for SketchUp has the following improvements for Android:
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6Sight 2012: Imaging and Augmented Reality

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Our own Jeff Franklin joined analysts, innovators, and experts in imaging and Augmented Reality in New York City for the 6Sight Conference. Jeff was part of a panel that discussed Augmented Reality and intelligent imaging – being able to determine various types of information from an image such as object and facial recognition – and image context. Image context includes being at a dinner party and photos from the party are searchable with information related to the dinner party. The purpose of intelligent imaging is that people take a large quantity of pictures, so information is attached to the images for quick retrieval when searched. This is a fast moving field and full of emerging technology, so expect to hear more! What were hot topics at the conference? They included mobile cameras improving in quality, being able to share pictures easier (think a “connected camera”), intelligent imaging, and, of course, augmented reality.

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Jeff Franklin (center) on the Imaging and Augmented Reality panel at 6Sight (photo courtesy Joe Byrd).


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6Sight Future of Imaging Conference: we’ll be there in NYC!

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Our very own Jeffrey Franklin will be part of the 6Sight Future of Imaging Conference next week in New York City. Jeff will participate in a panel session focusing on Intelligent Imaging and Augmented Reality on Tuesday, June 26th at 2:25pm in the Metropolitan Pavilion. The panel, including experts from MIT and Xerox, will discuss Augmented Reality, facial recognition, privacy issues, and more.

We are very pleased that we were invited and it is likely due to our background in Augmented Reality. This is demonstrated in our custom VYZAR 3D Augmented Reality that powers our SightSpace 3D mobile application for Apple and Android. If you are not familiar with SightSpace, it views SketchUp files in Augmented Reality by superimposing the digital designs in the real-world in real-time, enabling you to walk through the model by simply moving your device. Additional features include stereoscopic red/cyan 3D, annotate 3D models, bookmark favorite views, take screenshots, share notes and photos, and more.
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AIA 2012 Recap: Shaderlight and Limitless Join Forces

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During the AIA 2012 expo in Washington, DC, that took place in mid-May, we were demonstrating our new Shaderlight Cloud Rendering plug-in for SketchUp and new features for SightSpace 3D, our mobile viewer with Augmented Reality for SketchUp. In our booth we joined up with the good people of Shaderlight to show off Shaderlight Cloud Rendering (launching June 2012) which is the first, and only, SketchUp rendering plug-in to use the power of fast computers on the cloud to deliver high quality photorealistic renderings fast without tying up your desktop.

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Shaderlight and Limitless at AIA 2012

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SightSpace 3D New Features Sneak Peek at AIA 2012

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Why is this image so special? Other than the adorable puppy?

We are previewing new features for our SightSpace 3D mobile application for Google SketchUp at the American Institute of Architects convention in Washington, DC this week (May 17-19) in Booth #1908. The dog house included in this post is a clue to one of our features because it is very special. If you are not familiar with SightSpace, it views Google SketchUp files on Apple and Android devices in Augmented Reality by superimposing the digital designs in the real-world in real-time, enabling you to walk through the model by simply moving your device. Additional features include stereoscopic red/cyan 3D, annotate 3D models, bookmark favorite views, take screenshots, share notes and photos, and more.
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SightSpace 3D V 1.4 for Apple Released: Augmented Reality & Google SketchUp Viewer in HD

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Augmented Reality screenshot from 3rd Generation iPad - Retina Display (click for full size image)

Our latest version of SightSpace 3D is now available on the iTunes App Store with some great new features including: support for the new iPad retina display, updated 3D engine, stereoscopic 3D, and the ability to locate nearby models in the Google 3D Warehouse. Have an Android tablet or phone? SightSpace is available for download on Google Play (formerly the Android Market) and also as a viewer (without Augmented Reality) on the Kindle Fire. Not familiar with SightSpace? The app is a powerful tool to virtually explore digital spaces created in Google SketchUp and other programs that read .KMZ files. These include Google Earth, the Google 3D Warehouse, ArchiCAD, and ArcGIS.  With SightSpace, you can walk through models with Augmented Reality, annotate 3D models, bookmark favorite views, take screenshots, share notes and photos, and more.
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SightSpace 3D Now Available on Android: mobile Google SketchUp viewer with Augmented Reality

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Augmented Reality screenshot from Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

I am pleased to announce that our SightSpace 3D mobile application for Google SketchUp, the Google 3D Warehouse, and Google Earth is now available for Android devices and can be downloaded on Google Play (formerly the Android Market)! SightSpace 3D is a powerful tool to virtually explore digital spaces created in Google SketchUp, the Google 3D Warehouse, or from Google Earth with Augmented Reality (in .KMZ format). Display buildings, products, designs and more – annotate, bookmark views, take screenshots, and share notes and photos. SightSpace 3D on Android devices (2.2+) introduces Stereoscopic 3D Augmented Reality. Users can fully immerse themselves into a digital world with the use of red/cyan stereoscopic 3D when viewing models in viewer or Augmented Reality mode.

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