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"Magicians from the University of South Australia in conjunction with engineers Nokia developed a program that allows see through objects. Perhaps that is in the coming years technology X-ray, available in three versions - Vision, Meltvision and Distortvision, will be equipped with mobile devices from the Finnish Electronic giant. Mode X-ray Vision directly" (Google Translate)

'X-ray vision' coming soon to Nokia phones

What to expect from augmented reality. Nokia has commissioned the development opf 'x-ray vision' technology for its mobile phones. The technology has been in development at the University of South Australia (UniSA) since November 2009 and comprised of 'Augmented Reality' software that allowed users to see through walls to navigate...

Lost? X-ray vision gets you mobile

LOST in a big city? It's a familiar experience. So imagine if you could use X-ray vision to see what was on the other side of the building in front of you. It sounds like science fiction, but researchers from the University of South Australia have developed computer software designed for mobile phones that can achieve just that...

Afternoons, on ABC Radio

Google Earth and Streetview to enable phones with X-ray vision

Have you ever imagined a phone that could give you X-ray vision? No, nor have I but amazingly it seems it may be available within the next 2 years. The mobile phone software is being developed by boffins at the University of South Australia...

Magic Vision Lab revealed.

Mobile magic melts buildings at the touch of a button Using your mobile phone to see through walls, around corners or to melt away objects in your field of vision could be just a year away from commercialisation, according to a UniSA researcher.

Dr Christian Sandor, Director of the Magic Vision Lab at UniSA and his team have developed advanced Augmented Reality software, specifically for use in mobile technology, in partnership with mobile phone giant Nokia...

Read the full Media Release

Magic Vision Lab will Melt, Distort, X-Ray and then Augment your Reality.

Chris Sandor, a veteran AR researcher, who worked with some of the most distinguished AR labs and researchers in the world such as Graz University, Columbia University, TU Munich, and Canon Research - is now is the Director of the Magic Vision Lab at the University of South Australia...

Reality and imagination or fantasy reality.

"Professor Amir Pervez Retort Washington University working on developing his bionic contact lenses. Llachshioslmo, lenses will allow those wearing them to see things that other people will not see: Csibito sky, lens elements to see the weather forecast hours written on a flashing sign that hovers over them. When he read a newspaper in a foreign language, they will see on page Simultaneous translation of words, hide the original text..." (Google Translate)

Why People Get Excited About Augmented Reality.

Really, Why do people get excited about augmented reality?

I was stumped by this question in an interview for the NY Times and my first reaction was: duh! 'cause it's friggin' awesome!

But when you think about it, people get excited about Augmented Reality because... because they never thought it'd actually become possible...

Improving Spatial Perception for Augmented Reality X-Ray Vision. (7 News)

X-Ray Vision via Augmented Reality. (Games Alfresco)

The Wearable Computer Lab at the University of South Australia has recently uploaded three demos showing some of its researchers' work to Youtube. Thomas covered one of those, AR Weather, but fortunately enough, he left me with the more interesting work (imho).