Apple recently patented an augmented reality (AR) system capable of identifying objects in a live video stream and presenting corresponding information via a computer generated information layer overlaid on top of the real-world image.
The author of Frankenstein for iOS used to be a games designer - but don't expect this interactive version of Mary Shelley's classic book to feature any technicolor monsters lurching out of the screen.
Apple has clinched a lucrative deal with Twentieth Century Fox for a special iTunes edition of James Cameron's "Avatar" that will be packaged with new bonus interactive features.
A new interactive store window display allows window-shoppers to see merchandise from any angle, read more information and even buy, simply by pointing.
