What you see is a lot more than what you get
Ever eager to explore, from the comfort of an easy chair, I have been looking into augmented reality. AR is a combination of two worlds, the real and the virtual, and is something in-between.
It's not a new technology. Armchair American Football fans will be familiar with AR as the "first down line" that moves to take into account the yards lost and gained on the field of action; while fans of Terminator (1984) will recall the cyborg who conjures up data on top of its field of vision to provide information on individuals - before destroying them!
Some iPhone and Android smart phone users are already using AR to get directions to subway stops, just by looking through their devices and following the arrows; other apps have compass overlays that use the phone's GPS capabilities; or else Wikipedia information is layered over the image you spy through your mobile phone eye.
