Minority Report is Real

AR for Restaurant Ratings

This, on the other hand, is pretty useful... even if the infographics are rough:

"UrbanSpoon’s new feature, called Scope, is similar to a periscope: point the camera in a direction, and nearby restaurants appear as colored bubbles and contain information about their distance and popularity. Tapping one of the dots delivers more details, like reviews, cuisine style and pricing information."

 

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/14/urbanspoon-makes-it-easier-to-scope-out-restaurants/?partner=rss&emc=rss

10 Aug Reality Uses for 2009

Article in mashable reviewing 10 "awesome" uses of Augmented Reality... I dunno, these all seem pretty lame to me, but i suppose, if the history of the Internet is any indicator, AR-porn is bound to lead the way - before we get to the really interesting stuff:

http://mashable.com/2009/12/26/augmented-reality-marketing/