You’re not allowed to shoot buffalo from speeding trains anymore, but you can see the Eiffel Tower from the window even if you’re traveling through the American Midwest. That’s thanks to augmented reality. It doesn’t look genuine enough to me yet, but still! From Andrew Liszewski at Gizmodo: “The AR system, called ‘Touch the Train Window,’ is composed of a Kinect with GPS hardware, an iPhone, custom software, and a projector to overlay images on the window. Every time a passenger taps the window a new element is added, which is perfectly tracked into the passing scenery. It’s also a great way to get the most travel for your buck, letting you pass the Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum in Rome, even Stonehenge, as you roll through the boring wheat fields of the American mid-west.”
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