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Ikea has added augmented reality to its 2013 catalog with new features that let consumers access films, interactive experience and photo galleries with their smartphones.
As the video above shows, Ikea has been putting out a catalog since 1951. Since then, it has evolved from a print vehicle to (last year) an iPhone, iPad and Android app. Ikea hasn't yet released an AR app for use with the upcoming catalog, which goes out to some 211 million consumers worldwide. According to Creativity Online, one of the AR features will be "x-ray" vision that gives you a look inside the furniture.
Ikea isn't the first to employ AR for a catalog -- British retailer Tesco launched a catalog last yea Continue reading...
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