Sony shows off its AR experiments

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Sony has revealed some of its ongoing experiments in Augmented Reality. Hosted on the company's Japanese website (and translated via NeoGAF), there are two videos and a picture detailing what Sony's been brewing up.
In the first video a man holds tablets up to the camera that get converted into clear containers on screen. One is full of water - and a rubber duck - and the other is empty. Watch as he pours the virtual water from one box to the other. Sure, it's not much of a game, but just imagine it being used to make the most immersive version of Nimble Strong: Bartender in Training.
Another video shows a roaring T-rex and dancing pop singer reacting to certain lighting conditions on a carpet. The dinosaur and blue-haired girl aren't in the meatspace, but by altering the real world you can influence how these figures react on screen.
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