AppGear, from WowWee, is trying to lead the way in a relatively new market of toys that actively interact with smartphones. AppGear currently has a slate of four games – Alien Jailbreak, Elite CommandAR, Foam Fighters, and Zombieburbz. Each game has toys that are selling now from AppGear’s website, and unlock different activities and stories in-game when used.
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Save Your Own Face In SkinVaders
The stakes have never been higher. This time, it’s not some far-off city or world under attack from hostile alien forces. It’s your own face! SkinVaders is an Augmented Reality game that uses the front-facing camera of the iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad to use your own face as the battleground, where you will need to destroy alien forces and pop alien eggs before they can hatch. There are nine levels kids can play through, with the action getting progressively more hectic.
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Avatar i-TAG Technology Delivers 3D Augmented Reality within Your Budget
Avatar, one of the year’s hit movies has prompted the creation of many a toy, but none as spectacular as Mattel’s line of Avatar toys complete with i-TAG augmented reality technology. This amazing Avatar toy line of action figures features the flick’s characters, vehicles, and more from James Cameron’s blockbuster. The action figure toys are available now and start at just $8.99, but the physical toy is not what we’re really interested in. Each toy comes with its own specific i-TAG card, and that’s what really blew us away. The i-TAG looks like a plastic credit card decorated with symbols and graphics. Display the i-TAG under a regular computer webcam and…
