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Bruce Sterling
May 20, 2010 6:16 AM

Augmented Reality: Layar, Sunlight Foundation, and Texas Politics

*Boy, there's an unexpected AR mashup. That one really takes the cake.

http://www.texaswatchdog.org/2010/05/curious-about-federal-stimulus-spending-as-you-stroll/1274203202.column

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