Big shout outs to the Inland Northwest’s guide to outdoor recreation!

In the article (you can read, by clicking the image, below) Jon Jonckers, addresses the growing trend of mobile technology assisting those submerging themselves in the great outdoors!

Gravity Jack received a head nod, as one of the leaders in innovation for active outdoor mobile technology, and our CEO, Luke Richey, addresses a few thoughts on the impact that augmented reality (AR) and mobile software can have. From GPS uses, to analyzing the best and safest route up a rockface, augmented reality is here to the rescue, and…of course, we love the media attention!

Check out the article, by clicking the image below:

For the first time since Gravity Jack has decided to take over the world, we’re hitting the world famous CES conference in Las Vegas, NV.

While in Vegas, we’ll be meeting with some great people and further solidifying our plans of bringing augmented reality to the masses! Follow this blog post for all the latest photos and updates, below!

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Let the photo’s begin!

[The Gravity Jack CES 2012 team in Spokane, through the gate, and cleared for takeoff!]

[The team ready to hit CES in true Gravity Jack fashion.]

[CES 2012, Baby!]

[The CES 2012 chariot, for the Vegas Strip.]

[Aston Martin, baby! Boosh.]

We think yes, and it’s why we’re in the press again, today!

Introducing Gravity Jack augmented reality, done for YOU. We’ve always felt that augmented reality won’t truly take over, until real, practical applications are offered to the public in a way that matters to everyday life. That’s why we’ve announced today, just a week and a half after releasing our game-changer “browsAR,” that we’re offering all the chance to hop on the AR train.

Turn your business cards, marketing materials…really anything that is an image, in to a lean, mean, mind-blowing machine. Check it out:

Yes, that is a full-grown 3D man, walking right out of our business cards. In fact, that is our CEO. Just be viewing one of our business cards, through browsAR (available free on Apple’s App Store, and the Android Market), full-interactive content comes to life.

We’re talking:

- 2D animations

-2D video

-3D animations/models

-3D video

-Logic (buttons you can push to do ANYTHING. For example: Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Yes, even e-commerce…Donations, merchandising, and more!)

-Ability for people to instantly add your business contact information directly to their mobile device’s address book

-Literally, anything you can imagine.

Check out the full press release, featuring our announcement HERE.

Or, peep the video below to see our tech in action!

Quite possibly the biggest news to ever leave our Gravity Jack headquarters!

browsAR, Gravity Jack’s flagship application, under development for the last two years…

• The world’s FASTEST QR code reader
• The world’s ONLY full-featured augmented reality browser, capable of unlocking all of Gravity   Jack’s one-of-a-kind augmented reality technology.
• Access to our exclusive Facebook QAR technology

…is NOW AVAILABLE!

Now, you’re probably saying, “Where do I get it?! I would pay at least $75.99 for it.” Stop right there. It gets better…

While this app is easily worth 3 times that amount, we’re offering it to you totally free! No you didn’t just die, and go to a heaven where iPhones and Androids live together, rent free…the app really is completely free.

We cannot wait for you to get a taste of this stuff, and you don’t have to! Make your own QAR, right now at browsAR’s homepage (QAR.cc) and download browsAR now! Hit up the links at the end of the blog to choose your weapon and start experiencing augmented reality like you never have, before!

It will be everywhere in no time and we are so excited to launch the app that will constantly be growing and updated with more and more augmented reality from some of the biggest names and brands, in the biggest industries!

Don’t forget to tweet, facebook, and blog it! If you’re a blogger, media, or other press and would like our press kit, click HERE!

Choose your platform, and get started below:

We’ve got some awesome news!

We are ecstatic to welcome Telect CEO, Wayne Williams, to his position as chairman and board member, here at Gravity Jack!

We’ve had the pleasure of working cooperatively with Telect over the past 15 months, and are so excited for what this relationship will continue to bring.

Our announcement was made in a press release sent out to the world.

Read it, share it, experience it on a truly intimate level…by clicking the picture, below!

Welcome aboard, Wayne!

You may have heard about interest within the augmented reality world, regarding the future of eyewear, and how glasses will soon become a valid option for viewing augmented reality space. You may have also seen one of the Terminator films, and wondered if, during your lifetime, augmented vision would be an option. Well, we’re here to say, you can go ahead and move those thoughts from wonders…to expectations.

Last week, some information was posted on research being done in the realm of contact lenses, and these aren’t your typical 1-800-CONTACT lenses.  A research team, led by Babak Praviz of the University of Washington, has designed and effectively (and healthily) tested contact lenses, able to display pixel information, while being comfortably worn.

Basically, “by George, they’ve done it.”

Here’s a photo of the lens, and the lens in action…and just in case you’re grossed out, that’s not a bad case of pink eye…it’s a rabbit’s eye:

(photo: Institute of Physics)

The lenses, that were tested on the eyes of several bunnies, were worn comfortably and able to effectively display a pixel, as shown in the image. The lenses receive information, as well as their power, wirelessly, allowing them to be worn, free of any kind of attached hardware.

While the research team argues that there are already uses for contact lenses able to display one pixel, the obvious question is, “What’s next?”

So, how long until we see this kind of thing?

It’s hard to say. Seeing it to this extent is obviously a bit further down the line; regardless, we’re excited about the research and forward movement in an industry that is sure to change our lives, every day. Feel free to sound off below, and let us know what your gut reaction is.

Check out the full article on the lenses, here.

- Jack

When our company started, two years ago, we were 5 employees strong, with a vision of bringing augmented reality (AR) in to everyday life. Now, with a bit of experience, and a much bigger staff, that vision has only been strengthened and further defined. It’s no longer just a vision, either; in those two years, that vision has become a true reality.

We’d like to think that it was all done, thanks to our badass CEO, our classy and organized COO, our genius director of development, our visionary creative director, our charismatic sales staff, our lifeline of an executive assistant, and our elite backbone of the best developers in the world…and for a significant portion, it is. The truth is, however, that if we’re honest with ourselves, we would not have the opportunities we’ve experienced this year, without a lot of other people. People like Steve Jobs, leading technology to a place where this kind of vision is possible. People like our families who, in their dedication, support us in our dedication. People like you; the fans of both augmented reality and a company who seeks to push the envelope of what’s expected. Ultimately, we can’t forget the big guy upstairs who has continuously handed us epic win, after epic win.

It’s a team effort, and the team is far bigger than just the list in payroll. So, we here at Gravity Jack would like to take a second to thank you for all the support, and express our excitement for what, this time next year, we’ll be able to add to the list. If you find yourself here in the states this weekend, enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday, and know that while we might be the most powerful, good-looking, humble, and all-around awesome company the world has ever seen…we’re thankful for the support.

We leave you with this photo, expressing our thanks:

- Jack

Gravity Jack recently got some serious cover-story love from The Splash!

The publication, released today, highlights a little about what we’ve been up to here, as a company. With our CEO, Luke Richey, smack dab on the cover, The Splash highlights the huge growth that Gravity Jack is experiencing right now.

There’s even a photo of our developer office, but look now, because this one will soon to be replaced by the brand new office, here in Liberty Lake!

Hope you enjoy the bit of local love, and a huge thanks to The Splash for hopping on board the Gravity Jack train of success. To dive on in and check it out, click on the cover photo above! (Or, Click Here)

- Jack

Any time someone uses AR for the first time, regardless of what they’ve been told, how many videos they’ve seen, or how well they think they understand the concept, they leave the experience as a fan, and want more.  It is for this reason that the all-star developers at Gravity Jack are constantly working to keep up with all the new, innovative uses for augmented reality. (When your industry niche is being the hands-down best, it’s something that is mandatory.)

The video showcases one of our office printers. What makes this short video (about a printer, nonetheless) exciting is the sheer possibility that pours from this kind of production, in the future. Go ahead and have a look at the short video, before we explain how you’ll, without a doubt, have this stuff in your house sooner than you think.

According to Shawn Poindexter, Director of Development here at Gravity Jack, uses for augmented reality that have been considered (by other studios) to be futuristic, are closer than you think.

“Augmented reality is often known by its ‘wow’ factor,” admits Poindexter, “but, a place where (augmented reality) will be getting into, very soon, is guide development and demos.”

In the future, Gravity Jack looks to use our patented AR technology to make information, regarding product development, guides, demos, and quality control much more efficient.
As for how it works, we’ll explain:

First, the app is looking to see if it recognizes anything that we have programmed it to. Once it recognizes the marker, it can tell, based on the size and location of the marker, where the printer is in the view. The app is programmed to already know the internal dimensions and parts, so at this point, it is able to overlay the 3-dimensional parts, created by our developers, on top of what you’re seeing. Now, they can be animated, moved, and used to display anything you could do, with the actual printer, without consequence.

The concept makes sense, but its implication for the future does not stop with our printer.

“In the future, augmented reality could reduce error,” Poindexter continues, “and in the event an error occurs, correct them before causing future mistakes.”

Take, for example, a tutorial on how to change the air filter in your car:

Anyone, using AR, could be led, step by step, through the simple process, in a matter of minutes.  The demo could highlight the part to be moved, and recognize when it had been done, then directing the user with the next, correct step.

Are you starting to get the picture? The ramifications for the future are widespread and have the opportunity to affect every aspect, of every industry.

We’re just stoked we’re the ones bringing it to you.

In celebration of the two years that Gravity Jack has spent, kickin’ ass and takin’ names, we ordered a cake, and threw a bit of a party. Using Gravity Jack swag (a little augmented reality trick called “natural feature tracking”), the team surprised the office with a cake, in a way only we could: one where the only candles were augmented. We were able to, not only see the candles explode out of the cake, but also blow out the candles (using the iPad’s microphone), in true celebratory fashion. Check out the video, below, to see our augmented reality party!

All people appearing in the video are real employees, doing all of our own stunts.

A huge thanks to our buddy Austin, at Sure Shot Video, for bringing this video (and the party) to you.

-Jack