Laster Technologies develops augmented reality

Augmented reality

Augmented reality is a live, direct or indirect, view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data. It is related to a more general concept called mediated reality, in which a view of reality is...

 eyewear using its patented EnhancedView technology. The company is based near Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 and was co-founded in January 2005 by its CEO and principal shareholder Zile Liu.

Laster Technologies products include eyewear

Eyewear

Eyewear can refer to:*Glasses *Sunglasses*Contact lenses*Eye protection**Goggles...

 devices coupled with software enabling man-machine interface functions such as gestural recognition, digital image correlation

Digital image correlation

Digital Image Correlation and Tracking is an optical method that employs tracking & image registration techniques for accurate 2D and 3D measurements of changes in images. This is often used to measure deformation , displacement, and strain, but it is widely applied in many areas of science and...

 and tracking and voice recognition. Potential applications for these products include defense and security, industrial maintenance, medical data monitoring and imaging, navigation, and sports.

Laster Technologies was awarded a research grant for the development of an augmented reality demonstrator for the Paris Science Museum

Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie

The Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie is the biggest science museum in Europe. Located in Parc de la Villette in Paris, France, it is at the heart of the Cultural Center of Science, Technology and Industry , a center promoting science and science culture.About five million people visit the Cité...

, which was implemented in 2009 as part of the exhibition "The Earth Seen from the Sky".