Holland issues 'augmented reality' stamps

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07 July 2011
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TNT Post have issued special stamps which allow users to view planned buildings which have yet to be built, using the stamps and a web-cam. Watch the video here... ...

The intelligent stamps issued in the Netherlands look just like any other, but if you hold them in the palm of your hand in front of a computer webcam, you can see the proposed building on the screen, and can move your hand around to view the virtual structure at different angles.

The twelve stamps each show unbuilt works by five of the country's top architects.

View the video showing how the stamps work below:

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