This article presents the important foundation of Augmented Reality (AR) technology. Its main objective is to envision the past, present and future of Augmented Reality technology. Augmented Reality technology especially on the mobile device will be widely used in the daily life in the near future. In order to comprehend foundation of Augmented Reality, this paper has been categorized into three sections: 1) comparison of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (VR) 2) understanding Augmented Reality hype cycle and 3) facts about Augmented Reality. Its future directions and areas requiring further research are discussed.