⊲ EU-Startups ⊳ Dublin-headquartered VRAI, specialising in VR and mixed reality for defence training, has raised €5 million in a Series A round led by Beringea. Their platform, HEAT, integrates...
Month: March 2025
Meta’s AR Glasses Track Your Heart Rate
⊲ Meta ⊳ Meta has unveiled Aria Gen 2, its next-generation research AR glasses designed to advance AI, robotics, and contextual machine learning. A key new feature is a built-in...
HTC’s YouTube for 3D Content
⊲ VentureBeat ⊳ HTC has unveiled Viverse Worlds, a platform enabling users to create, share, and explore 3D content directly through web links, eliminating the need for downloads. This initiative...
AR Brings Future Buildings to Life
⊲ Tech Xplore ⊳ Researchers at SINTEF and NTNU have developed an augmented reality (AR) application that allows users to visualise unbuilt architectural designs within their actual environments. In...
Virtual Reality’s “Electronic Tongue”
⊲ The Guardian ⊳ Scientists have developed 'e-Taste', a device capable of recreating and sharing flavours remotely. This innovation could enhance virtual and augmented reality experiences by...
The Future of Filmmaking and Games Engines
⊲ Creative Bloq ⊳ The film 'Babiru' centred around the remnants of Babiru, a megalopolis populated by AI robots, exemplifies innovative animation by integrating Unreal Engine 5 with DaVinci Resolve...
VR Aiding Stroke Recovery
⊲ University of Reading ⊳ A study by the University of Reading and Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust found that combining virtual reality with physiotherapy significantly improved stroke...