⊲ Dove Medical Press ⊳ This review examines the evaluation of AR head-mounted devices (HMDs) in healthcare, highlighting their applications in surgery, rehabilitation, and medical training. Key...
Month: August 2025
Simulation Meets Drones
⊲ Halldale ⊳ The National Center for Simulation will host its annual B2B networking event, Sim, Soar & Sip, on 1 October 2025 at Full Sail University. The programme will spotlight the growing...
AR Breathes Life into Old Toys
⊲ TechXplore ⊳ Researchers from Scottish universities have developed AZRA, an augmented reality system that overlays expressive features onto older robot toys and pets. Using devices like Meta...
Royal Navy Invests in Multi-Domain Simulation
⊲ Royal Navy ⊳ The Royal Navy has awarded QinetiQ a £25 million, five-year contract to deliver training through the Maritime Command and Staff Trainer (MCAST). The system will simulate task force...
VR Pilots Control Robot Fighters
⊲ Core Memory ⊳ Cix Liv, a VR entrepreneur, has created a robot fight club in a San Francisco warehouse where humanoid bots battle in cages wearing armour and gloves. Pilots steer them with VR...
More Affordable AR on the Way?
⊲ Wccftech ⊳ Meta is reportedly preparing to launch its first smart glasses with a built-in display, codenamed “Hypernova,” priced at $800. This is lower than the expected $1,000+, reflecting a...
AR Comes to USAF Fighter Cockpits
⊲ FlightGlobal ⊳ Florida-based Red 6 revealed on 15 August that it has received a contract from the USAF’s Air Combat Command to deploy its Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality System (ATARS)...
XR that Adjusts to your Sight
⊲ Patently Apple ⊳ Apple's new patent outlines an advanced lens system for smart glasses and XR headsets that could significantly improve visual comfort. This system features tunable lenses that...
VR, AR, AI Reshape Med‑Edu
⊲ Intelligent Living ⊳ The article discusses the evolving landscape of medical education, particularly in regenerative medicine, where traditional teaching methods are becoming inadequate. To...
Seeing Smarter by 2035
⊲ Tom’s Guide ⊳ This article imagines what smart glasses might look like by 2035. It describes today’s devices, AI‑leaning options like Ray‑Ban Meta and display-focused AR models like Xreal...
AI Generated Speech for Virtual Worlds
⊲ AInvest ⊳ Meta has acquired WaveForms, an AI audio startup launched in December 2024 and specialising in human-level speech generation and emotional AI, aiming for a “Speech Turing Test.” This...
Interacting with Distant Objects in XR
⊲ UploadVR ⊳ Researchers from Google and the University of Minnesota have proposed a new concept called "proxies" to improve how we interact with physical objects using mixed reality headsets....