⊲ XR Today ⊳ This article discusses how eXtended Reality (XR) technologies collect detailed user data, including physical movements and biometric information, raising significant privacy and...
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US Navy Seeks Simulation & Training Innovation
⊲ Military & Aerospace Electronics ⊳ The U.S. Navy's NAWCTSD is inviting industry proposals to enhance military training through technologies like adaptive simulations, distributed learning,...
Subtitling Our Life?
⊲ Computerworld ⊳ The article contends that the primary application for upcoming smart glasses will be real-time subtitles, facilitating seamless communication by translating spoken words into text...
Real World 3D Scanning Revolution
⊲ XDA Developers ⊳ 3D scanning technology is being applied in various fields, including reverse engineering, where it aids in recreating existing products and parts by capturing their precise...
The Military Metaverse Fights Back
⊲ Halldale ⊳ Fawkes and Burden’s new book The Military Metaverse, published today by Routledge, maps out the evolution and future direction of virtual worlds, simulation, XR and avatars within...
The Computer Graphics Revolution Viewed In 1981
⊲ BBC Horizon ⊳ In this fascinating 1981 retrospective, the BBC documentary programme Horizon traced the rise of computer graphics from wartime radar screens to video arcades and cinematic...
Sony’s 3D Screens Go OpenXR
⊲ Mixed-News ⊳ Sony has expanded its Spatial Reality Display line, introducing larger 27-inch and 54-inch models. The major leap is the integration of OpenXR, allowing access to industry-standard...
Kopin to Set XR Display Standards
⊲ Nasdaq ⊳ Kopin Corporation has secured a US Army contract for the Soldier Display Trade Study aimed at identifying the ideal MicroLED specifications for Extended Reality (XR) heads-up displays...
Teams Can Teleport Into Workspaces
⊲ UploadVR ⊳ Varjo has unveiled Teleport 2.0, their virtual collaboration platform designed to enable teams to meet inside immersive 3D replicas of real-world spaces. The updated version offers...
Meta Trims Reality Labs XR Team
⊲ MIXED News ⊳ Meta has laid off a portion of its workforce in Reality Labs and Oculus Studios, part of a wider trend of job cuts as it restructures its efforts around augmented and virtual...
Smart Glasses Translate in Real Time
⊲ The Verge ⊳ Meta has expanded features for its Ray-Ban smart glasses, now available to all users. These include live translation for conversations in English, French, Italian, and Spanish, which...
AI Steps Into the Real World
⊲ World Economic Forum ⊳ This article, by the World Economic Forum's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, describes how AI is moving beyond screens into the physical world, driven by...