⊲ Digital Camera World ⊳ Ouster's REV8 Color LiDAR chip captures colour and depth simultaneously using a single lens and chip, abandoning the traditional pixel grid in favour of a point cloud of up...
Tag: AR
augmented reality
Vision Pro’s Surgery World First
⊲ TechRadar ⊳ Apple's Vision Pro has been used in the world's first cataract surgery assisted by a mixed reality headset, with Dr Eric Rosenberg completing the procedure at SightMD in New England...
Survey Finds Over 37% Deploy XR in Training
⊲ Varjo ⊳ Varjo's State of XR in Simulation Training 2026 report, drawing on survey responses from over 100 defence and training professionals, finds that extended reality has shifted firmly from...
The Future of Phygital
⊲ The Drum ⊳ With Meta's metaverse set to close in June, The Drum gathered industry perspectives on the future of phygital. Experts largely agree the concept survives, but must evolve beyond...
US Army Publishes XR Maintenance and Training Photos
⊲ DVIDS ⊳ A set of photos illustrating how the US Army are using XR in various forms to improve its maintenance and training. Soldiers from the 1st Field Artillery Regiment are among those...
China’s Smart Glasses Industry Matures
⊲ Immersive Wire ⊳ Sylvan Shen reports on China's rapidly maturing smart glasses industry. Brands such as RayNeo, XREAL, Rokid and Alibaba's Qwen Glasses are competing across three product...
XR Lowering Barriers to Effective Training
⊲ Metaverse VR ⊳ Metaverse VR explains how AR and VR can help instructors make professional training more inclusive by giving trainees visual, practical and repeatable ways to learn. Drawing on...
Smart Glasses, New Features, Higher Cost
⊲ Engadget ⊳ Meta and EssilorLuxottica have unveiled two new Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses styles, the Blayzer Optics and Scriber Optics, starting at $499. Both feature slimmer frames, swappable...
Skull Vibrations May Replace Passwords
⊲ Popular Science ⊳ Researchers at Rutgers University have developed VitalID, a software system that authenticates extended reality headset users by detecting the unique vibrations that heartbeats...
Virtual Hubs Are Shutting Down
⊲ Immersive Wire ⊳ Virtual hubs that once drew attention during remote work growth are losing momentum as funding tightens and user expectations shift. AltSpaceVR has closed, Rec Room will shut in...
Smart Glasses Gain Eye Tracking
⊲ Gizmodo ⊳ The Maverick AI Pro, unveiled by Everysight, is the first smart glasses to feature eye tracking, allowing users to control them through eye movements. This technology mirrors the input...
Metaverse’s Creator Takes a Critical Look
⊲ The Register ⊳ Neal Stephenson, the author who coined "metaverse," argues that the future of immersive environments does not rely on head-mounted displays, as evidenced by Meta's costly failure...