⊲ 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...
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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...
Gamers Quietly 3D Mapping Cities Worldwide
⊲ MIT Technology Review ⊳ Niantic Spatial, an AI spinout from Niantic is turning images captured by players of Pokémon Go and Ingress into a detailed visual positioning system for robots. 30...
Data to Actionable Knowledge Through AR & AI
⊲ Applied Intelligence ⊳Researchers present a method that links artificial intelligence with augmented reality to improve industrial knowledge management in maintenance work. AI processes...
The Future of HTC’s XR?
⊲ Skarredghost ⊳ After community speculation about HTC Vive's future, blogger Skarredghost contacted the company directly. HTC confirmed it remains active in XR, pointing to its Eagle smartglasses,...
HoloLens Lives on in Logistics
⊲ TechRadar ⊳ The US Air Force has found an unexpected military use for Microsoft's HoloLens headsets, deploying them to help load and balance aircraft cargo. Originally envisaged for battlefield...
Immersed in 3D Google Maps
⊲ Unity ⊳ Google has integrated Immersive View into Android XR, allowing users to explore the globe with a more immersive experience. By using the Unity engine, the team successfully bridged...
Robotic Surgery Over 2,400km
⊲ The Guardian ⊳ Professor Prokar Dasgupta at The London Clinic in Harley Street has performed the UK's first remote robotic surgery, operating on a prostate cancer patient 2,400km away in...