▶ Digital Trends ▶ The Viture Pro Neckband significantly upgrades Viture’s AR smart glasses, making them standalone Android devices that support multi-window spatial computing and millions of apps. Enhanced by hand-tracking sensors and an AI...
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An XR Wearables Tipping Point?
▶ TechRadar ▶ XR wearables, encompassing AR, VR, and MR, are overcoming earlier limitations in power efficiency, security, and application ecosystems. Progress in lightweight materials, battery life, and AI integration, along with innovations...
Mind-Controlled XR Revolution Advances
| XR Today | Neural interfaces may transform extended reality (XR) by enabling direct interaction between the human nervous system and digital environments. These interfaces, ranging from invasive implants like Neuralink's brain-computer chips...
Amazon’s Eyewear to Speed Delivery
| Reuters | Amazon is reportedly developing smart eyeglasses to improve delivery efficiency. Equipped with augmented reality, the glasses aim to assist drivers in faster navigation and package handling. Currently in testing, this technology...
USAF’s Advanced Training Goggle Development
| Airforce Technology | Finland's Varjo has won a contract in the USAF’s AFWERX Super Goggle Challenge, aimed at creating high-performance mixed-reality goggles to enhance flight training. This project supports the Department of Defense’s...
Vision Pro’s Promising Radiology Performance
| 9to5Mac | A recent study by the University of California, San Diego, evaluated Apple Vision Pro's effectiveness in radiology. Radiologists used the headset to review 100 CT scans for diverticulitis detection, comparing results with...
New Wearable Device Enhances Immersion
| Technology Networks | A new wearable offers realistic sensory feedback for users through a soft actuator design, mimicking skin-like sensations. This technology could improve immersion in VR and AR applications by allowing users to experience...
Holographic Technique Enhances XR Lens
| Live Science | Researchers in China have developed a bifocal lens inspired by holographic technology, capable of switching between two focal points using external voltage. This innovation could enhance imaging devices, including future VR...
Pilot Training Exploits Vision Pro
| Halldale | CAE’s new app leverages Apple Vision Pro to create an immersive flight training tool for pilots. Unveiled at NBAA-BACE, the app allows pilots to complete previously centre-only training, focusing on muscle memory and procedural...
Unity 6 Game Engine Launches
| The Verge | Unity 6, the latest version of the Unity game engine, launched globally on 17 October 2024. This update introduces new features like enhanced graphics, simplified multiplayer development, and improved tools for creating...
New Paradigm in Computer Interaction?
| arXiv | The Meta-led paper on TouchInsight presents a novel method for rapid and accurate touch input detection in mixed reality using the typist's vision. This approach leverages head-mounted cameras to track the user's hands, addressing...
Epic’s Fab Multi-Format Marketplace
| Unreal Engine | Today, Epic Games has launched Fab, a new unified marketplace for 3D content. Fab integrates assets from Quixel, Sketchfab, Unreal Engine Marketplace, and ArtStation, allowing users to buy, sell, and use assets across multiple...