Curated pan-sector news and articles for the world of Simulation and Interactive 3D Worlds, including Immersive Tech, eXtended Reality, Spatial Computing, Digital Twins and the Metaverse
⊲ TNW ⊳ Belgian startup Swave is developing true holographic smart glasses, claiming a breakthrough in Holographic eXtended Reality (HXR). Their lightweight glasses, using nanoscale pixels and phase-change materials, promise 3D images visible from...
▶ Source - UploadVR ▶ Spatial computing application Figmin XR now enables the colocation of a Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro in the same room. This setup integrates Tilt Brush with Figmin's creation tools for building scenes and objects with physics...
| 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...
Coin Telegraph|AI firm World Labs, co-founded by Fei-Fei Li, the former Google Cloud AI boss, has launched with $230M in funding and a $1B valuation. Its goal is to develop "Large World Models" (LWMs) capable of 3D spatial intelligence, aiming to...
Smart Eye | Swedish human behaviour tracking technology company Smart Eye has signed a SEK 700 million contract to provide its advanced Driver Monitoring System (DMS) software to Volvo, Audi, Porsche, GM, and a new European OEM. This technology...
Six Colors | This review of Apple's forthcoming visionOS 2 for its Vision Pro update highlights both improvements and limitations in the spatial computing experience. The update introduces features like spatial photos and a TabletopKit for...
Matthew Ball | Ball's analysis of Apple's Vision Pro based on his 6 month's usage of the device suggests that despite its innovative design and potential, the device may struggle due to high costs, limited use cases, and challenges in widespread...