⊲ Discover Magazine ⊳ Researchers at Ohio State University and Zhejiang Laboratory have developed Scentronic, an AI-assisted system that detects odours and recreates them remotely. An electronic...
Tag: XR
eXtended Reality
XR Turns Fingertips Into Microphones
⊲ Hackster.io ⊳ Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed SoundBubble, a system that uses XR headset microphones and hand tracking to create virtual microphones that follow users’...
Big Tech Backs 60 Years of XR Heritage
⊲ Meta ⊳ Meta has joined Google and Applied Materials as a founding sponsor of Extended Reality: Visions of the Future at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, running until 28...
Apple Faces XR Controller Uncertainty
⊲ AppleInsider ⊳ Sony has sold 419 extended reality patents to Meta, raising questions about the future of PlayStation VR2 hardware and its implications for Apple Vision Pro gaming. Apple's headset...
Smart Fibres Power Immersive Interaction
⊲ EurekAlert! ⊳ Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have reviewed how triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) fibres could improve virtual and augmented reality interaction. These flexible,...
Android XR Glasses Promise Lightweight Design
⊲ PhoneArena ⊳ Leaked specifications reveal Samsung’s forthcoming Android XR smart glasses could weigh just 41 grams, featuring a Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 processor, 12MP camera, 2GB RAM and 64GB...
Smart Glasses and AI Transform Deliveries
⊲ Tom's Guide ⊳ Amazon plans to equip its delivery drivers with more than 20,000 pairs of AI smart glasses by the end of 2027 providing hands-free navigation, package identification and delivery...
Every Living Room Becomes Arena
⊲ VFX Voice ⊳ Mixed reality is gaining ground as passthrough, room scanning and hand tracking mature on headsets such as Meta Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro, according to VFX Voice. Magnopus built...
Norway Proposes Smart Glasses Restrictions
⊲ Los Angeles Times ⊳ Norway is proposing temporary restrictions on smart glasses capable of recording people without their knowledge. The government is considering bans in locations where privacy...
Wearable-Free Immersive Experiences
⊲ New Atlas ⊳ Long sessions in VR headsets strain the head and neck, prompting Shogo Fukushima, an associate professor at Kyushu University, to develop a chair that delivers a personal 3D view...
Europe Tackles Virtual World Fragmentation
⊲ Science|Business ⊳ At a Brussels summit on 10 September, the €2 million EU-funded OPENVERSE project showcased proven virtual world applications, including Changefied's VR simulations helping...
Shutters for Smart Glasses?
⊲ Immersive Wire ⊳ Tom Ffiske at Immersive Wire asks whether privacy concerns over smart glasses are teething friction for a new product category or something deeper. UK pubs, theatres and cinemas...