⊲ Niche Gamer ⊳ The article explores how virtual reality and the metaverse are transforming online casinos by creating immersive 3D environments where players can walk around as avatars, pick up...
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Military leaders are championing a rapid shift toward virtual modelling and experimentation for future battlespaces, with a senior RAF officer urging accelerated adoption despite ongoing struggles...
Filipinos Operate & Train Japan’s Robots
⊲ Rest of World ⊳ In Manila, Filipino tech workers are remotely managing AI-powered robots in Japanese convenience stores. Hired by startups like Astro Robotics, these workers operate machines when...
Teleoperated Domestic Robot
⊲ Engadget ⊳ 1X Technologies has unveiled NEO, a 5'6" humanoid robot designed for home use, priced at $20,000 or via monthly subscription. It features soft-body mechanics, articulated hands, and...
RAF’s Future Virtual Battlespace
⊲ SSBCrack News ⊳ A senior RAF officer has claimed that future wars may increasingly play out in virtual and augmented reality as militaries shift from armament build‑up to rapid simulation,...
Simulation Boosts ROV Operator Training
⊲ Newswise ⊳ Researchers at Zhejiang University have developed a digital simulation platform designed for work‑class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) that combines navigation, motion control and...
XR Hand Gestures May Exclude Millions
⊲ University of Bath ⊳ Virtual and augmented reality systems that rely on hand gestures like pinching, swiping or tapping may unintentionally exclude people with limited hand mobility due to...
All Delivery Drivers to Wear Smart Glasses?
⊲ ZDNet ⊳ Amazon is looking to equip delivery drivers with smart glasses to assist with package location and safety. Unveiled at the "Delivering the Future" event, these AI-powered glasses assist...
Air Ambulance Operator’s VR Simulator
⊲ Vertical Mag ⊳ PHI Air Medical, which conducts over 22,500 transports annually, has become the first air ambulance operator in the Americas to adopt Loft Dynamics' full-motion virtual reality...
Mini Screen Reaches Eye Resolution
⊲ New Atlas ⊳ Swedish researchers have developed a groundbreaking screen, termed "retina e-paper," that mimics the human pupil's size and achieves over 25,000 pixels per inch, comparable to the...
Samsung Challenges Apple Vision Pro
⊲ TechRadar ⊳ Samsung’s Galaxy XR headset enters the spatial computing race with a notably lower price point than Apple’s Vision Pro. Weighing 536g and powered by Qualcomm’s XR2+ Gen 2 chip, it...
Ordinary Monitor Becomes VR Portal
⊲ The Debrief ⊳ The article reports on Portalgraph, a headset‑free display technology by Beleve Vision that can convert ordinary screens (TVs, projectors, monitors) into interactive 3D/VR‑style...