Augmented reality

Mouthing Off | Tastes from your TV? Scientists invent device that can mimic sugar, salt … and durian

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Mouthing Off | Tastes from your TV? Scientists invent device that can mimic sugar, salt … and durian

Last week, researchers at City University of Hong Kong announced something quite remarkable. The scientists claimed we will soon be able to taste food through our televisions because they have invented a lickable virtual-reality device. The breakthrough was detailed in a paper titled “Miniaturised, portable gustation interfaces for VR/AR/MR” published by a group headed by … Read more

Pokémon Go Was A Plot To Use Your Data To Fast Track An AI-Slop Google Maps Competitor

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Pokémon Go Was A Plot To Use Your Data To Fast Track An AI-Slop Google Maps Competitor

Image: Pokémon Go Niantic, the privately-held Pokémon Go app parent company, brought the augmented-reality app to the masses in July of 2016, and the game made it onto over a billion phones before 2019. Statistically you’ve probably played it, but in case you haven’t, players of the game must travel to locations in the physical … Read more

Apple explores smart glasses, following Meta’s lead

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Apple explores smart glasses, following Meta’s lead

Apple is exploring a push into smart glasses with an internal study of products currently on the market, setting the stage for the company to follow Meta Platforms into an increasingly popular category. The initiative, code-named Atlas, got under way last week and involves gathering feedback from Apple employees on smart glasses, according to people … Read more

Alibaba cuts ‘dozens of employees’ at metaverse unit as hype in sector cools down

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Alibaba cuts ‘dozens of employees’ at metaverse unit as hype in sector cools down

Alibaba Group Holding is scaling down its metaverse operations, according to a source familiar with the matter, making it the latest Big Tech company to pull back resources from the once-popular sector. Dozens of employees at Yuanjing, the metaverse unit of e-commerce giant Alibaba, have been laid off, as part of a restructuring that aims … Read more

Snap unveils $1,200 augmented reality eyeglasses in bid to win tech race

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Snap unveils ,200 augmented reality eyeglasses in bid to win tech race

Snap unveiled an upgraded version of its Spectacles augmented-reality glasses on Tuesday, doubling down on its bet that wearable devices to enhance the view of the real world will be one of the next frontiers in tech. The company, known for its popular messaging app Snapchat and animated filters, partnered with chipmaker Qualcomm and OpenAI’s ChatGPT … Read more

Test drive at 140mph: Alibaba’s Taobao puts Xiaomi car buyers behind virtual wheel

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Test drive at 140mph: Alibaba’s Taobao puts Xiaomi car buyers behind virtual wheel

A new feature on Alibaba Group Holding’s Taobao app lets potential car buyers test drive Xiaomi’s SU7 electric sedan virtually through Apple’s Vision Pro headset, the latest example of Chinese tech companies employing cutting-edge technology to compete for customers. Launched earlier this week as part of an update to Taobao’s Vision Pro app, the new … Read more

Air India Rolls Out ‘AEYE Vision’ On Mobile App For Real-Time Flight Updates

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Air India Rolls Out ‘AEYE Vision’ On Mobile App For Real-Time Flight Updates

Last Updated: September 03, 2024, 15:48 IST Air India, one of India’s top airlines, has introduced a new feature called ‘AEYE Vision’ on its mobile app. This AI-powered tool is designed to make travel easier by providing real-time trip updates through a quick scan. With AEYE Vision, passengers can now access flight details, boarding passes, … Read more

Zuckerberg says holographic AR glasses are coming

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Zuckerberg says holographic AR glasses are coming

Andy Boxall / Digital Trends In a recent interview, Mark Zuckerberg shared his thoughts and Meta’s plans for holographic AR glasses. The end goal is a device that can completely replace your phone with a spatial interface that keeps your head up and hands-free, while still providing access to all the information you need. Zuckerberg … Read more

Apple to launch Vision Pro in China this year, Tim Cook says

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Apple to launch Vision Pro in China this year, Tim Cook says

Apple’s Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook attends the China Development Forum in Beijing on March 24, 2024.  Pedro Pardo | AFP  | Getty Images Apple will launch its Vision Pro headset in China this year, CEO Tim Cook told Chinese state media. In a video posted on one of CCTV’s accounts on Chinese social media … Read more

TikTok owner ByteDance acquires stake in memory chip firm InnoStar to bolster VR unit Pico as it takes on Apple’s Vision Pro

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TikTok owner ByteDance acquires stake in memory chip firm InnoStar to bolster VR unit Pico as it takes on Apple’s Vision Pro

Picoheart, a Singapore-based affiliate of ByteDance, earlier this month invested an undisclosed amount to acquire a 9.5 per cent shareholding in state-backed InnoStar, which is headquartered in Shanghai, according to data from company registry information provider Qichacha. That investment was made “in hopes of utilising the memory chips produced by InnoStar in Pico’s VR headsets”, … Read more