Virtual 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

Apple could tie with up with Sony for a critical Vision Pro upgrade

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Apple could tie with up with Sony for a critical Vision Pro upgrade

Apple hasn’t quite tasted the domain-shifting success it expected with the Vision Pro headset. A price tag worth $3,500 was already a deterrent, but the gaming ecosystem — a key driver for the VR segment — has also been lackluster. The company is now hoping to fix that situation, with some help from Sony. According … Read more

Surprise new Channel 4 app launches with ‘groundbreaking UK-first’ perk your TV and phone don’t have

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Surprise new Channel 4 app launches with ‘groundbreaking UK-first’ perk your TV and phone don’t have

CHANNEL 4 has launched a brand new TV app with a viewing experience you won’t get on a television or smartphone. It’s a virtual reality app for the posh Apple Vision Pro headset – and it promises a “ground-breaking cinema-style full-screen viewing experience” like no other. 5 You can now watch Channel 4 on a … 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

Alyx’ – We Got This Covered

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Alyx’ – We Got This Covered

Virtual reality gaming has a Half-Life: Alyx problem. When Valve dropped this incredible game in 2020 optimists assumed it’d open the floodgates for more high-quality VR adventures of its ilk. But, sadly, we’re approaching a full half-century since its release, and no other VR title has come close. Well, until now. Batman: Arkham Shadow has … Read more

MSDE, Meta partner to launch AI Assistant for Skill India Mission and establishment of 5 Centres of Excellence in VR/MR | Education

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MSDE, Meta partner to launch AI Assistant for Skill India Mission and establishment of 5 Centres of Excellence in VR/MR | Education

The Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, MSDE, has joined hands with Meta to launch two initiatives, namely an AI Assistant for the Skill India Mission and the establishment of 5 Centers of Excellence (CoEs) in Virtual Reality (VR) and Mixed Reality (MR). MSDE, Meta have joined hands to launch AI Assistant for Skill India … 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

Meta just accidentally revealed its next VR headset

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Meta just accidentally revealed its next VR headset

Newly leaked images of Meta’s upcoming Quest 3S have surfaced online, including one found in an official Meta app. That leaves no room for doubt when it comes to how the upcoming Quest 3S will look. If you have the Meta Quest Link app installed, you can see the image for yourself by searching for … Read more

Meta halts plans for high-end mixed-reality headset: report

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Meta halts plans for high-end mixed-reality headset: report

Meta Platforms has canceled plans for a premium mixed-reality headset intended to compete with Apple’s Vision Pro, the Information reported Friday. The company told employees at its Reality Labs division to stop work on the device this week after a product review meeting, the report said citing two Meta employees. The axed device was internally code-named La Jolla and was … Read more