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Revolutionary reversible robo-hand can crawl away from its arm
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (566+ words) What has opposable thumbs and is the most dexterous tool on the planet? The human hand, obviously. Well " not anymore. At least according to engineers at "cole Polytechnique F'd'rale de Lausanne's (EPFL) school of engineering, who have developed a robotic…...
Ultrasonic wristband used to track hand movements like never before
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (339+ words) There are a few ways to capture those movements so robots can copy them in real time, but each method has limitations. The new approach developed by MIT researchers is the most precise and reliable so far, and it utilizes…...
Practical Smell-O-Vision could soon be coming to a VR headset near you
1+ week, 6+ day ago (333+ words) Despite the many improvements in virtual reality (VR) technology, with realistic visual and auditory content that makes the user feel immersed in the environment, the olfactory sense has not been as faithfully replicated in the medium. Later devices for the…...
An Inside Look at PICO OS 6: The Shift to General-Purpose Spatial Computing
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (466+ words) PICO is leading XR's paradigm shift from a mere entertainment device into a general computing platform. The biggest pain point for the XR industry has been the "Walled Garden" syndrome, where applications are not able to coexist. PICO's goal is…...
Logitech's AI cameras rethink how big meeting rooms show up on video
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (489+ words) If you've joined a hybrid meeting from a large boardroom, you'll know what it's often like: voices echoing, faces blurring together, and the person speaking often ending up just off-screen. Big rooms just don't translate well to video, and remote…...
Addictive game keeps your brain engaged and your eyes off the screen
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (429+ words) There are many tools that offer to help us focus " but very few are designed to do this in just a minute. Brain Blink is built just for this, with 60-second games on a pocket-sized device featuring real buttons and…...
Smart headphones hide a fold-down immersive display in the headband
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (412+ words) The Perisphere from Geeks Loft combines over-ear headphones with a compact display designed to sit directly in front of your eyes for 2 D and 3 D viewing. The display module is housed just above the headband that stays out of sight…...
Shape-shifting screen pushes pixels out to meet your fingertips
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (692+ words) Could you imagine being able to "feel" the images on your screen? UCSB researchers have made this sci-fi-like idea a reality. They've developed a display where pixels physically rise off the surface when activated by laser light. Even our most…...
Fingertip wearable lets you feel virtual textures on touchscreens
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (381+ words) Engineers from Northwestern University have developed a flexible device you can wear on your fingertip like a Band-Aid to feel the sensation of interacting with textured and patterned surfaces on a touchscreen. It could be a major step forward in…...
Valve has a new VR gaming headset " and a clever feature for high-res graphics
5+ mon, 9+ hour ago (485+ words) Valve " which runs the Steam game store and made the legendary Half-Life series " already makes a VR headset for hardcore gamers who care to tether themselves to a beefy PC for an immersive experience. Its new headset, the Steam Frame,…...