Hi Tech & Innovation
Cornell researchers have developed a wristband device that continuously detects hand positioning—as well as objects the hand interacts with—using AI-powered, inaudible soundwaves.
Apr 2, 2024
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Computer Sciences
Augmented reality (AR) has once again come into the spotlight since the mobile phone game Pokémon Go attracted more than 75 million fans within the space of a few days. In AR, images or videos of a real scene are enhanced ...
Feb 28, 2017
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Consumer & Gadgets
Meta Platforms Inc. urged a judge to reject the U.S. Federal Trade Commission attempt to block the company's acquisition of virtual reality app Within Unlimited, saying the agency's claims about competition in the area are ...
Oct 14, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
What is virtual reality? On a technical level, it is a headset-enabled system using images and sounds to make the user feel as if they are in another place altogether. But in terms of the content and essence of virtual reality—well, ...
May 26, 2022
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Hi Tech & Innovation
(Tech Xplore)—Researchers are thinking on the lines of raising the bar on the virtual reality experience— by adding haptics to virtual reality walls and other heavy objects. Instead of your fingers passing right through ...
Software
What is Smartify? A hint is there if you go up on their website, where you see people darting around a museum. Nice. They are not wearing clunky headphones and are not restricted to a circle of tourists where they have to ...
Computer Sciences
(Tech Xplore)—University of Arizona's College of Optical Sciences has an ambitious lineup of research areas.
Consumer & Gadgets
Virtual hand interactions are one of the most common and useful applications that virtual reality (VR) systems offer users. But, as a new Concordia-led study shows, personal preference remains an important factor in how the ...
Jan 30, 2024
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Researchers from Cornell and Brown University have developed a souped-up telepresence robot that responds automatically and in real-time to a remote user's movements and gestures made in virtual reality.
Oct 26, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
Rapid developments in artificial intelligence—and recent turmoil at industry powerhouse OpenAI—have brought fresh attention to a key hub of ethics research related to the technology in Montreal, led by Canadian "godfather ...
Dec 2, 2023
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