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Apple Patents AR Headset with Clear Lenses Which Can Turn Opaque
It is already known that Apple is working on new augmented reality eyewear technology in the background. So far, it has been tight-lipped about the project even though numerous clues…
Patent Provides a Glimpse into How Samsung’s First Augmented Reality Glasses Look Like
There is a new Samsung patent showing what could be the South Korean tech conglomerate’s response to the recent moves by Apple and Sony to launch augmented reality glasses. The…
Sony and Yamaha’s Self-Driving Mixed Reality “Sociable Cart” Launching this November
Sony’s Sociable Cart SC-1, developed in collaboration with Yamaha, is finally here. It is an autonomous vehicle and party bus in one and has been developed for uses in golf…
PlayStation VR Patent Suggests a Possible Next-Generation Virtual Reality Headset
Sony has been granted a patent that seems to suggest that the much-rumored PSVR 2 might be in the offing. The patent for a ‘data processing device’ was first noticed…
Microsoft Files Patent for a Vibrating Virtual Reality Floor Mat
Microsoft has filed a patent for a dedicated vibrating virtual reality floor mat that could help headset wearers avoid obstacles such as furniture in the room. The patent application also…
Nintendo Has Registered Patents For New Switch VR Headset Design
Nintendo is launching its Switch Lite on September 20th but the tech giant is also working on some new innovations. The company has recently filed a patent for a new…
Jaguar Land Rover Develops New 3D Virtual Reality In-Car Experience
Cutting-edge immersive entertainment for an autonomous future. Automakers are beginning to explore ways through which they can revolutionize in-car entertainment, particularly as autonomous car technology continues to grow in sophistication.…
Google’s AI Hand-Tracking Algorithm Could Be a Major Step to Sign Language Recognition
Sign language is used by millions of people around the world but few who are not deaf are able to understand the hand gestures that constitute sign language. For quite…
Facebook’s Mind Reading Interface Could be Closer to Reality
Facebook has been financing an R&D initiative it first introduced in 2017 at the F8 on a brain-computer interface (BCI) that could possibly be used on its future augmented reality…
KAT Loco Sensors Provide a Complete Wearable VR Locomotion System
Virtual reality controllers and headsets now easily track head and hand movements. However, the last terrain that has proven difficult to conquer is foot-tracking. The games hardware company KAT is…