Next-Gen AR glasses will require new chip designs
A Facebook executive challenges the Arm processor community to create tech building blocks for augmented reality glasses What seems like a simple task—building a useful...
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Vuzix now offers blade smartglasses in a new safety glasses rated version
Vuzix Now Offers Blade Smartglasses in a New Safety Glasses Rated Version Vuzix, a leading supplier of Smartglasses and Augmented Reality (AR) products, introduced Vuzix...
Smart AR glasses, smart helmets: market analysis and forecasts
The worldwide market for smart glasses hasn’t taken off despite a few years of pilots, implementations, and a lot of hype, according to market intelligence...
Cedars-Sinai study makes strong case for virtual reality for pain management
Chronic pain is a major public health challenge. Many hospital patients endure pain every day of their stay. According to a new study, however, virtual...
Virtual reality experiences may help treat severe pain
Therapeutic virtual reality can be used to reduce severe pain in hospitalized patients, according to a study published August 14, 2019 in the open-access journal PLOS...
Researchers analyze link between videogame addiction and school inadaptation
A team of researchers from the departments of Medicine and Education Sciences of the CEU Cardenal Herrera University in Castellón (Spain) has analyzed the relation...
Using virtual reality could make you a better person in real life
If you’ve ever participated in virtual reality (VR) experience, you might have found yourself navigating the virtual world as an avatar. If you haven’t, you...
Your doctor may be playing medical video games at work. That could be good for your health
Can playing video games be a prescription for good health? Dr. Zubin Damania thinks so. Two to three times a week, the UCSF/Stanford-trained internist and...
Can ‘brain games’ really help you improve the way your brain functions?
You’ve probably seen ads for apps promising to make you smarter in just a few minutes a day. Hundreds of so-called “brain training” programs can...
Virtual reality can spot navigation problems in early Alzheimer’s disease
Virtual reality (VR) can identify early Alzheimer’s disease more accurately than ‘gold standard’ cognitive tests currently in use, suggests new research from the University of...