VR/AR

Semiconductor industry growth opportunities in the year ahead will take centre stage at Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS) 2024 as the year’s first executive check-in opens with leading analysts, researchers, economists, and technologists offering insights on forces impacting the industry.

Since releasing its ‘Safeguarding the Metaverse’ report in 2022, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has acknowledged the significant potential of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality technologies, especially in fields like engineering, education, health, and social services.

NTT DOCOMO, Miyashita Laboratory of the School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences, Meiji University,1 and H2L announced that they have developed a technology that enables taste information to be shared between people via a human-augmentation platform2 developed by DOCOMO. 

Recent data from Circana, shared with CNBC, reveals a nearly 40% decline in US sales of VR headsets and AR glasses, plummeting to $664 million in 2023.

As the peak shopping season arrives, solutions that improve the customer experience and expedite their decision-making are increasingly vital.

Smart textiles are changing how we interact with the environment around us; fabrics are moving beyond their traditional roles to become integral and interactive components in our everyday lives.

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have introduced a novel virtual reality (VR) application that revolutionises how users interact with technology.

Flying cars might not yet be mainstream, but as developments in the electric and autonomous vehicle industries are making progress globally, the future of driving is set to look very different.

Technological company Devar, specialising in augmented reality (AR) technology, is gearing up to launch an innovative conference platform capable of conducting video calls in augmented reality mode.

British spatial computing company, Hadean, and British AI/ML technologists, Graphcore, are joining forces to accelerate AI in defence by deploying best-in-class specialised AI hardware and software.