article thumbnail

What’s Facebook’s Wearables Master Plan?

ARVR

This thinking holds up, but a less-discussed product class could have a greater impact in priming consumers for AR glasses: wearables. Meanwhile, tech giants are motivated toward wearables. For example, Apple’s wearables offset iPhone sales declines. Social Experiment That brings us back to wearables. Enter Project Aria.

Wearables 130
article thumbnail

The Best VR Gloves in 2024: Harnessing Haptic Feedback

XR Today - Virtual Reality

In the last few years, there’s been less hype around VR gloves and haptic accessories in the extended reality space. However, as the adoption of virtual reality grows in the business landscape for training, product development, and collaboration, this is beginning to change. What are VR Gloves and How Do They Work?

Haptic 270
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Which Startups Are Hiring for Augmented Reality Jobs?

ARPost

In 2019, the demand growth for augmented reality and virtual reality engineers skyrocketed 1400% from the previous year, surpassing the demand for blockchain engineers (the most in-demand skill in 2018). Venture capital investment in augmented reality and virtual reality hit $4.1 Guest Post.

article thumbnail

[Industry Direct] Revolutionizing Fitness Apps with Snapdragon Technologies

Road to VR

In the ever-evolving fitness industry, adding Extended Reality (XR) to the mix has opened up some cool new possibilities to get a sweat. From Virtual Reality Zumba classes to gamified Augmented Reality workouts, XR fitness allows you to get in a physically demanding session from the comfort of your own home.

Industry 170
article thumbnail

The Latest Hand-Tracking Innovations from Meta and Shopify

XR Today - Virtual Reality

January is a productive month for extended reality (XR) technologies following CES 2023; as February approaches, Meta and Shopify have introduced hand-tracking innovations for their customers, continuing the journey of XR innovation. Meta Debuts Hand-Tracking v2.1 This Thursday, Meta released hand-tracking v2.1 as part of its OS v47 update.

article thumbnail

A WHITE PAPER AND SKILL GAP ANALYSIS OF EXPERIENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES IN INDIA (2024)

XROM

In the midst of an awe-inspiring era dominated by Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, a new technological frontier is emerging on the horizon. In this context, the IoE Research Center for Virtual Reality and Haptics at IIT Madras has released a groundbreaking whitepaper on AR/VR/MR and eXtended Reality (XR) in India.

India 59
article thumbnail

Top 5 Use Cases For Hand Eye Tracking Technology

XR Today - Virtual Reality

In the XR training and education landscape, for instance, hand and eye tracking technology can provide a behind-the-scenes insight into how users might engage with specific machines, technology, and processes. Eye and hand tracking tools could also help to make these digital environments more secure, with the use of biometric AI.