All the usual suspects of big tech are engaged in a not-so-secret arms race to be the first to develop mass-market augmented reality glasses. We already know Google teamed up with Samsung to develop an Android-centric pair of glasses, but the company recently showed off another device to a small audience at the TED2025 conference, […]
Scientists Develop a Device That Lets You Taste Video Games
Imagine slipping on a VR headset and finding yourself sitting in front of a gorgeous ice cream sundae. Using your motion controllers, you eat a large spoonful of this virtual vanilla ice cream—and while you can’t feel the coldness in your mouth, you can taste its familiar sweetness thanks to a remote tasting device on […]
Apple Kills Augmented-Reality Glasses Project
Apple apparently no longer sees the future through augmented reality-tinted glasses. According to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the company is ditching a project to build AR lenses that would have competed with Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses, putting the company at risk of falling far behind its rivals following the commercial failure of the […]