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Is Wearability the Next Mobility?

AR Insider

After a few years of excitement over the impending era of world-immersive AR, there’s a growing consensus that the technology is still years from bringing that dream to a pair of glasses that most people will wear. Applying that principle back to AR, could wearability be the next era’s mobility?

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VR Technology Could One Day Be Powered By Your Sweat

VRScout

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a wearable device that generates power when touched or sweated on, potentially opening up new opportunities for smaller electronics, including maybe VR technology. According to the team, biofuel cells located in the wearable are capable of harvesting ?400

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Humane’s AI Wearable Displays Digital Info IRL

VRScout

During the live demo, Chaudhri used the wearable device to project phone call information directly onto his hand. I obtained a video of @Humane 's AI-powered wearable projector in action (clipped from a video @zarifali9 sent me of the #TED2023 by @imranchaudhri ) This looks insaneee!

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Augmented Reality and Hearables: Where the Two Technologies Meet

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Hearables with augmented reality features are becoming ubiquitous thanks to the overall spread of wearables, the contribution of tech giants, and the growing demand for emerging technologies. Sensor-based apps detect objects with the help of localization technologies such as GPS, RFID, or Wi-Fi. How Augmented Reality Works.

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What’s Snap’s Wearables Master Plan?

AR Insider

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. Wearables: Paving the Way for AR Glasses. Intelligence Gathering.

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Is AR’s Next Design Target ‘Wearability?’

AR Insider

After years of excitement over the impending era of world-immersive AR, there’s growing consensus that the technology is still far from bringing that dream to a pair of glasses that most people will wear. Applying that principle to AR, could wearability be the next era’s mobility? Evidence in today’s market support this play.

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Will 5G Wearables Elevate VR?

AR Insider

VR and 5G continue to be two technologies in the process of a slow motion collision. How can these acronyms come together and elevate each other. There's speed and low latency, yes, but much more. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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