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Google Glass has found yet another lease of life — but is it too little too late for smart glasses?
By Max L Wilson, Jwan Shaban published
Augmented reality-powered smart glasses have seen a muted resurgence lately. Will Google's intervention reinvigorate what feels like a tired concept?

Watch people manipulate 3D holograms thanks to breakthrough technology
By Roland Moore-Colyer published
Futuristic holograms you can manipulate have become a reality sooner than we thought, thanks to breakthrough display.

'Pregnant' ancient Egyptian mummy with 'cancer' actually wasn't pregnant and didn't have cancer, new study finds
By Kristina Killgrove published
The mummy of a first-century-B.C. individual found in Egypt was not pregnant and did not have cancer, according to a new CT study.

Weird lickable lollipop invention lets you taste in virtual reality
By Pandora Dewan published
Licking a lollipop-shaped device can let you taste and smell nine flavors in VR.

Gotta Catch 'Em All: How Pokémon Go covertly captured your data for years to train a massive AI model
By Ben Turner published
Niantic, the company behind Pokémon Go, has been scraping users’ scans of the world to build a model that will help robots navigate physical space. Some experts are worried about the potential applications.

Future VR headsets could use a new type of lens inspired by holographic tech
By Andrea Saravia Pérez published
Future VR headsets could use a new type of lens inspired by holographic devices. The bilayer bifocal lens relies on external voltage to change the intensities in the foci.

AI-powered app performs full-body motion capture using just your smartphone — no suits, specialized cameras or equipment needed
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Motion capture requires special equipment and infrastructure that can cost upward of $100,000 — but scientists have created a smartphone app and AI algorithm to do the same job.

Playing with fire: How VR is being used to train the next generation of firefighters
By Ian Stokes published
Can VR training for first responders replicate the heat, the smoke and the stress of handling a real blaze?

New display tech paves the way for 'most realistic' holograms in regular eyeglasses
By Drew Turney published
Building on current holographic technology, a team of optical display experts have invented a way to improve 3D displays that's small enough to work in regular glasses.

Meta just stuck its AI somewhere you didn't expect it — a pair of Ray-Ban smart glasses
By Roland Moore-Colyer published
Ray-Ban smart glasses will now use Meta AI virtual assistant software so that wearers can speak with their smart glasses and ask questions about what they're looking at.
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