Once seen as a novelty, virtual reality (VR) technology has dramatically improved over the years and is now used widely in fields including health care, manufacturing and training. To improve VR ...

Although consumers have become very familiar with speech recognition, current discussions around the metaverse and extended reality (XR) omit, for the most part, the relevance speech and sound can ...

Virtual reality experiences depend on goggles and headphones, transporting wearers to new places using sight and sound. Be it a peaceful meadow where the only sounds are birds chirping and the breeze ...

As a part of a study testing out a new type of implanted brain-computer interface (BCI), three rhesus monkeys controlled movements in a virtual reality (VR) world using only brain signals. The study, ...

Demonstrating lollipop user interface to simulate taste in virtual and augmented reality environments. Credit: Lu et al, 2024/PNAS Virtual reality (VR) technology has long sought to incorporate the ...

A major goal of the field of neuroprosthetics has focused on improving the lives of paralyzed patients by restoring their lost real-world abilities. One example was the 2012 work by neuroscientists ...

Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have built a new augmented reality interface that lets users type on everyday objects. The technology, called PropType, overlays a virtual keyboard ...

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued supplemental examination guidance for design patent applications directed to computer-generated interfaces and icons, expanding flexibility ...

Key Takeaway: The USPTO has revised its design patent guidance to better reflect evolving digital interface technologies, including projections and augmented or virtual reality environments. The ...

Once seen as a novelty, virtual reality (VR) technology has dramatically improved over the years and now is used widely in fields including health care, manufacturing and training. To improve VR ...