This haptic shirt shocked me at CES and I"m not sure I hated it
We test-drove OWO Haptic Gaming System at CES 2023 and felt sharp (and sometimes not particularly pleasant) stinging sensations......»»
Meta Copied VR Technology Key To Metaverse Gaming, Immersion Claims
Meta Platforms built its industry-leading virtual reality headset by infringing Immersion's patents, the smaller company alleged in a lawsuit. From a report: The Meta Quest 2, which dominates the market, infringes six patents covering haptic technolo.....»»
Future Apple Watch may move its battery to give haptic feedback
Apple is investigating how to make the battery in an Apple Watch move in order to provide haptic feedback to the wearer.Future Apple Watches may use a battery that moves to provide haptic feedbackApple is continuing its efforts to make Apple Watch th.....»»
First-batch Apple-1 & Steve Jobs memorabilia hit the auction block
One of the first batch of Apple-1 computers already has a bid of $250,000 at a new auction of Apple memorabilia, while a stained Versace shirt belonging to Steve Jobs is now at $1,300.Source: GoldinThe auction of "historical memorabilia," by the Gold.....»»
Quick fixes to your biggest style dilemmas now that you’re going out again
After a few years of living in sweats, thinking about what to wear for events outside of streaming movies on your couch can be intimidating. Elastic waistbands are great, but buttoning up a shirt is worth the extra effort. With traveling and going ou.....»»
Pixel 6 vibration alert woes fix with May update
Pixel 6 users have been complaining about a weaker haptic alert for notifications since March. With the May software update, Google has resolved the issue......»»
Twitter reportedly nearing deal to sell itself to Elon Musk
Twitter is said to be nearing a deal to sell itself to Elon Musk, according to The New York Times and other outlets, 11 days after the Tesla and SpaceX CEO shocked the industry by offering to buy the company in a deal valuing it at more than $41 bill.....»»
"We Probably Pissed Away $200 Million," Better.com CEO Told Employees In Layoffs Meeting
When Better.com CEO Vishal Garg laid off 900 employees, or about 9% of the company's staff, in early December, the startup world was shocked with his callous delivery. Now a video of Garg and CFO Kevin Ryan addressing the remaining employees right af.....»»
This haptic glove lets you feel the virtual reality metaverse
Virtual reality might look more real than ever before, but can haptic gloves make it feel real too?.....»»
Your next laptop may have a haptic touchpad, and that’s good
The mechanical touchpad has a number of weaknesses that haptic touchpads can address. That's why it's so great that they're making their way to Windows laptops......»»
The Best Clip-On Mics
Clip-on microphones, otherwise known as lavalier lapel microphones, are small mics that generally feature a small clip that can be attached to your shirt, blouse, or suit lapel. Even though they're tiny, they're mighty in their ability to cap.....»»
‘The Adam Project’ review: A flashy time travel adventure with an all-star cast
Ryan Reynolds broke the rules.In the first act of Netflix's The Adam Project, Reynolds as the titular Adam explains to his younger self that he traveled back in time to find his wife. The younger Adam (Walker Scobell) is shocked that he would risk hi.....»»
Astronauts in Europe ask for their own independent crew spacecraft
"Our inaction would further impact European industrial competitiveness." Enlarge / European astronaut Matthias Maurer, in the white T-shirt, joins his Crew-3 mates in hugging a Falcon 9 rocket before their launch. (credit: SpaceX).....»»
Why you can"t have legs in virtual reality (yet)
Mark Zuckerberg stares at a cartoon version of himself in a virtual world and tries to pick an outfit for his avatar to wear. Zuckerberg flicks his hand to change the avatar's apparel, switching from a black shirt, slacks and white sneakers to a skel.....»»
Jeff Bezos, a pair of haptic robot hands, and a new tactile technology — Strictly Robots
Developed by Shadow Robot in collaboration with HaptX and Tangible Research, the Tactile Telerobot is a pair of robotic hands that allows users to grasp objects and even feel realistic touch feedback from virtually anywhere......»»
Shocked zircon find a "one-off gift" from Mars
Curtin University researchers studying a Martian meteorite have found the first evidence of high-intensity damage caused by asteroid impact, in findings that have implications for understanding when conditions suitable for life may have existed on ea.....»»
Peculiar ionized structures, supernova remnants detected around an ultraluminous X-ray source
Using the Very Large Telescope (VLT), French astronomers have performed spectroscopic observations of an ultraluminous X-ray source known as NGC 1313 X–1. The observational campaign resulted in the detection of a shocked-ionized bubble, an X-ray ph.....»»
Elden Ring director says George R.R. Martin will be ‘shocked’
FromSoftware's Hidetaka Miyazaki thinks George R.R. Martin might be a bit shocked when he sees what's happened to some Elden Ring characters......»»
Dark Souls PvP servers suspended due to remote code execution exploit
Kotaku reports that the Dark Souls remote code execution (RCE) exploit was exposed during a Dark Souls 3 livestream a few days ago. You can see from this NSFW (sweary) clip how shocked The__Grim__Sleeper is when he gets invaded, the game crashes, and.....»»
Vigilante violence: When people take the law into their own hands
Having been shocked when personally witnessing the extreme brutality of vigilante violence, sociologist Muhammad Asif decided to study why people take the law into their own hands. His work culminated in a new theory of the causes underpinning vigila.....»»
Game exclusivity fears following Microsoft/Activision deal wipe $20 billion off Sony"s valuation
Microsoft shocked the industry with what would be the Windows-maker’s largest deal to date, beating the $26.2 billion it paid for LinkedIn in 2016, the $19.7 billion Nuance Communications deal, and nearly ten times the $7.5 billion it paid for Beth.....»»