How retail stores are using virtual reality to make shopping more fun
The next item you try on at the mall might be a virtual reality headset.
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Looks can't kill but might control your phone
(AP) -- The advent of wireless headsets has led to the sometimes confusing sight of people who look like they're talking to themselves, until you realize they're on a phone call.
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Feb 17, 2010
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Travel industry embraces virtual reality as marketing tool
From roller coasters to cruises to destinations, virtual reality is exploding as a way to market travel.
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Dec 16, 2015
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EEG headset for emotion detection
At the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) taking place in Las Vegas, Nev. Jan. 9-12, 2018, imec and Holst Centre will demonstrate a prototype of an electroencephalogram (EEG) headset that can measure emotions and ...
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Jan 9, 2018
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A new JPEG format for virtual reality, drones and self-driving cars
The Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG), an international committee headed by an EPFL professor, has just unveiled JPEG XS. With this new format, the image-compression process uses less energy, and higher-quality images ...
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Five ways virtual reality is improving healthcare
Virtual reality is much more than just a new form of entertainment, it is increasingly being used in a wide range of medical applications, from treatments to training. Here are a few of them.
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Jun 21, 2017
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Walmart uses virtual reality to test new store managers
Walmart Inc, the country's largest private employer, is using virtual reality headsets to test which employees have the aptitude for middle management positions.
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Jul 8, 2019
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Lenovo, Google unveil phone that knows its way around a room (Update)
A Lenovo smartphone unveiled Thursday will be clever enough to grasp your physical surroundings—such as the room's size and the presence of other people—and potentially transform how we interact with e-commerce, education ...
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Jun 8, 2016
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Researchers unveil new virtual reality headset
Try on any virtual reality headset and within a few minutes the sense of wonder might wear off and leave you with a headache or a topsy-turvy stomach.
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Aug 4, 2015
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NASA develops Augmented Reality headset for commercial pilots
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia has been hard at work developing an Augmented Reality headset for use by commercial pilots to help reduce airline accidents due to poor weather and overcrowding ...
