Most new digital technologies tend to be designed with an able-bodied user in mind. The first desktop computers required fine motor skills to navigate software menus using a mouse, and mobile phones need users to press buttons, ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 16, 2019
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Cast your mind back to the turn of last century. Experts predicted that by now classrooms would no longer feature human teachers, and holographic virtual entities would deliver lessons instead.
Education
Jan 8, 2019
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Virtual reality is moving beyond purely entertainment to become a potential tool in improving literacy, and the University of Otago is behind one ground-breaking approach.
Engineering
Aug 17, 2018
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A hotel room automatically adjusting to the tastes of each guest, virtual reality headsets as brochures: the tourism sector is starting to embrace new technologies, hoping to benefit from lucrative personal data.
Other
Jan 21, 2018
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The 2018 Consumer Electronics Show, which concluded Friday in Las Vegas, drew some 4,000 exhibitors from dozens of countries and more than 170,000 attendees, showcased some of the latest from the technology world.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 13, 2018
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Virtual reality technology may help journalists pull an audience into their stories, but they should avoid being too flashy, or their credibility could suffer, according to a team of researchers.
Internet
Dec 8, 2017
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Intelligent autopilot and cockpits designed by virtual reality could ease the burden on pilots and make flying safer for Europe's airline passengers.
Engineering
Nov 3, 2017
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Nature is good for your health. Perhaps predictably, the world of technology is now offering technical solutions that seek to replace the need for authentic nature experiences. But can innovations like poo transplants and ...
Environment
Nov 1, 2017
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Wearing virtual reality goggles, Jordan Holler was hard at work taking apart muscles inside of a body.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 19, 2017
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It is Saturday night and you want to have a date with someone special, but you're too tired to get off the sofa.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 29, 2017
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