Shenzhen-based headset maker EmdoorVR is hoping to leverage the interest around Apple’s Vision Pro to survive a slowdown in the VR and AR industry.

Rokid chief executive Misa Zhu Mingming said Apple’s Vision Pro headset is expected to spur broader demand for more affordable and ergonomically designed AR and VR wearable devices.

Brilliant Labs says AI is to smart glasses what multitouch was to the smartphone as it jumps into a market reinvigorated by Apple’s Vision Pro.

Unlike with other Apple products, users cannot reset the passcode of their headset without sending it back to the store.

The wireless brain-computer interface developed at China’s Tsinghua University allows quadriplegic patient to grab objects with prosthetic hand. And unlike implant from Elon Musk start-up, the Chinese device is not inserted into brain tissue.

Samsung is looking to develop non-invasive glucose monitoring and continuous blood pressure checking, part of a push to put new health features in smartphones, watches and its upcoming Galaxy Ring.

Rather than designing a Vision Pro app or supporting its existing iPad app on the platform, Netflix says users can watch its content on a web browser.

Huawei’s latest smartwatch, the GT 4 is at least US$100 cheaper than Google or Apple watches and its battery life is twice as long, but it lacks popular software such as Google and Spotify.

The unit, called Facebook Agile Silicon Team, or FAST, develops custom chips for Meta’s AR and VR devices, which currently use silicon from external provider Qualcomm.

The Facebook owner has introduced its latest line-up of head-worn devices, staking fresh claim to the VR/AR industry just ahead of Apple pushing into the market.

The Apple Watch 9 looks like its predecessor, but a powerful new chip improves Siri capability and facilitates a new finger-thumb tap feature. The best features, however, were already present in the Apple Watch 8.

With Apple on track to launch its Vision Pro headset next year, GDI thinks the world is ready to embrace VR and related technologies.

As climate change causes world temperatures to rise, start-ups from the UK to China to the US are developing clothes that use various cooling technologies to make their wearers more comfortable.

Samsung revealed its Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Z Fold 5 phones at its 2023 flagship show in Seoul, as well as the Galaxy Tab S9 and Tab S9 Ultra, and Galaxy Watch 6.

Sleep trackers, white-noise devices and other digital sleep aids and apps are supposed to make falling asleep easier and our sleep better, but experts are not so convinced.

‘In the future we might see wings growing out of people’s backs, or drones attached to people … Maybe someone will come up with a sport that requires six arms,’ said the lead scientist behind the breakthrough.

Don’t ditch your TV yet – the Apple Vision Pro augmented reality headset doesn’t offer consumers enough despite the tie-up with Disney. But if House of Mouse creators embrace it, they may find ways to win us over.

Scientists say nanomesh can be made at much lower temperatures than existing semiconductors and on common materials such as paper and plastic.

The metal-coated paper can be folded but has properties of metal, such as tunable stiffness and ability to conduct heat and electricity.

Apple’s Vision Pro is the best AR and VR headset on the market and represents the future of computing – even at US$3,499, says Ben Sin after testing the mixed-reality device.

Researchers suggest scents could also be used in medicine and education as well, helping people trigger memories and communicate.

Apple’s new and proposed health and wellness apps to entice new customers include an AI-driven health coach that will create personalised plans to motivate users to stay fit, and a mood-tracking feature.

There is growing speculation about Apple committing to develop VR or AR goggles, but after Meta’s false start in the metaverse and Google dropping Google Glass, experts wonder if the timing is right.

Unlike the Apple Watch and Samsung Galaxy Watch, the Watch D by Huawei uses a built-in inflatable strap to measure blood pressure and a health app that can be used across different mobile devices.

The Google smartwatch is elegant and petite, but its round shape will divide opinion – it makes reading and typing text tricky. For sports users the software is fiddly.

It’s taken years, but Apple will launch software this autumn that will allow Apple Watch users to track their sleep cycle stages in a proactive manner. The reason it’s taken so long? Apple wanted to get it right.

Researchers say textile can produce power for a device or keep people cool.

Could your clothes tell you when to have a drink or how fast your heart’s beating, as a smartwatch does? Fast fashion’s H&M experiments with smart clothing and AI.

Social media giant and luxury eyewear brand have teamed up to release their own smart glasses, called Ray-Ban Stories – which you can use to take pictures and make calls and videos.