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Daily Crunch: Meta’s upcoming VR headset will track eye movements and capture facial expressions

TechCrunch

Virtual reality, Meta style : Meta’s new virtual reality headset technology is going to focus on face-tracking and eye-tracking, features the company calls “social presence,” Ivan writes. If you fail at that, make sure you die in a more interesting way than dehydration so your camp mates at leaast get a good story out of it.

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Thinking of hibernating through the metaverse winter?

CIO

If you’re skeptical about dipping your enterprise’s virtual toes into a metaverse, rightfully so. While some investors and developers pulled back , others kept forging ahead, developing chips for augmented and virtual reality, trialing advertising through augmented reality, and “stockpiling gaming content,” according to CBInsights.

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Ultraleap’s mid-air haptics tempts Tencent to join its $82M Series D fundraising

TechCrunch

Also participating were existing shareholders Mayfair Equity Partners and IP Group plc. Commenting, Tom Carter, Ultraleap CEO, said recent chatter about the VR-based “Metaverse” from companies like Facebook, as well as the shift to touchless interfaces brought about by the pandemic, had helped its fund-raising.

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10 Key Trends of Digital Transformation in Healthcare in 2022

OTS Solutions

There has been a tremendous impact on the advancement and accessibility of healthcare technology through Internet of Things (IoT) devices, wearable gadgets, and real-time medical data monitoring. Just a decade ago, the use of augmented and virtual reality in healthcare was deemed science fiction. IoMT and wearable technology.

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The 10G Challenge Winners: Unleashing the Possibilities of Our 10G-Powered Digital Future

CableLabs

By challenging innovators, university students, technologists and other forward-thinking groups to envision a world transformed by seamless, immersive digital experiences, we’ve helped the world understand the countless possibilities that the near-future 10G network will unlock.

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Meta’s NPE team takes a global focus with seed-stage investments, offices in emerging markets

TechCrunch

The group, which first launched in mid-2019, has been focused on building consumer-facing apps that would allow the company to test out new social features and gauge people’s reactions. powered developer platform for building virtual characters, Inworld AI , was directed by NPE. Meta’s recent investment in an A.I.-powered

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Leveraging Technology to Improve Home Health Care Service

Strategy Driven

Telehealth uses video conferencing technology to allow patients to connect with healthcare professionals virtually. Technology can help bridge the gap by providing access to social networking platforms, video chat services, and online support groups.