humancomputer interaction
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Meta Kills Its Smartwatch, Delays AR Glasses
We could have had some exciting competition in the wearable realm. Bloomberg says that Facebook’s parent company, Meta, just halted development on a smartwatch with dual cameras in favour of another kind of wearable. It was planned for release in spring 2023, with a price point of around $US350 ($486), which would have made it…
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Logitech’s MX Mechanical Mini is the Goldilocks of Wireless Keyboards
Logitech’s MX Mechanical and MX Mechanical Mini are wireless mechanical keyboards meant for home or office use. Adding a mechanical option alongside Logitech’s MX Keys lineup, the MX Mechanical Mini I’m currently using has brown switches for a quiet yet tactile actuation. Monochrome backlighting is both practical and attractive, and the build quality is what…
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Apple Watch Series 8 Might Have Long-Awaited Body Temperature Tracking Feature
One of the most nerve-wracking parts of trying to conceive or figuring out if you’re sick is tracking your body temperature. The next Apple Watch might help with this annoying, repetitive, and emotionally laborious task.
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This Controller Lets You Feel VR Objects Slip Between Your Fingers, and the Possibilities Are Endless
The last big hurdle to making virtual worlds (nope, not going to call it the other thing) a truly realistic experience is providing tangible feedback to other senses too, like touch. There’s been considerable research into creating VR controllers that let users touch and feel virtual objects as if they were real, but the SpinOcchio…