Context :
You
can now KISS in the metaverse: New virtual reality headset sends life-like
sensations to your lips, teeth and TONGUE
/ Daily Mail / 29
April 2022
Extract :
Now scientists in Pennsylvania have
revealed a steamy new technology that makes it possible to 'kiss' someone in the meta-verse by sending life-like sensations
to your lips, teeth and tongue.
The scientists have modified a virtual
reality (VR) headset by fitting it with haptic technology, meaning it simulates touch by applying
forces, vibrations and motions.
It uses a thin array of transducers
integrated into the underside of the VR headset that direct ultrasound energy
at different parts of the mouth.
As well as kissing
sensations, the tech could be used to drink from a virtual
water fountain or take a puff from a
cigarette.
The prototype
headset, which is an adapted Oculus Quest 2, has been developed by researchers
at Carnegie Mellon University’s Future
Interfaces Group in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Importantly, the modified headset doesn't require any equipment to be put up against or into a user's mouth; instead, the components are rested above the nose.
According to the team, the mouth has been
largely overlooked as a haptic target in VR and augmented reality (AR), despite
being second in terms of sensitivity behind the fingertips.
Usually, haptic
feedback applies vibrations to a person's hands via controllers, often in video
games to match the gameplay (such as feeling a vibration in FIFA when a
football strikes the post).
'Proximity of the mouth to the headset offers
a significant opportunity to enable on- and in-mouth haptic effects, without needing
to run wires or wear an extra accessory,' the researchers say.
'We developed a
thin, compact, beam forming array of ultrasonic transducers, which can render haptic effects onto
the mouth.
MY TAKE :
Ø 2024
! – V 2.0 of Orwellian 1984 ?..................... [ 07 July 2017 ]
Extract :
And it is happening
faster than you think !
“ SOUND WAVES “ ( Audio ) :
These got captured / encapsulated and got broadcast / narrow-cast , all over the
World to anyone of your choice , using landlines / mobile phones , in a matter of
seconds
“ LIGHT WAVES “ ( Video ) :
These too got captured and transmitted to anyone , anywhere in the World , as
your Selfie Photo / Video , using a lowly smart phone – and again , in matter of
seconds
And only yesterday , digital camera maker RED, announced that it’s building the
Hydrogen One, and they’re calling it the world’s first “holographic” phone. It is
expected to have a retina-display screen that can switch from 2D content to
holographic multi-view content, 3D content, and interactive games – without
needing special glasses !
I suppose , that would enable you to conduct “ Holographic Conferences “ from
your living room or office !
Let us not forget that , ISPs / MSPs and other SERVICE PROVIDERS , are already
storing all of your CONVERSATIONS and your LIFE EVENTS , when you use a
Mobile Phone !
“ TOUCH WAVES “ ( Feel
the SKIN ) :
Hepatic devices are already enabling you to feel the skins of friends ( or patients
) , from thousands of miles away
“ SMELL – TASTE “ WAVES :
With arrival of Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality , day is not far when , sitting in
your
sofa , you can smell / taste that pizza , from across the World
But Japanese firm
FutureLeap says : this is nothing !
It claims it has just the thing for the in-the-mood couch potatoes with a Virtual
Reality System so realistic you’d swear that cyber date just whispered sweet
nothings in your
ear !
“ BRAIN WAVES “ ( EEG ) :
Scientists are attaching a few sensors to your head, capturing your Brain Waves ,
and
accurately interpreting these as “ Specific Thoughts / Sentiments “
!
It is only a matter of time before the bulky wired headset gets replaced by a
mobile or a wrist band , capable of capturing your “ BRAIN WAVES “ and (
without your explicit permission ) , transmitting any of your thoughts which it
considers “ EVIL “ to a CENTRAL SERVER of the
ESTABLISHMENT !
And it will do this
SURVEILLANCE , 24*7 ! – even when you are asleep !
Those who managed to
escape the “ 1984 “ of George Orwell , were lucky
Those who will be
around when 2024 arrives , may not be so lucky !
Ø Nostradamus
could have said ?...................
[ 08 Nov 2018 ]
Extract :
In twenty hundred and twenty four
A Sea of Waves will roar,
Light will follow sound :
And , in Smell and Taste
Earth will abound ,
Brain will hide no more
Your secrets gore !
Question :
Can we assume that “ Privacy is dead “ , given that ,
OUTDOOR
* Governments around the World are installing millions of CCTV cameras at
every nook and
INDOOR
· * Each and every Internet of Things [ IoT ] connected device ( ALEXA / Google
Home do not even remotely resemble a camera ) , would capture our videos
24*7 , and transmit it to the servers of Device Manufacturers / Owners of
Operating
Systems / App Developers / Service Providers ( ISPs / MSPs )
How much protection would
our proposed DATA PROTECTION LAW provide
us ?
Those
needing some proof , may want to look up :
Big Brother is
watching us ! And how ! [ 09 Feb 2018 ]
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
/ hcp@recruitGuru.com / 30
April 2022
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Added on 17 NOV 2021 :
Your favorite sound as a pleasant picture
Sound of science ( 29 May 2022 )
If you have a large set of data and there are patterns hidden in it, finding them could be overwhelming. Of course, computers can do it for you, but scientists are toying with another way — music.
Suppose you assign a musical note to each data point and play them on an instrument, you can actually hear the data. A trained musical ear can identify patterns or spot an anomaly.
Your DNA can be your own personal song.
In a recent report, the Smithsonian says that experts from various fields have “sonified” viruses, hormones, proteins, spider webs and even flames, using a variety of techniques. Some, like Your DNA Song Ltd, have turned their efforts into commercial enterprises.
Extending the principle, in this data-centric world, any set of data can be converted into a tune or a melody. To a data scientist, this should be, literally, music to the ears.
