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Lips are famously sensual but, together with the gums and tongue, they are also surprisingly sensitive, second only to the fingertips in nerve density.
A new way for people to receive tactile feedback in virtual reality uses the lips, mouth, and tongue. "It makes the experience much more immersive."
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Future Interfaces Group in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania have created a prototype VR headset that directs haptic feedback at the mouth.
New tech for haptic virtual reality headsets can give you the sensation of a kiss, but that wasn't what the scientists behind it intended.
CMU researchers show potential of privacy-preserving activity tracking using radar Imagine if you could settle/rekindle domestic arguments by asking your smart speaker when the room last got cleaned or whether the bins already got taken out? Or — for an altogether healthier use-case — what if you could ask your speaker to keep count of reps as you do squats and bench presses? Or switch into full-on ‘personal trainer’ mode — barking orders to peddle faster as you spin cycles on a dusty old exercise bike (who needs a Peloton!). And what if the speaker was smart enough to just know yo...