Internet of Senses Institute December 2021 Newsletter
Tuesday, December 14th, 2021
The Internet of Senses Institute is a centralized platform that brings together a community of experts, inventors, and enthusiasts who are passionate about emerging technologies and research connected to the five senses — sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
Led by a team of technology enthusiasts, the Institute is your connection to a more interconnected future. Through your inbox and across social channels, we’ll bring you news and relevant articles about ground-breaking research, forward-thinking startups, and established corporations that are paving the way with new products.
In the News
Electronic noses that can sniff out disease
Related Sense: Smell
Source: The Irish News
These smart glasses offer a glimpse at the future Apple and Facebook are planning
Related Sense: Sight
Source: CNBC
Can AR Contact Lenses Put the Future in Focus?
Related Sense: Sight
Source: AR Insider
Future VR Haptics May Use Chemicals on the Skin to Make You Feel
Related Sense: Touch
Source: Gizmodo
Samsung invests in DigiLens XR glasses firm at valuation over $500M
Related Sense: Sight
Source: Venture Beat
Google Tests Voice Assistant for People With Speech Impairments
Related Sense: Hearing
Source: Voicebot.ai
EM3 Ether: Chinese Startup Unveils a 7mm Thick Virtual Reality Device
Related Sense: Sight
Source: VR Times
Brain Implant Gives Blind Woman Artificial Vision in Scientific First
Related Sense: Sight
Source: Science Alert
The Future of Eyewear
Related Sense: Sight
Source: Lens Factory
Meta gave a sneak peek of one of its first VR wearables
Related Sense: Touch
Source: Popular Science
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Random Thoughts
New brain implant turns thoughts into text
Source: Neoscope
5G & The Future Of Connectivity: 20 Industries The Tech Could Transform
Source: CB Insights
The Smartphone, Circa 2031
Source: The Verge
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Featured Startups
Sound Scouts
Sydney, Australia
Aimed at school aged children, Sound Scouts is a hearing screening app played on a mobile tablet with a set of headphones. It can pick up undiagnosed hearing issues that may affect a child’s social or academic development. If a child struggles to hear, they will also struggle to learn.
Artiris Parfum
Paris, France
A real-time high-quality scent mixer and player. A small box with a fan attached to it can hold up to five single-ingredient oils. The scent output and intensity can be controlled through an app and experienced in real-time. One the desired scent is created; a timer can be set to continuously diffuse this specific creation. The oils are natural and single-origin, i.e. Rose oil from Bulgaria.
Eyedaptic
Laguna Beach, California
Offers a comfortable wearable device that uses proprietary vision enhancing software that effectively simulates a person’s natural vision. Designed in conjunction with leading ophthalmology retinal specialists, low vision optometrists and occupational therapists, AdaptiVu is completely non-invasive and worn like glasses.
For more featured startups visit InternetOfSenses.com
Audio and Video
Privacy And Free Speech In VR/AR? A Conversation With ITIF Analyst Ellysse Dick
Ellysse Dick is a policy analyst in tech and cyber policy at ITIF. Her research focuses on AR/VR innovation and policy including privacy, safety, and accountability.
Source: UploadVR
the world’s first AI copilot for blind and visually impaired people, bringing autonomous driving features to humans. It predicts your surroundings a few seconds ahead and generates intuitive feedback through spatial sounds.
Source: biped.ai
For more audio and videos, visit InternetOfSenses.com
Featured Book
Reality Check: How Immersive Technologies can Transform Your Business
Jeremy Dalton
Reality Check dispels the common misconceptions of AR and VR, such as them being too expensive or not easily scalable, and details how business leaders can integrate them into their business to deliver more efficient, impactful and cost-effective business solutions. The up and coming voice of AR and VR for businesses, Jeremy Dalton, uses case studies from organizations all over the world including Cisco, Ford, GlaxoSmithKline, La Liga and Vodafone to showcase the practical uses of immersive technologies.
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