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URGOnight uses EEG-based brain training to help improve your sleep

Rich Haridy May 15, 2019

URGOnight is a novel sleep training device designed to improve your ability to get to sleep, and stay asleep, through the use of neurofeedback and brain training. The system, comprising an EEG headset and accompanying mobile app, is currently crowdfunding on Indiegogo.

The device uses neurofeedback to train the user into entering a brainwave state claimed to improve ...

VR

Eye-tracking Vive VR headset headlines HTC's CES 2019 showcase

Michael Irving January 7, 2019

At CES 2019, HTC has unveiled the Vive Pro Eye, which adds eye-tracking to last year’s high-end hardware, and the Vive Cosmos, which turns the tracking inside out. On top of that, HTC has outlined software updates to its content subscription service and something called the “Vive Reality System.”

Alongside new hardware, HTC also announced Viveport Infinity, a new tier of its subscription service that ...

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Samsung's updated VR headset kicks out the "Screen Door Effect"

Michael Irving October 22, 2018

Samsung is updating its VR headset, announcing the HMD Odyssey+, which targets the dreaded “Screen Door Effect” with a clever new tactic and adds a few ergonomic improvements to the outer shell.

Samsung has updated its VR headset with the HMD Odyssey+

Games

HP's Mindframe headset keeps gamers cool in the heat of battle

Paul Ridden May 30, 2018

Hewlett-Packard today announced a smaller and faster gaming laptop, and a bunch of gaming accessories. Chief among the latter is a pair of gaming headphones that feature active earcup cooling technology.

The Omen by HP Mindframe headset with active earcup cooling was revealed at the HP Gaming ...

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Cinera headset puts a movie theater in your face

Rich Haridy August 30, 2017

Cinera might seem absurd on first glance, but increasingly looks like a good idea the longer you think about it. Billed as an immersive personal theater headset, it's basically like sitting up close to a tiny HDTV to give the effect of sitting in front of a cinema-sized screen.

Looking like a gadget out of a 1990s cyberpunk movie, Cinera offers a cheap solution for ...

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Dell's Visor headset helps Microsoft muscle in on mid-range VR

Michael Irving August 28, 2017

Currently, there’s a pretty big gap between mobile VR and the high-end experiences of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Microsoft is looking to bridge that divide with a platform it (confusingly) calls Windows Mixed Reality, and now Dell has announced the Visor, its first headset to run on that system.

Dell has unveiled the Visor, its VR headset that runs on the Windows Mixed Reality platform

Motorcycles

Removable Nuviz HUD has motorcyclists in its sights

Aaron Heinrich June 8, 2017

In 2013, Nuviz successfully completed a crowdfunding campaign for a head-up display (HUD) device for motorcyclists that would attach directly to an existing helmet. Four years later, the device is ready for release, putting customizable information close to the rider’s natural line of sight.

Nuviz attaches to most full-faced helmets and provides fully integrated functionality like navigation, communication and media ...

Motorcycles

Sena employs mesh networking for seamless inter-motorcycle comms

Spiros Tsantilas December 13, 2016

Built on the foundations of the 20S, the 30K introduces a new model family of motorcycle Bluetooth communication systems. With the addition of adaptive mesh networking technology, Sena’s new flagship model opts for uninterrupted group connections even when any number of members falls out of range.

The Sena 30K incorporates two antennae, one for Bluetooth (at the rear of the device) and ...

Pets

HorseCom trots out a music headset for stressed horses

Scott Collie September 15, 2016

Listening to music can be a great way to relax for humans, but its benefits don't stop there - at least, that's what the team at HorseCom would have you believe. Using a specially designed headset, the company says it can help keep nervous horses calm through the power of music.

HorseCom is a headset that lets horses listen to music

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10 of the best Kickstarter products you can buy right now

Michael Irving August 24, 2016

In no small part, crowdfunding has changed the way products make it to market. Some of the most innovative ideas of recent years owe their success to platforms like Kickstarter, so to highlight those success stories, we’ve picked out the cream of the crowdfunded crop, which you can buy right now.

Moss the modular robot is part of New Atlas' round up of some of the best ...