Immersion

Though in-flight movies are available on many airlines, sometimes you just want to escape the confines of a packed cabin. BA has started a trial where first class passengers will be able to completely immerse themselves in movies, documentaries and travel shows by popping on a VR headset.

Researchers have developed a machine learning system that can work out the direction of sound in a mono recording by examining accompanying video footage.​

​A Facebook 360 and Red Digital Cinema collaboration that began in May 2017 has finally produced fruit – the Manifold camera, the "first studio-ready camera system for immersive 6DoF storytelling."

Like a video game arcade on steroids, Motionators recreates the thrill of Formula 1 racing in a giant, lurching motion rig that simulates bumps, acceleration and cornering G-forces – and crashes; very physical crashes, as the rather pedestrian Gizmag Race Team discovered.

Sony will begin selling a 'Personal 3D Viewer' in Japan in November for around US$780. The HMZ-T1 uses twin hi-def (1280 x 720) 0.7-inch OLED screens to simulate a real 750-inch movie theater screen at a viewing distance of 20 meters.

The Immersive Cocoon concept from NAU puts users inside a four meter (13 ft) diameter carbon fiber sphere featuring a 360 degree interior dome-display.

Synaptics and four other partners have developed a mobile phone concept that responds to touch and grip on its screen, sides and back, and that delivers tactile feedback.

Gizmag is hardly a movie review site, but when a film comes along that advances the art form in such a revolutionary way as James Cameron's Avatar, it becomes entirely relevant to fans of emerging technology. Minimal spoilers, read on!

AMD has announced Eyefinity technology that not only improves screen resolution and digital detail but also allows up to six screens to run from one card

eMagin's Z800 3DVisor uses two OLED microdisplays to provide wearers with the 3D equivalent of a 105-inch display viewed at 12 feet’s distance.

Built into a wall in your home, office or place of business, this immensely popular boys' toy allows you to play over 50 of the world's most famous courses, from the Old Course at St. Andrew's to Pebble Beach, using your own clubs and never losing a ball - and now you can play online against your bu

The Computer-Human Interface has a new heavyweight contender - brain computer interface technology pioneer Emotiv Systems will have its EPOC neuroheadset to market before Christmas 2008.