Immersion

Insta360 has launched an update to its 360-degree pocket actioncam. The candybar-shaped X3 can capture all-around stabilized video at up to 5.7K resolution accompanied by directional audio, with tweaking possible via app-based AI editing tools.

LG has announced the latest Tone Free true wireless earphones, including a flagship pair that combine active noise cancellation with head-tracking spatial audio for an immersive mobile listening experience.

Insta360 has announced a dedicated 360-degree camera setup for DJI's Mavic Air 2 or 2S drones that allows pilots to capture all-around immersive photos or videos while effectively cutting the camera-drone out of recorded aerial images altogether.

A premium audio startup from an ex-Apple design veteran has launched a striking streaming speaker called the Cell Alpha, which uses three drivers and two woofers to immerse listeners in room-filling spatial sound.

DJI has kicked off its 15th anniversary celebrations with a new flyer that puts the pilot in the virtual cockpit of a racing drone, while capturing the adventures in ultra high definition courtesy of the gimbaled cinema camera.

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.