One of the most persistent problems in virtual reality (VR) is that it makes many people feel nauseous, though VR headset developers are aware of the problem and are working to address it head on with improvements like more power and higher-res displays.

These solutions aren’t always effective at cutting down motion sickness, however, and can even exacerbate the problem by increasing lag, which leads to motion blur and sickness. 

Enter artificial intelligence (AI). 

LG Display, in collaboration with Sogang University, is utilizing AI to banish motion sickness in VR, reports Business Korea. 

The crux of the deep-learning tech is that it’s transmutes low-resolution images into ultra-high resolution ones without tapping into an external memory source. 

The team claims that the AI reduces system loads on VR displays, thus diminishing motion-to-photon latency and motion blur “to one fifth or less” of where it stands on headsets today. 

There’s no word on when we might see the AI in commercial applications, but it could mean massive improvements in the VR headset spacea if and when it’s implemented. 

While higher-end devices like the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and HTC Vive Pro have reduced latency greatly, it’s still present in lower-end and mobile VR headsets. 

We could see LG Display and Sogang University’s AI finding a home in these devices. We’d certainly welcome it.

Via VentureBeat

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If you’re looking forward to the launch of the new Samsung Galaxy Note 9, then chances are you’re hoping for big changes to the way it looks – but that seems to be less likely, based on this latest leak.

The info comes from Slashleaks, which is showing off a purported screen protector for the new Note 9 – and there’s not a lot different from last year.

The main change – which lends an air of validity to the claims – is that the bezels have shrunk above and below the screen, which likely means the screen size will be increased slightly, or the overall device will be smaller.

A less-than-curious mix

There’s speculation from commenters on the leak that some of the openings on the new screen protector are larger or moved, but in a comparison with the Galaxy Note 8 it looks like everything will stay in the same place.

That means a notification light, IR scanner, proximity sensor, light sensor, front-facing camera and iris scanner. That’s already a lot to pack in there, so a second front-facing camera to match Apple’s TrueDepth camera on the iPhone X doesn’t look likely.

This is only a screen protector for an unreleased phone, so it could easily just be based on predicted specs at this point – we’ll have to wait until late August / early September to find out whether it’ll be valid.

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