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This Promising Wireless Technology Could Help Power the Future Metaverse

A new wireless technology that uses the human body as a conductor could help usher in a new generation of sleeker VR and AR devices.

Ixana showed off a pair of headphones powered by Wi-R technology, which transmits data via the human body without the need for a wireless connection, at CES 2023. (Pete Pachal/CoinDesk)
Ixana showed off a pair of headphones powered by Wi-R technology, which transmits data via the human body without the need for a wireless connection, at CES 2023. (Pete Pachal/CoinDesk)