The article discusses the challenges of incorporating taste into eXtended reality experiences, highlighting how current technologies primarily focus on visual stimuli. It introduces a novel solution by biomedical engineers from the City University of Hong Kong: a device resembling a lollipop that users lick to experience different flavors. These targets nine specific flavors, using tiny gels activated by electricity to deliver taste sensations, showcasing a unique approach to enhancing immersive experiences despite the difficulties in replicating complex sensory inputs like taste.
The idea of licking a device in virtual reality might sound unsettling, but it addresses the challenge of recreating taste in mixed reality environments.
Biomedical engineers from the City University of Hong Kong designed a device that uses tiny gels activated by low voltage electricity to induce flavors when licked.
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