Sony patents VR technology
by James Ransom-Wiley 
{ Apr 8th 2005 at 12:43PM }
File this under speculative for now, but details have emerged about a patent Sony was granted back in
2003. The technology, which admittedly is decades away from realization*, will stimulate the neural cortex with
low-frequency pulses, in turn, producing sensations like sights, tastes, and sounds. Matrix-enthusiasts take
note: no implants involved. Bottom line is, don't expect Sony to be unveiling this technology alongside the PS3
next month…
*The patent will expire in 17 years.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
eddy @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
OMG!!! that wuld b so hot if they acualy made that it would be like the matrix only u will be neo and dave chappell will be morphious lmao!!!
Farooq Ahmad @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
With what Sony is doing with the manufacturing of CELL and RSX, and the level of entertainment they are providing, I am sure that they will come up with such a technology much before we would have expected. Remember they have excellence in both hardware and software, see they are running games/softwares like Gran Turismo 4, god of war and Shadow of the Colossus on the 32mb ram and 296 MHz processor of the PS2, which even the most advanced PCs can't manage to run even with their 3.2 GHz processors and 1GB ram and also 128 bit heavy memory gfx cards that are hardware, and Sony's Emotion Engine in PS2 was only a 128 bit 'Engine' and not a hardware chip !
Great work Sony !
insane @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
I quite agree, sony are the leaders in entertainment by far, the others dont even come close. Those japanese know thier stuff, i jus got a s700i fkn awesome fone, didnt think this stuff would b possible 8years ago =)