Alphane MoonM to HardwareEnglish • 1 month agoLicking this “lollipop” will let you taste virtual flavorsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square2arrow-up19arrow-down12cross-posted to: virtualreality[email protected][email protected]
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-linkLicking this “lollipop” will let you taste virtual flavorsarstechnica.comAlphane MoonM to HardwareEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square2cross-posted to: virtualreality[email protected][email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•edit-21 month ago“potential use is immersive online shopping in virtual grocery stores. Users could touch a specific virtual food and be able to taste that item.“ How long till “why do poor people need real food, They can just eat digitally enhanced nutrition paste” becomes the new advocado toast argument.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 month agoI think it’s more of a “why are you fat, just lick the TastyPop9000, they added Pepper as a flavor” type dystopia.
“potential use is immersive online shopping in virtual grocery stores. Users could touch a specific virtual food and be able to taste that item.“
How long till “why do poor people need real food, They can just eat digitally enhanced nutrition paste” becomes the new advocado toast argument.
I think it’s more of a “why are you fat, just lick the TastyPop9000, they added Pepper as a flavor” type dystopia.