Hate giving blood? Samsungs latest VR demo will help you meditate while donating and its given me some ideas

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Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:30:00 +0000

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Samsungs XR headset might help you relax the next time you give blood, thanks to VR meditation.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Samsung's XR headset will help you meditate while giving blood Employees recently tried the demo, and it'll be available at AWE Further expansions are already planned There are plenty
of things in life we know we should be doing but dont for one reason or another like eating more vegetables, exercising several times a week, giving our time to good causes, or reading a good book. But for one such activity, giving blood, Samsung and healthcare company Abbott have just showcased a way to make it a bit more bearable: immersive meditation.

To mark World Blood Donor Day, Samsung employees in South Korea had the opportunity to give blood while experiencing immersive meditation, and the company plans to expand the program globally, with events scheduled for the
US and Malaysia. One such activation is happening in just a few days. Attendees at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California, next week (June 15 to 18) can take part in Samsung and Abbotts four-day blood drive. Latest Videos From Watch full video here:

Im currently taking part in a medical trial, and as part of it every couple
of months I have to get a lot of blood taken. While I am now used to it, I always get stressed out in the moments before the needle goes in, and I cant relax until I know its all over so some kind of immersive XR experience
would be a help.

It would certainly beat my current method of trying to distract myself by talking the nurses ear off. You may like Samsung's Hearapy app uses 100Hz tones to fight motion sickness, and I like it This world-first surgery shows the Apple Vision Pro's healthcare potential Here's what we know about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Glasses Analysis/subhead section Weve seen XR used in similar ways before, for example, some flights now offer VR headset
meditation to help calm nervous fliers, and schools have used VR to help
bring education to life. These examples give some ideas for how XR can make other mundane parts of our lives a bit more fun. (Image credit: Quell) Gamifying exercise to make it more exciting is a trend that's always being chased, but too often it struggles to pull folks away from a more traditional routine. So instead, Id like to see an XR glasses app that can work with any gym equipment. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me
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Imagine having an XR coach there to talk you through a routine, with advice for each machine and stats about your last visit, like what weights you were lifting and pushing you to go a little harder if you can. Treadmill runs
could come with immersive routes to jog through, or perhaps you could have a virtual you/rival joining you at each machine, giving you someone to compete against. (Image credit: Getty Images / WeBond Creations) My next proposal: a reading companion. I know a few teachers, and many have said its harder than ever to get kids to read. If you do try to set a reading and then quiz the kids on what the book is about, theyll just use AI to summarize the story for them.

So what if an XR glasses or headset app could leverage eye-tracking to follow along as you read to see that youve actually gone through a book properly. Parents and teachers can then know their kid has been reading and deserves some congratulations, and for the kid, the glasses could help with understanding or pronouncing words, perhaps provide some visual cues to what theyre reading, and help them find similar books once theyre finished. What
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Im not envisioning anything supremely immersive, just a few bits to help readers of all ages engage with a story. (Image credit: 123RF) Or perhaps we could use XR to help make doing chores less of a, well, chore.

MR apps have been made to show us where we have and havent vacuumed, so something similar for dusting, cleaning the bathroom, and other tasks would
be great at keeping my home spotless in every way.

I also love listening to music while I clean, so perhaps an XR app could turn my home into a rave that only plays while Im tidying, helping me push through chores.

These are just a few fun possible examples, but they showcase some of the reasons and ways XR could be an awesome technology as it develops. Well just have to wait and see what Samsung, Google , Meta, Apple , and the rest have
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