Emerge Wave-1

> $450 (about £415) > emerge.io

> Virtual reality (VR) headsets are a great way to see a new world, but they’re not always adept at making you feel that novel experience — what about your sense of touch? The Emerge Wave–1 is an unassuming box that could rectify that by emitting ultrasonic waves that produce a tactile sensation in your hands. Just reach your arms out and you get an extra level of immersion in your virtual world that takes the whole thing up a notch.

For instance, when you reach out to hold someone’s hand in virtual reality, the Wave–1 blasts a precise wave of pressure towards your palms so you can ‘feel’ the other person. Instead of focusing on sight and sound like most standard VR devices, the Wave–1 seems to offer a potentially groundbreaking way to experience virtual reality like never before.