LAS VEGAS – To bring the metaverse into everyday life will require something fancier than today’s virtual reality (VR) headset. While the dream is that devices that resemble ordinary-looking glasses power an always-on digital experience, the harsh reality is that power-hungry processors and fat batteries require extra bulky or compromised features.

Ixana, a relatively new company, believes it has found a way to create a new generation of personal devices that are much more energy efficient than today’s headphones, and at CES 2023 it will introduce a developer platform so others can start building apps for them. Its technology The core of Ixana’s innovation is a new way of transmitting information: through the human body itself.

Well, not the body exactly, but the…