The future of remote work is a lot like living in a video game
I didn’t know the closest I’d get to bonding with my coworkers in 2020 would be by strapping a screen to my face. I never got to meet the bulk…
Snap’s new Spectacles let you see the world in AR
Spectacles might finally reach their potential with the help of Snap’s augmented reality tech. In a “one more thing” moment at the Snap Partner Summit on Thursday, Snap CEO Evan…
Facebook is working on wristbands that let you control a computer with your mind
The way we interact with computers might become a lot effortless in the future. Facebook’s Reality Labs (FRL), a research lab within Facebook focused on augmented reality technologies, is working…
Adventure Lab is building the VR gig economy of the future for performers
Back in December of 2020, I decided to treat three of my closest friends to a COVID-friendly virtual holiday party of sorts. Separated by state lines and quarantine restrictions, we’d…
Sony’s next-gen PlayStation VR on PS5 will need to be a big upgrade
A next-generation take on PlayStation VR is coming. It just won’t be here anytime soon. Sony dropped the surprise news on Tuesday morning in a vague PlayStation Blog post that…
Apple’s VR headset will have dual 8K displays, report claims
Apple’s mixed-reality headset will come with some top-notch hardware, a new report claims. According to The Information, which claims it has seen Apple’s internal images of a late-stage prototype of…
Apple’s first VR headset will be very expensive, report says
Apple is working on a virtual reality headset, but it’s not exactly what you think, and it’s going to cost more than you think. This is according to a new…
Sega’s canceled VR project from the ’90s gets revived by historians
In the early ’90s, Sega had bold plans for a virtual reality headset peripheral for its Genesis console. Those plans never came to fruition, and Sega’s foray into VR and…
This interactive VR ‘film’ lets you play god to an evolving artificial intelligence
If you could play god to an emerging artificial intelligence, would you? Or better: Should you? That’s the moral dilemma at the heart of Agence, an interactive “dynamic film” that…
Facebook’s AR glasses could give you super hearing
Augmented reality (AR) glasses promise a science fiction future, in which the visual reality around you is “augmented” with digital objects. But what if AR glasses could also give you…