Virtual reality & the metaverse
Vox’s coverage of virtual reality and the metaverse.
5G? Check. Virtual reality? Check. Ad blocking? Check.
Virtual reality was especially hot, while all that enthusiasm around smartwatches has waned.
Newsom tells Re/code Executive Editor Kara Swisher that he wants tech companies to take an active role in fixing the socioeconomic problems caused by their success.
The announcement of the Gear 360 means Samsung now has the best option on the market for both capturing and watching immersive video. Your move, Cupertino.
New smartphone functionality also announced at Mobile World Congress.
Think of it as Minecraft IRL.
Microsoft further whetted appetites, but offered no new details on HoloLens pricing or availability.
Four augmented reality and wearable veterans launch a first-of-its-kind investment fund.
It’s not hard to see why Hollywood, burned by 3-D, is taking a more cautious approach to virtual reality -- you can’t just port old content and expect a good experience.
But can virtual reality live up to the hype?
It’s the “future of football.”
It is clear, in the long-term view, that there are potentially very few businesses that won’t be impacted by AR technology.
It gets at least $827 million more to build a real-life version of “The Matrix” mated with “Harry Potter.”
These are uncharted waters, and Cupertino should be in no rush to set sail.
As Apple wades in, Google needs to ensure its VR design is up to par.
Ready the tea leaves!
A virtual reality dealmaker for startup Jaunt jumps to Google.
DLD brings out a different side of tech.
The smartphone has laid the foundation on which the future will be built and will eventually give birth to that which displaces it.
One executive move shows how Google is getting serious about VR and enterprise.
Virtual reality isn’t cheap.
Two-time Academy Award winner Rob Stromberg directed “The Martian VR Experience.”
Augmented-reality devices offer the most compelling vision of our computing and device future.
We still don’t know how much the Rift will cost.
This year’s annual geek confab is all about transportation.
The Touch motion controllers have been delayed until the second half of 2016.
“It will take more than a ‘sex simulator’ to put me out of business.”
LeBron is appearing on more and more screens lately.
Want to go surfing in Tahiti? Or fly with the Blue Angels? Or hang out with a bunch of dancing North Koreans?
Fashion and tech are making eyes at each over the very latest and greatest in applied science.
At the HoloLens Experience Showcase, developers can try a handful of mixed reality toys and tools.
The company has also hired former Apple and Nokia executive Richard Kerris as its chief marketing officer.
Ex-Nesters launch a physical home for newfangled things.
Osterhout got his start helping make props in Bond films. These days he is bringing science fiction to life.
That figure, from market researcher TrendForce, includes hardware and software.
The Samsung Gear VR is in stores Friday for $99 -- but the actual price is a bit more.
GoPro investors: Try watching this to ease your pain.
Facebook is whetting users’ appetites for the Oculus Rift launch early next year.
It all started with, “Want to see something cool?”