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Mark Zuckerberg announces new company name meta
Technology

Facebook changes its name as it pushes toward a digital reality future

By Charlotte Hu

facebook sign
Technology

Facebook might rebrand as a ‘metaverse’ company. What does that even mean?

By Charlotte Hu

A woman pulling back a virtual bow to shoot an arrow while wearing Facebook's prototype haptic feedback wrist devices
Technology

Facebook wants to remove the ‘friction’ between you and your computer using augmented reality

By Stan Horaczek

Sony PS5 VR controllers on white.
Gear

Sony is bringing the best part of the PS5 to VR

By Stan Horaczek

Stanford pixels
Technology

Stanford researchers may have found the key to better VR headsets in solar panels

By Stan Horaczek

Star Wars: Squadrons gameplay
Gear

Star Wars: Squadrons is fun on consoles, but VR is where it shines

By Stan Horaczek

Oculus Quest 2 Virtual Reality VR Headset
Gear

The Oculus Quest 2 Virtual Reality VR Headset is the best you can buy

By Stan Horaczek

racing helmet
Gear

The next generation of race car drivers started out as gamers

By Laura Parker

HP Reverb G2 VR Headset
Gear

HP’s new high-res VR headset aims for deeper immersion with less nausea

By Stan Horaczek

Person with VR visor
DIY

Eleven ways you can use VR to escape your home

By David Nield

HTC Vive Cosmos Elite VR headset
Gear

HTC’s Vive Cosmos Elite headset gets you the VR you actually want—for a price

By Stan Horaczek

HTC Proton headset.
Technology

VR headsets may finally look less ugly

By Stan Horaczek

a person wearing a virtual reality (VR) headset while wearing a shirt with a sentient cheeseburger on it
DIY

Choose the right VR and AR gear for you

By David Nield

Inside the racing simulators drivers use for realistic training
Technology

Inside the racing simulators drivers use for realistic training

By Dan Carney

Oculus
Technology

Oculus Quest brings your real-world motion into VR. Here’s what that’s like.

By Rob Verger

Watch the impressive HoloLens 2 Apollo 11 demo that failed during Microsoft’s keynote
Gear

Watch the impressive HoloLens 2 Apollo 11 demo that failed during Microsoft’s keynote

By Stan Horaczek

Techathlon podcast: Trying the new Oculus Quest, broken tech promises, and the week’s tech news
Technology

Techathlon podcast: Trying the new Oculus Quest, broken tech promises, and the week’s tech news

By Stan Horaczek

Planes of the future will feature virtual reality, yoga studios, and lots of cauliflower
Technology

Planes of the future will feature virtual reality, yoga studios, and lots of cauliflower

By Laura Parker

Omron heart watch
Technology

The best new gadgets and tech from CES 2019

By Stan Horaczek

Haptics
Technology

A handy guide to the tech buzzwords from CES 2019

By Stan Horaczek

RMS Titanic ship original black and white
Gear

The Titanic is now a photorealistic gaming experience

By Eleanor Cummins

Women are less likely to receive CPR—but why?
Health

Women are less likely to receive CPR—but why?

By Kat Eschner

The Oculus Quest’s new feature is a crucial step for mainstream VR
Technology

The Oculus Quest’s new feature is a crucial step for mainstream VR

By Rob Verger

A woman texting in a virtual reality experiment.
Technology

Can your smartphone stop you from getting hit by a car?

By Anna Brooks

Apple and Pixar created a new file format for augmented reality on your phone
Technology

Apple and Pixar created a new file format for augmented reality on your phone

By Stan Horaczek

Disney’s haptic VR jacket lets you feel snowball impacts and snakes slithering
Technology

Disney’s haptic VR jacket lets you feel snowball impacts and snakes slithering

By Rob Verger

Apple thinks putting on a VR headset could help fight nausea in the car
Technology

Apple thinks putting on a VR headset could help fight nausea in the car

By Rob Verger

U.S. Olympic skiers have been swooshing in VR to prep for the winter games
Technology

U.S. Olympic skiers have been swooshing in VR to prep for the winter games

By Rob Verger

CES 2018: Day four and the gadgets are getting weird
Technology

CES 2018: Day four and the gadgets are getting weird

By Stan Horaczek

Magic Leap
Gear

Whoa, that’s not what we were expecting the Magic Leap headset to look like

By Stan Horaczek

Last week in tech: Net neutrality is spoiled, but Star Wars isn’t
Technology

Last week in tech: Net neutrality is spoiled, but Star Wars isn’t

By Stan Horaczek

Last week in Tech: The text message turns 25 years old
Technology

Last week in Tech: The text message turns 25 years old

By Stan Horaczek

Daydream View
DIY

Try these 10 awesome virtual-reality apps for Google Daydream View

By David Nield

You can now navigate Windows 10 by walking around a virtual mansion
Technology

You can now navigate Windows 10 by walking around a virtual mansion

By Stan Horaczek

You don’t need a $200 Oculus Go to get into virtual reality right now
Technology

You don’t need a $200 Oculus Go to get into virtual reality right now

By Rob Verger

Amazon Drone Hub
Technology

Last week in tech: Amazon’s drone delivery hub may be coming

By Stan Horaczek

Intel’s new chip puts a teraflop in your desktop. Here’s what that means
Gear

Intel’s new chip puts a teraflop in your desktop. Here’s what that means

By Rob Verger

VR has a hard time showing you things up close, but Oculus might have a fix
Technology

VR has a hard time showing you things up close, but Oculus might have a fix

By Rob Verger

Facebook’s new Camera Effects Platform wants to augment your entire reality
Technology

Facebook’s new Camera Effects Platform wants to augment your entire reality

By Stan Horaczek

Google Daydream VR
Gear

Daydream VR is Google Cardboard for Grown-Ups

By Xavier Harding

Facebook VR Shows Us Why Zuckerberg Acquired Oculus
Technology

Facebook VR Shows Us Why Zuckerberg Acquired Oculus

By Xavier Harding

Playstation VR Is The Best Virtual Reality Headset For Couch Gamers
Gear

Playstation VR Is The Best Virtual Reality Headset For Couch Gamers

By Xavier Harding

Hands-On With The Google Pixel, Daydream View, And Home
Gear

Hands-On With The Google Pixel, Daydream View, And Home

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Using Virtual Reality to Avoid Catastrophe
Environment

Using Virtual Reality to Avoid Catastrophe

By Marlene Cimons

The New Playstation 4 And PS4 Pro Have Been Revealed
Gear

The New Playstation 4 And PS4 Pro Have Been Revealed

By Xavier Harding

Augmented Reality Or Augmented Humanity?
Science

Augmented Reality Or Augmented Humanity?

By Daniel Grushkin

Samsung Gear VR 2016
Gear

Here’s What We Think About The Samsung Gear VR 2016 Edition

By Xavier Harding

Virtual Reality Training Turns Olympic Triathlon Course Into Motor Memory
Technology

Virtual Reality Training Turns Olympic Triathlon Course Into Motor Memory

By Will Cockrell

Alter the robot
Technology

Can Technology Help Treat Pedophiles?

By Thom Leavy

Facebook Releases Open Source Software For Its Surround 360 Camera
Gear

Facebook Releases Open Source Software For Its Surround 360 Camera

By Corey Mueller

VR
Gear

Virtualandia: The Hottest New Real Estate Is In The Ether

By Amy Westervelt

Experience A Virtual Trip To Mars In A School Bus
Science

Experience A Virtual Trip To Mars In A School Bus

By G. Clay Whittaker

VR
Health

Scientists Think They’ve Found A Way To Eliminate Virtual Reality Sickness

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Will Virtual Reality Save Star Wars Battlefront From Infamy?
Technology

Will Virtual Reality Save Star Wars Battlefront From Infamy?

By G. Clay Whittaker

The HDK 2 Is Razer’s New $399 Virtual Reality Headset
Gear

The HDK 2 Is Razer’s New $399 Virtual Reality Headset

By Dave Gershgorn

The Goa base and camera provide positional tracking and added processing, so smartphones are able to run better VR experiences.
Gear

Project Goa Will Bring Virtual Reality To Any Smartphone

By Haniya Rae

British Jurors Can Now Visit Crime Scenes In Virtual Reality
Gear

British Jurors Can Now Visit Crime Scenes In Virtual Reality

By G. Clay Whittaker

We Took A Virtual Walk On The Martian Surface
Science

We Took A Virtual Walk On The Martian Surface

By Shannon Stirone

Google I/O 2016 Could Bring Android VR And An Amazon Echo Competitor
Gear

Google I/O 2016 Could Bring Android VR And An Amazon Echo Competitor

By Xavier Harding

One Million Virtual Reality Fans Use Samsung’s Gear VR
Gear

One Million Virtual Reality Fans Use Samsung’s Gear VR

By Xavier Harding

Google VR Clay Bavor
Technology

Google VR And The Quest For Wireless, Affordable Virtual Reality

By Xavier Harding

Human Anatomy Gets Virtual
Health

Human Anatomy Gets Virtual

By Alexandra Ossola

Samsung Gear VR
Gear

Samsung’s Second Gear VR May Be A Standalone Wireless Headset

By Xavier Harding

Oculus VR Founder Taunts Redditors Over Shipping Delays
Technology

Oculus VR Founder Taunts Redditors Over Shipping Delays

By Dave Gershgorn