Gadgets
Go Beyond 20/20 With These WIRED-Tested Smart Glasses
Other Smart Glasses We’ve Tested We’ve tested several more pairs of smart glasses—some good and some bad. Even Realities G2 Photograph: Julian Chokkattu Even…
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Dallas, Texas Local News
How virtual reality is helping Fort Worth patients practice staying sober
Holli Hammer, the director of nursing at Texas Health’s Addiction Recovery Center, demonstrates the VR headset that is used to help people in recovery…
Gadgets
Samsung’s Galaxy XR Mixed Reality Headset Undercuts Apple’s Vision Pro by $1,700
It has been five years since Samsung and Google stopped supporting their respective mobile virtual reality headsets. For a second try, the companies have…
Gadgets
Apple Just Upgraded the iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, and Vision Pro with Its New M5 Chip
As before, the 11-inch iPad Pro costs $999 and the 13-inch iPad Pro starts at $1,299. They’re compatible with the Apple Pencil Pro, Apple…
Gadgets
Hands On With Googles Gemini-Powered Smart Glasses, Android XR, and Project Moohan Headset – GadgetNutz
I’m wearing a pair of thick-rimmed glasses on my face. They don’t feel heavy, but they feel chunky. I walk over to a poster…
Gadgets
Meta Connect Starts Wednesday. Here’s What to Expect
Meta Connect, the big developer event and hardware showcase from the company that runs Facebook and Instagram, is kicking off next week. Meta is…
Entertainment
Meta Acquires Tilda Swinton VR Doc ‘Impulse: Playing With Reality’
Meta has acquired Impulse: Playing With Reality, an interactive mixed-reality documentary exploring Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) voiced by Tilda Swinton. The project, from…
Gadgets
Meta shutters its first-party VR game studio Ready at Dawn
Ready at Dawn Studios, the game studio behind the Echo virtual reality series for the Meta Quest, has been shut down by its parent…
Gadgets
The Best VR Headsets and Games to Explore the Metaverse
The Meta Quest 3 (8/10, WIRED Recommends) is a massive improvement over its predecessor in almost every category—save price. It has improved specs across…
Banking
BofA emphasizes VR training for staff | Bank Automation News
Bank of America aims to add 10 to 20 modules to its virtual reality training program every year to enhance employee training and improve…
Gadgets
I Rode This ‘Holographic’ Bike and Things Got a Little Weird
Matson told me that he finds wearing a headset to be too cumbersome when you’re working out. In particular, parents told him that they…
Business
Exploring How Virtual Reality is Changing Startups | Entrepreneur
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Today, startups face the daunting task of capturing prospective clients’ attention. Traditional marketing approaches sometimes fall…
Houston, Texas Local News
Game company puts new spin on virtual tennis
Game company puts new spin on virtual tennis – CBS News Watch CBS News First there was “Tennis for Two,” then Atari’s “Pong.” Tennis…
Gadgets
My Life Outside of the Apple Vision Pro
This has become a pattern: One minute he’s not wearing the headset, and the next he is. The transition would always happen unexpectedly—when I’d…
Technology
Meta thinks it’s a good idea for students to wear Quest headsets in class | TechCrunch
Meta continues to field criticism over how it handles younger consumers using its platforms, but the company is also planning new products that will…
Banking
TD Bank deploys VR for training | Bank Automation News
TD Bank is experimenting with virtual reality to build practical skill sets through controlled customer simulations, leading to improved employee training. “TD has been…
Lifestyle
Homeworld Franchise Comes to Virtual Reality for the First Time With ‘Homeworld: Vast Reaches’, a New Game Arriving in 2024
AUSTIN, Texas, April 3, 2024 (Newswire.com) – FarBridge, Inc., a leading game development studio, in partnership with Gearbox Entertainment, is excited to announce Homeworld: Vast…
Dallas, Texas Local News
The Game’s Afoot: Plano Company Launches Pedal-Based Controller
Anyone who has played a modern Triple A video game will tell you that controls are getting exponentially more complex. The Plano-based company Glydr…
Gadgets
Sony Temporarily Pulls the Plug on PSVR2 Production
Photo: ESOlex (Shutterstock) Sony’s PlayStation VR 2 is barely a year old, and it appears it’s not catching on like the PS5 when it launched…
Orlando, Florida Local News
Dezerland Park opens new virtual reality experience Verse Orlando
click to enlarge Image courtesy Wellons Commmunications/Dezerland Park Dezerland Park is now offering an interactive, immersive augmented reality experience with its newest attraction, Verse…