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First Apple Vision Pro reviews are in: It's a "very Apple" product

The Apple Vision Pro embodies the essence of an Apple product: a tech marvel, very niche and very expensive. Despite its drawbacks, reviewers say it's an excellent first generation product that offers a remarkable experience.

By Ivan Franco, January 30, 2024, 10:19 AM

Gaming Tech Culture

Disney's HoloTile is another omnidirectional VR treadmill you will probably never use

Supports multiple users walking independently, but home applications are doubtful

By Cal Jeffrey, January 23, 2024, 6:14 AM

Wearable Tech Apple

Apple could have sold up to 180,000 Vision Pro headsets, but it's not all good news

Orders may have plummeted after the initial surge

By Rob Thubron, January 22, 2024, 10:19 AM 22 comments

Wearable Tech Apple

Apple Vision Pro full specs revealed: 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16GB of system memory, up to 1TB storage

M2 memory bandwidth has been boosted to 256GB/s

By Daniel Sims, January 19, 2024, 6:22 PM 15 comments

Wearable Tech Apple

Apple Vision Pro headset won't have a YouTube or Netflix app, for now

The "ultimate entertainment device"

By Rob Thubron, January 18, 2024, 10:07 AM 12 comments

Apple Electronics

Apple hopes to convince people to buy its $3,500 Vision Pro headset using free 25-minute in-store demos

Have your face and glasses scanned in-store

By Rob Thubron, January 15, 2024, 8:29 AM 22 comments

Electronics Apple

Apple guidelines suggest Vision Pro AR and VR apps are "spatial computing apps"

The Apple way

By Alfonso Maruccia, January 9, 2024, 2:56 PM

Gaming Tech Culture

Infographic shows how the PC has fared against other platforms over 50+ years of gaming

Beating consoles for the last decade, but mobile rules supreme

By Rob Thubron, January 8, 2024, 5:19 AM 23 comments

Wearable Tech Microsoft

Microsoft deprecates Windows Mixed Reality, several headsets could become e-waste

Required apps remain available for a few more years

By Daniel Sims, December 26, 2023, 3:58 PM

Car Tech Gaming

BMW welcomes customers to play a mixed-reality racing sim while actually driving

Lunch and drifting lessons for €660 per person

By Daniel Sims, December 19, 2023, 4:51 PM

Gaming Microsoft

Meta Quest owners can now play Xbox games on their headsets

Xbox Cloud Gaming gives VR holdouts more of a reason to invest in a VR headset

By David Matthews, December 14, 2023, 6:21 AM

Industry Gaming

Meta finds its way back into China after 14 years, thanks to Tencent VR deal

Tencent will sell a cheaper Meta VR headset in China next year

By Rob Thubron, November 10, 2023, 10:22 AM

Industry

Meta's VR division lost $3.7 billion last quarter, bringing total losses to almost $40 billion since 2020

The metaverse division's quarterly revenue was its lowest on record

By Rob Thubron, October 26, 2023, 6:55 AM

Industry

Ultrafast Wi-Fi tethering for AR and VR devices finally approved

One of several dockets that the Commission opened up this week

By Cal Jeffrey, October 20, 2023, 2:42 PM

Gaming

A fan-made Portal 2 VR mod is currently in development

Fully playable in single-player, co-op and room-scale modes still in development

By Daniel Sims, October 3, 2023, 7:38 AM

Hardware Wearable Tech

Meta Quest 3 launches with 'Passthrough' mode and high-res displays, starting at $499.99

It's a significant upgrade over the Quest 2

By Kishalaya Kundu, September 28, 2023, 7:40 AM

Gaming Software

SteamVR 2.0 released in beta form, reaffirming Valve's commitment to VR

Steam Deck UI comes to VR, with more announcements on the way

By Daniel Sims, September 26, 2023, 4:19 PM

The Web Tech Culture

Watch Tampa Bay and Los Angeles duke it out in MLB's first regular-season game in its "Virtual Ballpark"

It's a digital 'watch party,' and everyone is invited

By Cal Jeffrey, September 15, 2023, 12:57 PM

Gaming Apple

The first AR/VR game for the Apple Vision Pro will be deck-builder RPG Demeo

Resolution Games also says it developed a way to play the game in VR on Apple's AR-only device

By Cal Jeffrey, September 7, 2023, 5:32 PM 8 comments

Wearable Tech Hardware

Zotac releases 4th-generation backpack PC for mobile VR

Latest model switches from consumer to professional GPUs

By Daniel Sims, September 1, 2023, 6:15 AM 9 comments

Tech Culture

Could fitness propel VR into the mainstream spotlight?

VR is looking for its Wii moment

By Shawn Knight, July 10, 2023, 11:18 AM

Apple Wearable Tech

You'll need an appointment, a head scan, and prescription data to buy an Apple Vision Pro

Headset will only be available in US Apple Stores through most of 2024

By Daniel Sims, July 7, 2023, 5:05 PM 18 comments

Apple Industry

Apple cuts Vision Pro production target, pushes back cheaper model

The Apple Vision Pro is expected to be available for purchase early next year

By Kishalaya Kundu, July 4, 2023, 8:55 AM

Gaming Hardware

Price hikes coming to Xbox Series X and Game Pass

Series X price won't change in the US, while Series S and PC Game Pass pricing remains unchanged globally

By Daniel Sims, June 21, 2023, 9:42 PM 17 comments

Tech Culture Wearable Tech

I got to play with the Apple Vision Pro and saw the future of computing. Again.

Editor's take: I was one of the lucky few who got to attend Apple's WWDC keynote presentation in person, and also got to try the new Apple Vision Pro headset for a 25-minute hands-on, er, heads-on demo. The experience was very good – as it certainly should be for a product that's going to cost a whopping $3,499 – but it was also a bit more similar to other devices I've tried over the years than I initially expected it to be.

Full story By Bob O'Donnell, June 6, 2023, 12:31 PM 25 comments