Humans and Technology I attended an Oculus conference in virtual reality, and all I got was eyestrain Facebook’s VR unit revealed the new Quest headset at its conference for developers, but I couldn’t try it from my couch. by Rachel Metz 2018-09-26T18:25:00-04:00
Humans and Technology Forget about VR in the living room; this summer it’s on waterslides and in arcades VR technology hasn’t been a hit with consumers, so companies are taking it everywhere from specially built arenas to airports. by Rachel Metz 2018-07-13T09:30:00-04:00
Humans and Technology This VR point-and-shoot camera will let you rewind your life and relive your memories The future of home movies is shooting them in 3-D and playing them back in VR. by Rachel Metz 2018-05-04T12:00:00-04:00
Humans and Technology Ubiquity6 lets your friends visit your augmented reality Come, let us feed virtual tigers digital cake in real-world locations until the end of time. by Rachel Metz 2018-05-03T08:00:00-04:00
Artificial Intelligence Facebook helped create an AI scavenger hunt that could lead to the first useful home robots To make AI programs smarter, researchers are creating virtual worlds for them to explore. by Will Knight 2018-05-02T13:00:00-04:00
Humans and Technology Even if Magic Leap’s goggles suck, it can probably still make money off them Those who’ve tried Magic Leap One say it’s functional, but the company’s got a boatload of patents it could license to satisfy investors regardless. by Rachel Metz 2018-04-09T00:00:00-04:00
Humans and Technology VR is still a novelty, but Google’s light-field technology could make it serious art A new VR app lets you explore worlds with surprising depth and detail. by Rachel Metz 2018-03-14T11:00:00-04:00
Humans and Technology I thought VR would make watching Olympic snowboarding awesome. Sadly, it sucked. Virtual-reality programming for the Winter Olympics shows there’s still a long way to go before the tech is ready for prime time. by Rachel Metz 2018-02-15T13:30:00-05:00
Connectivity Five of the Coolest-Looking VR and AR Headsets, Apps, and More Coming in 2018 Get ready for wireless virtual reality, Harry Potter in AR, and a Spielberg movie based on a hit novel about VR. by Rachel Metz 2018-01-01T00:00:00-05:00
Humans and Technology This Is Magic Leap’s AR Headset, Coming 2018 The secretive, highly funded startup still isn’t saying exactly when, or how much it will cost. by Rachel Metz 2017-12-19T15:48:00-05:00
