Snapchat’s newest update is a feature that seems like the company’s answer to the popular BeReal app: You can use the front and rear camera at the same time. But whereas BeReal emphasizes using unfiltered photos, Snapchat’s dual-camera feature works with tons of filters and augmented reality effects, with more likely to come. The feature, …

The Oculus Quest 2 (now called Meta Quest 2) has become a surprisingly successful virtual reality headset and remains our favorite VR device despite being two years old and suddenly more expensive. What will Meta, the former Facebook, do for its encore? The company is expected to release four new headsets over the next few years, but the next on …

Fitbit, now a part of Google, is working on developing the Pixel Watch this fall. But there are also other new Fitbits, as Fitbit head James Park told CNET earlier this year. The Fitbit Sense 2, a sequel to the sensor-packed Sense watch released two years ago, is arriving this fall alongside a GPS-equipped Versa 4 watch and a new $99 color-screened …

What’s happening Samsung’s newest watches, the Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro, are arriving Aug. 26. They feature better battery life and skin temperature sensors, and promise more durability. Why it matters Last year’s Samsung watch was the debut of Google’s new Wear OS, and smartwatches are in search of better battery life. But Google’s Pixel Watch is also …

Apple recently upgraded its back-to-school targeted MacBook Air with a new M2 chip and a better camera and display. Apple’s iPad lineup, however, is still due for a 2022 upgrade. The midrange iPad Air got an M1 chip back in the spring, but the entry-level iPad and the iPad Pro are in a holding pattern until the fall.  Apple is …

There’s not much you can do to make a VR headset’s video better short of buying a new headset, but a better pair of headphones could make a big difference for audio. The two-year-old Quest 2 has serviceable built-in audio via small speakers in its headband, but the new Logitech Chorus adds over-ear headphone upgrades for an extra $100, available …

The 2021 iPad Pro is a year old, but it’s still a beast with its M1 processor, gorgeous display and optional 5G. But just like before, it doesn’t come with an iPad keyboard. That’s where keyboard cases come in. If you’re looking to use your iPad Pro the way it’s intended, you’ll need a keyboard case that can help you type up emails, essays …

Call it a summer surprise. Meta suddenly ratcheted up the entry-level price for its two-year-old Quest 2 VR headset, jumping from $299 to $400 starting Aug. 1. A product getting more expensive two years after its release doesn’t normally happen. But these aren’t really normal times, and the Quest 2 was never a normal headset. While Meta’s reasoning is that …

Last year, I bought a new Apple TV remote. You know, the thicker one with the extra buttons. I bought it because I kept losing the old super-thin Apple TV remote that was always disappearing into another dimension through the sofa cushions. I’d show you a picture of the new remote, but I lost it. I don’t know how it …

The honeymoon may be over for low-cost VR headsets. In a surprising move, Facebook parent company Meta just announced that its two-year-old Quest 2 VR headset will be going up in price by $101 starting Aug. 1. That’s not how consumer electronics normally work. The 128GB storage-equipped base mode of the stand-alone VR headset, which normally costs $299, will be …