HTC doesn’t call it an NES Zapper. It’s technically a “Hyper Blaster.” But you know what it looks like. It’s the rebirth of Nintendo’s old light gun. Sort of. In this case, it’s more of a motion-controlled VR gun accessory, almost like Sony’s PlayStation VR Aim. I held it in my hand. Yep, it feels …
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Hey, I’m on the Millennium Falcon! I’m a hologram. BB-8 is spinning around behind me. I snap a quick square video of myself, add captions and titles. It’s a bit like a personal green screen. If you’ve got an iPhone X, Apple’s Clips app gets some fun new tricks. The free app, an iOS exclusive from Apple first released back …
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Microsoft’s own VR platform, which launched a few weeks ago, doesn’t have a lot of software yet, which could be a dealbreaker for some. But a bridge to Steam’s VR catalog could add some access to more games soon enough. A Steam VR hook-in for Windows Mixed Reality, announced earlier this fall, is launching next week on Nov. 15 in …
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Soon, you’ll be able to make payments to friends on an iPhone or Apple Watch via Apple Pay. In the meantime, a public beta will let “friends and family” test it pre-launch. A new public beta of iOS 11.2 launches today with Apple Pay Cash inside. Anyone can try sending payments with it, but the person receiving payments also has …
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The iPhone X is almost all screen. It’s beautiful, but it comes with a big change: There’s no home button anymore. And that changes a lot of things about everyday use. Many of the familiar screen gestures have changed. Down is up and up is down. When it comes to how the iPhone X operates, you’ll find that you need …
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I was fortunate enough to receive a review sample of the iPhone X on Monday, and I’ve been putting it through its paces ever since. Just minutes after posting my initial impressions, I asked what you wanted to know: So now: I’d love questions from you. Anything you’re curious about on the #iphonex, ask away. I’ll be working to answer …
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Editors’ note (November 3, 5:15 a.m. PT): Check out our full iPhone X review for the rating and our official evaluation of the device. This story will no longer be updated, but will remain available as a chronicle of our earliest impressions of the phone. Welcome to my ongoing impressions of the iPhone X. I’ve entered my third full day …
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When rumors first swirled that Apple’s top-of-the-line 2017 iPhone would cost upward of $1,000, some hopeful fans posited that such a high price would be softened by an extra goodie or two packed in — maybe a wireless charger, or even the AirPod wireless headphones. Of course, with the iPhone X demand said to be “off the charts” and the phone …
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It’s finally here. I’ve been playing with the new iPhone X for just under a day. You can find my initial iPhone X impressions here. But as my first full morning with the device kicks off, I’m sharing my impressions on Twitter. Check out my tweetstream below — and at-reply me at @jetscott with your questions. I’ll answer as many as I …
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Samsung makes fantastic looking watches but it doesn’t always give them the best tools for success. So is Samsung Gear Sport a typical Samsung watch? I’ve been wearing Samsung’s newest Gear watch for about a week, across an iPhone 8 Plus and a Samsung Galaxy Note 8. The Gear Sport isn’t the super-powered mega-watch that last year’s cellular-enabled S3 was. Instead …
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