For a hot five seconds, Chinese tech company LeEco showed a VR headset at its debut US press conference. From there, well, it’s anyone’s guess. The Explore VR has USB-C, “lag-free” VR, and LeEco promises that it’s “not a VR headset.” But it is a VR headset. LeEco gave us the quickest look at its …

Future conversations with your intelligent gadgets may be co-authored by your favorite comedy writers. It’s not too great a leap: according to a Wall Street Journal report, comedy and joke writers from Pixar movies and the Onion are already working on making Google’s upcoming Assistant AI voice service feel more loose and vibrant. The development of compelling voice AI will …

Every once in a while, Amazon‘s Kindle readers go on sale. That time has come for Prime members, and the deals this time include the step-up Voyage reader. The “limited time” offer doesn’t have a clear expiration, so if you want a Kindle and you’re a Prime member, you’d better go get one now. The entry-level Kindle is $50 ($30 …

One of the oldest default apps in the Windows operating system may be getting a 3D makeover. On Friday, two videos surfaced online — first shared publicly by Twitter user Waking Cat — showing an overhauled version of the MS Paint app, complete with 3D effects that don’t exist in the current version. When asked about the videos, a Microsoft …

Oculus has another new VR platform on the horizon, and it looks like something different from PC- and phone-connected virtual reality. At Oculus Connect on Thursday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a lengthy appearance to discuss the future of VR software. He also introduced a surprise, acknowledging the need for something different — hardware that’s not a PC or mobile …

Now playing: Watch this: Tick, tock, Apple Watch: Google’s new watches may land… 1:17 Google’s planned revamp of its Android Wear watch software, called Android Wear 2.0, has been pushed back to early 2017. But when it does arrive, compatible smartwatches might start doing a lot more apart from phones. Ahead of next week’s big Google news of what could …

I’m about to tell you something you probably already know: Smartwatches aren’t a perfected thing yet. I’ve been wearing the Apple Watch Series 2 for a couple of weeks, now. The new hardware combined with improved WatchOS 3 software are a winning combination. It’s faster, now. It’s a better fitness tracker. It’s swimproof and has GPS. It’s easier to use. …

Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 7, reviewed: maybe it’s boring, but it’s absolutely… 2:45 Go ahead. Yawn at the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Or dig a little deeper, and maybe you’ll perk up at some tantalizing clues to the future of the iPhone. You see, there may be more to Apple’s latest phone than just a carbon copy …

Just FYI, Apple’s new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus come in two new colors: black and black. But there’s a difference. We have both here at the office, and I’ve been living with them for a week. Black is a nice, matte anodized aluminum, much like Apple’s iPod Nano used to have way back. It looks sharp, and a lot …

Intel just announced a pending acquisition of Movidius, a chip manufacturer focusing on integrated system-on-chip solutions for machine learning and computer vision. It could be a key part towards building a standalone VR headset, and more. Movidius has developed compact chips that already power DJI’s Phantom 4 drones, enabling autonomous piloting. Movidius was also close to releasing a dedicated VR …