Scott Stein

Everything we know about Magic Leap, the most intriguing tech we’ve never tried

The Magic Leap One is now available to order for $2295. We got some hands-on time with the Magic Leap One, but if all you want are the facts, here’s everything you need to know. We also spent some time at the Magic Leap headquarters in Florida to get the inside story. 3D worlds that open before your …

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Virtually alone: Why watching live events in VR feels so strange

Scott Stein/CNET I sat in the corner of an audience that I wasn’t really in. I watched the back of a bald man’s head as he snapped photos on the stage with his camera. I was high up, looking down on everyone as a virtual screen appeared in this virtual audience, with a countdown to the Democratic debate that was …

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Weekend diary: Life with the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus

We’re putting the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus through a weekend of everyday life to see how it keeps up. Sarah Tew/CNET They look the same, but there are differences. Are they big or small? What does it feel like to live with the new iPhones, the iPhone 6S and the larger iPhone 6S Plus ? And how do they …

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Microsoft event coming to NY October 6: Surface expected

Enlarge Image Microsoft Microsoft just sent out invites for an October 6 event in New York. “We have some exciting news to share about Windows 10 devices,” it says. It’s high time for new Surface tablets, but this could also be a chance for Microsoft to show off its entire lineup of products ahead of the holiday shopping season. Reports …

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The iPad’s gentle creep into laptop

Apple already has three portable 12- to 13-inch laptop computers in its lineup. Now, the iPad Pro makes four. I write these thoughts on an iPad Air 2 — which, until the big-screen iPad Pro is released in November, is the current top-of-the-line tablet from Apple — on a plane. I’m using it instead of a laptop. I’m typing on …

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A quick peek at Intel and Fossil’s first Android Wear watch looks very familiar

We’ve finally gotten a glimpse of what Fossil’s long-awaited Android Wear watch will look like. And, it looks like a lot of other Android Wear watches. Intel already has already made several splashes in wearable tech, from Barneys jewelry to the still-unreleased Android Wear-powered Tag watch. Fossil has made smartwatches before, too. But now Intel and Fossil are planning a …

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Misfit and Speedo are trying to build a better swim tracker

Enlarge Image Scott Stein/CNET Wearable tech and swimming don’t usually team up that frequently. The Misfit Shine is already one of a handful of fitness trackers that can be used while swimming. But Misfit is partnering with Speedo for the Misfit Shine Swimmer’s Edition, a version that’s had some firmware tweaking. The $80/£60 Swimmer’s Edition looks exactly like the Misfit …

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How Apple’s Force Touch could change the way you use your next iPhone or iPad

Sarah Tew/CNET Pressure-sensitive screens, haptic feedback: Why should you care? Apple’s next iPhones should be announced next month, but this is an “S” year. That means — if Apple sticks to the pattern it’s adhered to since 2008 — that the 2015 iPhones will maintain the same basic design as last year’s model, and focus instead on “under the hood” …

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New Samsung Gear watches are coming

Enlarge ImageSamsung’s tease of the next (round) Gear. Samsung Samsung’s seventh smartwatch is on its way soon. But this time, it’s not alone. The Samsung Gear S2 , teased during Samsung’s recent New York event for its latest large-screen phones, is round and redesigned. And it enters a landscape that’s now full of smartwatches; not all of them are successful, …

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Microsoft Surface Pro 3 heads to NFL sidelines this year, and HoloLens could be next

The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 in its NFL form, with updated features like multicolor annotation. Scott Stein/CNET Microsoft’s had a year under its belt deploying Surface tablets to NFL sidelines, but the Microsoft-NFL partnership is only growing in 2015. And Microsoft doesn’t just want to work with Surface tablets: augmented reality via HoloLens could be next. HoloLens — Microsoft’s wild …

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