Apple is looking to release an augmented-reality headset by 2022 and a “sleeker” set of AR glasses by 2023, according to a report Monday from The Information. Apple executives reportedly discussed plans for its AR devices during an internal presentation to employees, including new details about the design and features of its AR headset. The …
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Other than your character meeting an untimely end, nothing takes you out of an immersive game quicker than screen tearing where elements of a particular scene don’t line up. When a monitor’s refresh rate and a graphic card’s frame rate are out of sync, distracting and annoying artifacts like screen tearing show up. The 54 best Cyber Monday 2019 deals …
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This story is part of CNET’s coverage of Apple Arcade, including exclusive first looks we got at some of the service’s high-profile new games. Apple Arcade has reached 100 games, after adding six more to the new $4.99 monthly subscription service on Friday. Players can now check out Takeshi & Hiroshi, Guildlings, Marble It Up: Mayhem!, Sociable Soccer, Discolored and UFO on Tape: …
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Headphone deals are heating up. The other day, the Sony WH-1000XM3 dipped to an all-time-low $228 (but has since returned to $278, still a decent discount), and there’s a Bose 700 deal coming tomorrow. The deal to beat right now, however, is this: For a limited time, and while supplies last, the Beats Studio3 Wireless noise-canceling headphones (in gray) are …
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Some Samsung smart TVs will no longer include Netflix support starting Dec. 2, a Netflix representative said Tuesday. The change is due to technical limitations. “On December 2nd, Netflix will no longer be supported on a small number of older devices due to technical limitations,” a Netflix representative said in an email. “We’ve notified all impacted members with more information about alternative devices …
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Microsoft has been using artificial intelligence technology to teach computers to automatically create closed-captions for voice chats and meetings, teach apps to create to-dos just by listening to you talk, and translate what people are saying in different languages in real time. Now the company is taking on background noise. The software giant said Monday that it’s come up with new …
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Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 augmented reality headset, which was introduced at Mobile World Congress back in February, is now available to buy, the company announced Thursday. Earlier this year, Microsoft showed CNET the next-generation headset up-close. The self-contained, comfortable flip-up device has no controllers. It uses hand and eye tracking, and slides over glasses. I was impressed how easy it was to use. …
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The Matrix PowerWatch 2 is the sequel to a watch I wore a couple of years ago made by Matrix Industries, a thermoelectrics startup in Menlo Park whose headquarters I visited last year. The original PowerWatch worked, but wasn’t great. This version, which I first got a peek at nearly a year ago, feels a lot better. It’s finally close to being an everyday watch …
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When you think of this time of year, you no doubt imagine idyllic scenes of sleds on snow-covered hills, charming holiday decorations and families gathered around a warm fireplace. The reality for most of us is a psychotic frenzy of work and anxiety unrivaled at any other time of year. Need to unclench your brain? Right now, you can take …
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For a couple of years now, skeptical politicians across the western world have been wondering whether US tech giants are getting too big for their own good. It’s sparked the question as to whether companies such as Facebook, which owns a bunch of competing messaging services as well as Instagram, should be broken up. But ask one of Silicon Valley’s …
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