The idea of an expensive VR headset can induce sticker shock in prospective virtual-reality gamers, with headsets running from $599 to $799 for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. But that’s not as bad as the high-end gaming PCs needed to run VR hardware. In CNET’s extensive hands-on testing, $2,000 has been the sweet spot …
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Apple is focusing its rumored interest in the augmented reality space on creating a new pair of AR glasses with Carl Zeiss, according to a new report. The tech titan is working with the German optics manufacturer on a pair of lightweight AR/mixed reality glasses, according to tech evangelist Robert Scoble. The project, which could be announced as early as …
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Happy birthday, iPhone. You’re 10 years old! What do you want to be when you grow up? When Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone 10 years ago today, he touted Apple’s ability to combine three products — “a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and a breakthrough internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, searching and …
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If you’re going to soar over Sydney in a plane, don’t wear a dress — at least not if your flight is one of Samsung’s wild 4D VR demos. I learned that the hard way when I showed up this past week at the Las Vegas Convention Center during CES. I wanted to try out Samsung’s demos that have seemingly …
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For the first time ever, the NBA is streaming a regular-season game on Facebook Live for basketball fans in India. The league said it will stream Sunday night’s matchup between the Golden State Warriors in Sacramento against the Kings. The game between All-Stars Stephen Curry and DeMarcus Cousins and two of the NBA’s most tech-savvy teams at the new high-tech …
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When Google revealed its Daydream View in October, it was announced alongside the Google Pixel and Pixel XL. These two “phones by Google” and headset were a match made in VR heaven in some ways, but that also meant you could only experience Daydream by using a Pixel. After that, Google added compatibility to the Moto Z. Now it’s expanding …
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Gaming laptops were once the Rodney Dangerfield of computers — they got no respect. Many were much more expensive than comparable desktop gaming rigs, despite having worse performance and less flexibility. Worse, many were laptops in name only, with back-breakingly big bodies, and some of the worst design elements ever pulled from the adolescent sci-fi fantasy look book. Over the …
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I felt like a dancer in the dark of a Las Vegas patio lounge, ducking, swooping, leaning and spinning. But I was actually trying to get a closer look at the Red Ranger. I was testing the full-motion tracking capabilities of Qualcomm’s mobile VR headset during a demo at CES 2017. Qualcomm’s newest Snapdragon 835 processor is designed for headsets …
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It’s been a full year since CNET saw a big dose of adult entertainment delivered via a VR headset. Naughty America, one of several studios delivering wraparound 3D video content for VR, is back in Las Vegas and CES with a meeting room and demos of its films. Not much has changed, based on a quick demo I tried. It …
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Reviewers agree that the GeForce GTX 1080 is the fastest graphics card ever made. If you’ve got the cash, it’s the one you want for VR and PC gaming. But at a typical 10.5-inches long, you might have trouble fitting the original in a compact, living-room friendly computer. That’s what Zotac’s new mini-GeForce GTX 1080 is for. Somehow, the fine …
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