Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg made a surprise appearance on the invite-only, audio-based social app Clubhouse on Thursday night. The news comes less than a week after Tesla’s Elon Musk did the same. Zuckerberg talked about Facebook’s Reality Labs group, noting how virtual reality and augmented reality technology can widen the scope for remote work, according to …
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A new report appears to shed light on Apple’s long-rumored virtual reality headset. Apple is reportedly working on a mixed-reality headset with eye tracking, hand tracking and 8K displays, The Information reported Thursday. Citing internal images from Apple of a prototype, The Information said the headset will have more than a dozen cameras and the ability to create a mixed-reality effect …
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Nearly every major player in tech has been dreaming of smartglasses over the past few years. From Amazon’s Echo Frames to Facebook’s plans for augmented reality, to Microsoft’s HoloLens and the ongoing reports of Apple’s AR plans — there’s a lot that seems to be cooking. But in the short term, the road to magical Tony Stark glasses is more likely to …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. People have strong feelings about the things they plug into and sync up with their devices. Keyboards. Headphones. USB-C this and that. Even the humble power cord. That’s evident in a little debate between CNET’s Dan Ackerman and Ian Sherr that popped up …
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Apple’s first virtual reality headset will reportedly sport powerful processors, a high-resolution display, a fan and a steep price tag. The VR headset will be considered a niche product and could be “far more expensive” than the $300 to $900 headsets available from rivals, according to a report Thursday from Bloomberg. Apple has long been expected to launch a VR …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. It’s 3 p.m. where I am. Across two time zones, we’re all gathering at once to talk about neural-input technology as I set up my video lights at home. The radiator’s hissing. The kids are outside playing. Soon it’ll be dinner, …
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After a 2020 that went entirely virtual for many people, once-fantastic concepts like VR headsets and remote chat screens (including Facebook Portal) no longer seem so strange. In many ways, Facebook’s product lineup ended up being prophetic for the times we now live in. Last fall, Facebook launched its impressive Quest 2 VR headset. So, in 2021, what comes next? …
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Some folks will go to great lengths to get tech to work just the way they want it to. So it was with CNET Editor at Large Ian Sherr, who awhile back not only built his own computer but also did the coding needed to get MacOS working on it. Voila! Hackintosh. But that machine’s days are numbered, thanks to …
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Every once in a while, back in a year called 2019, I’d run off every few weeks or so and spend time in a VR headset, or peek at some augmented reality device. I’d come back from demos imagining a world lived virtually. With all the pieces in play from so many companies, it seemed like the possibilities were almost …
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At some point, the line between what we see in a VR headset and what we see in the real world may melt away. Finnish AR/VR headset maker Varjo could be approaching that moment with its latest lidar-enabled XR-3 headset, available to order today. At $5,495, plus a required $1,495 yearly software license, this is hardly cheap (a version without …
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