Virtual Reality

Source: Nick Sutrich/Android Central If you've been around social media in any form over the past year, it's likely you've heard of Beat Saber. The game is ubiquitous with virtual reality gaming, and for good reason. It recently became the first VR-only game…

Facebook reported fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday.  Angela Lang/CNET Facebook, already dealing with criticism about misinformation and protection of user privacy, has a new problem to worry about: slipping profits. The social media giant, which makes m…

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Atari Interactive, the company behind hats with built-in speakers and a new version of the Atari VCS console, is getting into the hotel business. Eight Atari-themed hotels are in development, with the first expected to break ground on construction this year in Phoenix, Arizona. Other Atari Hotels are planned for…

Facebook is looking to blur the lines between its social network and its virtual reality division even more with the latest Oculus back-end update. Now when you browse Facebook, or when you're in the Oculus Home interface on an Oculus Rift or Oculus Quest, yo…

Virtual reality (VR) was once thought to be something of a technological holy grail -- the type of tech that science-fiction plots revolved around and a subject that futurists and gadget enthusiasts opined about to great end. There's still excitement surround…

Apple is envisioning a device that attaches to a user's finger to control virtual objects. US Patent and Trademark Office Apple has filed a patent application for small "finger devices" loaded with sensors that allow people to interact with objects in AR or VR. The application was published Thursday by the…

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. As Tyndall Air Force Base in Floridas panhandle continues to rebuild after taking a direct hit from Hurricane Michael in 2018, its getting not only a makeover, but a 5G modernization, too. Defense Systems reports. Continue reading…

A tractor sprays insecticide over a fieldAqua MechanicalSince the DDT days of the 1950s and 60s—when the pesticide caused alarming declines in bird species, including iconic birds of prey—regulators and chemical companies have adopted far more rigorous testing guidelines. But the biodiversity crisis still looms, and we’ve continued to see…

Lenovo remains in the business. It may not be aggressive in the mobile business but it has the Motorola brand for that. When it comes to notebooks and computers, it is still flourishing although we don’t have the numbers. Another area where Lenovo is excelling is in virtual reality as…