CHANNEL 4 has launched a brand new TV app with a viewing experience you won’t get on a television or smartphone. It’s a virtual reality app for the posh Apple Vision Pro headset – and it promises a “ground-breaking cinema-style full-screen viewing experience” like no other. 5 You can now watch Channel 4 on a … Read more
Apple is exploring a push into smart glasses with an internal study of products currently on the market, setting the stage for the company to follow Meta Platforms into an increasingly popular category. The initiative, code-named Atlas, got under way last week and involves gathering feedback from Apple employees on smart glasses, according to people … Read more
Alibaba Group Holding is scaling down its metaverse operations, according to a source familiar with the matter, making it the latest Big Tech company to pull back resources from the once-popular sector. Dozens of employees at Yuanjing, the metaverse unit of e-commerce giant Alibaba, have been laid off, as part of a restructuring that aims … Read more
Virtual reality gaming has a Half-Life: Alyx problem. When Valve dropped this incredible game in 2020 optimists assumed it’d open the floodgates for more high-quality VR adventures of its ilk. But, sadly, we’re approaching a full half-century since its release, and no other VR title has come close. Well, until now. Batman: Arkham Shadow has … Read more
The Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, MSDE, has joined hands with Meta to launch two initiatives, namely an AI Assistant for the Skill India Mission and the establishment of 5 Centers of Excellence (CoEs) in Virtual Reality (VR) and Mixed Reality (MR). MSDE, Meta have joined hands to launch AI Assistant for Skill India … Read more
A new feature on Alibaba Group Holding’s Taobao app lets potential car buyers test drive Xiaomi’s SU7 electric sedan virtually through Apple’s Vision Pro headset, the latest example of Chinese tech companies employing cutting-edge technology to compete for customers. Launched earlier this week as part of an update to Taobao’s Vision Pro app, the new … Read more
Newly leaked images of Meta’s upcoming Quest 3S have surfaced online, including one found in an official Meta app. That leaves no room for doubt when it comes to how the upcoming Quest 3S will look. If you have the Meta Quest Link app installed, you can see the image for yourself by searching for … Read more
Meta Platforms has canceled plans for a premium mixed-reality headset intended to compete with Apple’s Vision Pro, the Information reported Friday. The company told employees at its Reality Labs division to stop work on the device this week after a product review meeting, the report said citing two Meta employees. The axed device was internally code-named La Jolla and was … Read more
How Google’s quest to join AI race is going – CBS News Watch CBS News Google is hosting its annual event Tuesday to unveil new products and projects using artificial technology. Abrar Al-Heeti, a CNET technology reporter, joins CBS News with more details. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live … Read more
NASA has shared footage showing astronauts using VR headsets to learn what it will be like aboard the Lunar Gateway space station. The Lunar Gateway will orbit the moon and be used mainly for getting astronauts and cargo to and from the lunar surface during the upcoming Artemis missions. It’ll also be used as a … Read more
