[ad_1] But that doesn’t matter much, because the family of frames looks pretty good. The lack of cameras also means it, to some extent, sidesteps a lot of privacy concerns. There’s still an awful lot of technology inside the frames, however, which betrays how simple these early renders appear. You’ll be able to answer calls […]
Category: Wearables
HTC Streamlink turns VR headsets into big screens for console gaming
[ad_1] Just to be clear, HTC isn’t here to replace your PS VR nor Labo VR Kit. Instead, it’s all about playing your usual console games on a much larger virtual screen — and ideally on the sharp 2,880 x 1,600 AMOLED display on the Vive Pro and Vive Focus series. I was able to […]
NBA’s Magic Leap app lets you watch basketball in augmented reality
[ad_1] The app includes team vs. team and player vs. player stats comparisons or highlights. It will even allows you to scale the screens to any size or move their location. Live games are only available on the app for NBA League Pass and NBA Single-Game subscribers. But an extra catalog of on-demand content is […]
HTC’s work-oriented Vive Focus Plus headset arrives mid-April for $799
[ad_1] Most notably, you get dual six-degrees-of-freedom controllers instead of the simpler single controller from before. It’ll be much more useful for complex, precise tasks like the medical simulations we tried in February. You’ll also find sharper fresnel lenses that reduce the screen door effect you frequently see with the displays in VR headsets, and […]
Android Wear, Twitter and Friendster
[ad_1] Google announces Android Wear (March 18, 2014) 2014 was the year that both Google and Apple showed their smartwatch platforms to the world, and it all started with Android Wear (now rebranded as Wear OS). When first announced, Google did its best to present a clear vision of how Android on your wrist could […]
Preparing for Apple’s ‘show time’ event
[ad_1] But not the Nolan flicks.DC Universe celebrates Batman’s birthday with free access March 30th Batman is about to celebrate his 80th ‘birthday’ (his first appearance in Detective Comics) on March 30th, and DC Universe is using that as an opportunity to hand out more freebies. That means free access to a wide swath of […]
The Oculus Rift S is impressive but unnecessary
[ad_1] The Rift S is the direct descendant of the first Rift and offers a slew of improvements over the original. The S includes upgraded lenses, a fifth onboard position tracking sensor, slightly better screen resolution and some handy new software features to boot. The S weighs a touch more than the first Rift, but […]
‘Beat Saber’ will be available for Oculus Quest on day one
[ad_1] It’s an important addition to the initial Oculus Quest catalog, and possibly the most important. It gives the headset a familiar flagship game on top of the relatively unknown Vader Immortal and the charming Moss. We’d add that the news is well-timed for Beat Saber. Beat Games recent unveiled its first paid music pack […]
Stanford study finds Apple Watch can detect irregular heart rhythms
[ad_1] Just 34 percent of those who received notifications and agreed to wear an ECG patch for a week showed irregularities, but that was expected when atrial fibrillation is intermittent. About 57 percent of those who saw warnings went to a doctor, Stanford added. Notably, the study only included Apple Watches from Series 3 and […]
Garmin’s adventure-based smartwatch line starts at $1,500
[ad_1] If driving isn’t your sport, the collection includes the Aviator ($1,950), with a slide rule for calculating jet fuel usage; Captain ($1,850), which has wind speed, temperature and tide information; Expedition ($1,750), with an etched 360-degree compass bezel; and Athlete ($1,500), which can display your recovery time on the its face. As Gizmodo points […]