Oculus promised that its new standalone headset, Oculus Go, would be here in early 2018 and, well, it’s early 2018. While we don’t have official details on the headset’s launch just yet, an FCC listing for it does hint at something interesting. The listing, first spotted by German site Mobielkopen, lists two models for Oculus Go, which are...
Sony’s flagship VR headset, the PSVR, really came into its own in 2017. Attending PSX down in Anaheim felt like a victory lap for the device as it comfortably sits in first place head of the Rift and Vive with over two million units and 12 million games sold. As the first full year of consumer-grade...
Friendship ended with 2017. Now 2018 is my best friend, and it’s time to look at its games. On this week’s GamesBeat Decides podcast, we pick out the five biggest upcoming releases that you should get excited about. Hosts Jeffrey Grubb and Mike Minotti also talk about their holiday break and getting the flu before...
I’m expanding my horizons from games to tech next week as I head off to Las Vegas for CES 2018, the big tech trade show that begins for the media on Sunday. I hope to find some interesting stories, like the one that Arnold Donald, the CEO of the world’s largest cruise company, told last...
GUEST: Virtual reality (VR) has a great deal of potential for the betterment of society – whether it be inspiring social change or training surgeons for delicate medical procedures. But as with all new technologies, we should also be aware of any potential ethical concerns that could emerge as social problems further down the line. Here...
While every major U.S. carrier agrees that near-zero latency and up to 100 times faster data speeds will enable “5G” networks to blur lines between home, mobile, and office data services, actual plans to bring 5G to consumers have remained hazy until this week. AT&T today unveiled plans to roll out a “mobile 5G” network in a dozen markets...
Despite a well-received debut at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference and promises that iOS 11 would soon create “the largest AR platform in the world,” Apple’s ARKit framework has seen only modest uptake from developers, and growth has been slowing. Apptopia, a third-party provider of app store data, told VentureBeat today that only 825 iOS apps integrated...
Meta is adding another dimension to its augmented reality experiences by incorporating haptic feedback. To that end, it has partnered with Ultrahaptics and ZeroLight, and it will be showing off a demo of the new technology at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show industry event next week. “The vision behind Meta is to deliver a machine that...
ANALYSIS: Apple has been actively preparing to repatriate over $200 billion of overseas cash since 2016. With the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 cutting the repatriation tax rate to 15.5 percent, Apple can now bring all of its foreign profits back to the U.S. at a nearly 20 percent discount. How will it spend all...
GUEST: If you’ve recently purchased or been gifted a VR headset, you’ll probably want to demo some experiences to your family and friends. However, from the outset, it’s unclear how to optimize for the best experience. Which experiences should you show? In what order? How can you ensure that you’ve provided the best demo possible?...
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