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Trying a new thing: @BridgetCarey and I break down the end of a weird week heading into a total unknown…talking TikTok and Switch 2 youtu.be/DzOzxG4nN9s?si…
Smart glasses in 2025 need to work better w phones…though the Ray-Bans and Xreal Ones show where to start youtu.be/yJeVQ58O-Qg?si…
Switch 2!! And it looks as expected. More on April 2 cnet.com/tech/gaming/th…
If you want to read handheld gaming thoughts this morning…playing Steam Deck and PS Portal reminded me that the Switch 2 needs upgrades badly, but the Switch’s basic form is still genius and it’s fine if the Switch 2 copies it. cnet.com/tech/gaming/ho…
Lego Game Boy sure why not cnet.com/tech/gaming/th…
The glasses announced at CES look more like regular glasses than ever before. But Android XR and future Apple iOS support still needs to happen to make this category take off. cnet.com/tech/computing…
The time for an Xbox handheld is, like, now. CES thoughts from afar on a ton of Windows game handhelds and Steam OS but no movement on the Xbox software front. cnet.com/tech/gaming/th…
The big shift in VR headsets and glasses in 2025 is going to be AI that sees what you see. I’ve been trying a few things out that are doing that…and spoke to execs at Meta and Google about what’s going to happen. A lot of questions here. cnet.com/tech/computing…
Trying out Live AI on Meta’s Ray-Bans feels like an end-of-year preview of the company’s 2025 glasses ambitions. I also talked to Meta’s CTO @boztank about it: cnet.com/tech/computing…
Belkin’s is the best case I’ve seen so far, but I also appreciate the size of the Waterfield one. But Waterfield’s needs you to remove the strap before putting it in.
Got the Belkin Vision Pro case. At half the price of Apple’s - it’s a no brainer. To me, it’s more flexible, can fit the device + more straps like the Annapro, is easier to carry, is smaller overall, and has more pockets.
When I see user generated content apps like @FigminXR, I am almost URGED to imagine integrating XR into some sort of home schooling curriculum I mean LOOK AT THIS! The future generations have a great thing cooking for them
The Vision Pro’s curved Mac display is fantastic, and new head straps help it fit better. But that price needs to change cnet.com/tech/computing…
Live AI is now hitting Meta Ray-Bans, and live translation too cnet.com/tech/computing…
New story from me and @jetscott: Google's Android president talks about Android XR, the company's biggest push into mixed reality since Google Glass: cnet.com/tech/mobile/sm…
Omnipresent contextually-aware AI with Gemini on head-mounted MR & AR devices seems to be the biggest feature of the Android XR, Samsung Project Moohan MR, & Project Astra AR glasses demos by @jetscott. A sign of things to come w/ always-on AI everywhere: youtube.com/watch?v=Uoe5fd…
Android XR, coming in 2025, is arriving along with a Samsung mixed reality headset and glasses after that. Editor-at-Large @jetscott tried a ton of demos, and the always-on AI that can see what amazed him.
Android XR, coming in 2025, is arriving along with a Samsung mixed reality headset and glasses after that. Editor-at-Large @jetscott tried a ton of demos, and the always-on AI that can see what amazed him.
Android XR is coming in 2025, with developer preview announced now. And Samsung’s making a Vision Pro-like headset, and glasses after that. I wore the headset and Astra prototype glasses with displays…and all-seeing Gemini AI is the center of it all. cnet.com/tech/computing…
Every Theme Park Ride with a long history, such as Mupppet Vision 3D, should definitely be preserved in VR if they’re going to tear it down It’s a win-win situation for everyone involved VRChat already has some amazing Disney recreations: Journey into Imagination, for example
No mixed reality headset has done this before, but CNET’s @BridgetCarey and @jetscott make the case why Disney’s experience with VR and partnership with Apple make it possible to use Vision Pro to preserve Jim Henson’s final project, Muppet Vision 3D.