HTC: No Vive 2 at CES
I’d wager most people who bought the HTC Vive love the unit but wish a new version would bring key improvements. A slimmer design...
Who wants a gamified and web-connected toothbrush from Kolibree?
Kolibree is having a blast “gamifying” the toothbrush. The Paris company has created two connected toothbrushes that train kids how to brush properly. They...
The virtual reality headsets that will rock your 2016 — and beyond
As press at CES, you don’t so much cover the entire show floor like at other events, as much as you lay claim to...
Activision execs, VR luminaries among gaming’s most influential people during CES
CES isn’t only about refrigerators with 4K OLED displays built into the doors. It’s also about people. While everyone was excited about virtual reality...
Hulu shares Valve’s sentiments on VR: ‘We just want to learn’
Hulu executive Ben Smith said that the video-streaming service “just wants to learn” as it ramps up its virtual reality push. That comment, given during...
$599 Oculus Rift headset and 100 games will kickstart VR in 2016
CES was a big event for Oculus VR, the maker of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. The Facebook-owned company said it would begin...
CleverPet Hub is a $269 video game console for your dog
Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo don’t really show up at CES, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas, last week. But CleverPet has stepped...
The DeanBeat: The 10 best technologies of the Consumer Electronics Show
I’ve returned from the biggest battleground of tech, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. My Intel Basis Peak smartwatch told me that, over...
Google’s Project Tango will enable cool augmented reality games (hands-on demo)
Larry Yang, a former member of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 hardware team, gave me a demo recently over at his new job at Google. Yang...
Mad Catz designed the R.A.T. 1 gaming mouse to break apart (CES video)
Gaming accessories maker Mad Catz hopes you’ll take apart their new mouse. We stopped by to chat with the company’s global public relations lead, Alex...