VCs hold contest for best augmented reality pitch
Twenty-seven venture capital funds and investors are uniting to hold the Global AR Online Pitch Event, a contest aimed at identifying stellar augmented reality...
Facebook is testing a new playable ad format for trying games, no installation required
Facebook has started testing a new “playable ad” format today with a couple dozen game developers. The ad is meant to let users get...
Chrome 66 arrives with autoplaying content blocked by default
Google today launched Chrome 66 for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS. The desktop release includes autoplaying content muted by default, security improvements, and...
AntVR will debut $500 Mix AR headset in May on Kickstarter, rivaling HoloLens
Chinese virtual reality headset maker AntVR told VentureBeat today that it will debut Mix, its first augmented reality headset, through a Kickstarter campaign in...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview to fix reliability issues, including BSOD reboots
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs with fixes for “reliability issues.” This build is from the RS4 branch, which represents...
Holograms were the fantasy; VR and AR are the reality
Like flying cars and robot assistants, holograms have spent almost my entire life being “only a few years away” from ubiquity. The hologram rush began...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Sets, Edge, Data Sense, and Magnifier improvements
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs with Sets, Edge, Data Sense, and Magnifier improvements. This build is from the RS5...
Gartner: Global PC shipments fell 1.4% in Q1 2018, 14th straight quarter of decline
The PC market has now been in decline for 14 quarters in a row, according to research firm Gartner. The streak, if you will,...
Zuckerberg: Facebook did not fire Palmer Luckey over political views
Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg is facing a barrage of questions as he testifies before the United States Senate today. One of those...
Leap Motion shows crazy-looking $100 North Star AR headset with hand tracking
Best known for its standalone hand-tracking accessory, Leap Motion announced today that it’s bringing gesture controls into an inexpensive augmented reality headset, hoping to kickstart...