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The best open-ear headphones for bike riding

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Like many people, I have spent much of the pandemic rekindling my love of bike riding. When I’m out, I usually want to be able to listen to something as I’m riding so I don’t get too… Read more

Logitech’s new gaming-focused earbuds play nicely with USB-C devices

Logitech’s latest earbuds, a $50 model called the G333, are unremarkable in terms of design, with a flat cable that houses an inline remote and mic, swappable silicone ear tips, and the ability to connect to gadgets via a 3.5mm jack. What makes them stand out is the included 3.5mm-to-USB-C adapter. If your phone or… Read more

The best games you can play right now on Xbox Game Pass

(Pocket-lint) – Xbox Game Pass has been a huge change to the way we pay for games over the last couple of years – it’s the ace in Microsoft’s sleeve, and can be absolutely astounding value if you want to play through loads of great games. What is Xbox Game Pass, what games do you… Read more

Almost a fifth of Facebook employees are now working on VR and AR: report

Facebook has nearly 10,000 employees in its division working on augmented reality and virtual reality devices, according to a report in The Information based on internal organizational data. The number means the Reality Labs division accounts for almost a fifth of the people working at Facebook worldwide. This suggests that Facebook has been significantly accelerating… Read more

Almost a fifth of Facebook employees are now working on VR and AR: report

Facebook has nearly 10,000 employees in its division working on augmented reality and virtual reality devices, according to a report in The Information based on internal organizational data. The number means the Reality Labs division accounts for almost a fifth of the people working at Facebook worldwide. This suggests that Facebook has been significantly accelerating… Read more

HTC may be teasing the release of a VR lip tracker for Vive headsets

HTC may be teasing new modules and attachments for its Vive virtual reality headsets, including a lip tracker, UploadVR reports. HTC’s been building up to some kind of announcement on its Vive Twitter account over the last week. Yesterday, it posted an image of a hinge, which savvy Twitter users matched to an experimental lip… Read more

Mark Zuckerberg says realistic avatars are Facebook’s next big VR bet

Facebook’s future virtual reality headsets should capture users’ facial expressions for more realistic digital avatars, says CEO Mark Zuckerberg. In a podcast interview for The Information, Zuckerberg expounded on the next decade in virtual and augmented reality, including future Oculus VR devices. “One of the things that I’m really excited about for future versions is… Read more

A Silicon Valley school is using virtual escape rooms to evaluate prospective students

Applying to an elite middle school sounds like a stressful experience, and I’m sure COVID-19 doesn’t help. With things like open houses, campus tours, and in-person interviews off the table, applicants have fewer chances to experience their prospective schools — and admissions offices have fewer chances to meet their prospective students. One San Jose private… Read more

Outriders demo reaches 2 million players, new patch coming

Home / Software & Gaming / Outriders demo reaches 2 million players, new patch coming Matthew Wilson 4 hours ago Software & Gaming People Can Fly seems to be off to a good start with Outriders. At the end of February, the team released a demo version of the game and so far, over 2… Read more

Sony announces six PlayStation VR games, including Doom 3 for VR

Sony has announced a new slate of PlayStation VR games for later this year. It includes a virtual reality adaptation of Doom 3, as well as titles from a few successful VR studios and a couple of relative newcomers to VR. Sony announced a new generation of PSVR for its PlayStation 5 console last month…. Read more

Samsung QE65QN95A

Our Verdict Samsung’s first Neo QLED is a force to be reckoned with, and the greatest threat yet to the dominance of OLED For Superbly bright, punchy and sharp Exhaustive feature set Lovely design Against Artificial boost to dark detail Reticence with extreme contrast Still no Dolby Vision This year looks very much like the… Read more

Final Fantasy’s creator is back with a classic RPG made of incredible handcrafted dioramas

Hironobu Sakaguchi talks about his upcoming Apple Arcade game Fantasian Fantasian has everything you’d expect from a new Hironobu Sakaguchi experience. The creator of the Final Fantasy series is once again making a roleplaying game that takes place in a lush fantasy world, features turn-based combat, and centers on a globe-spanning quest. There’s even a… Read more

Monster Hunter Rise was made for the Switch, and it’s coming to PC, too

Capcom finds itself in an interesting position with Monster Hunter Rise, its new title for the Nintendo Switch. 2018’s Monster Hunter World was a huge triumph, bringing the series to a Western audience accustomed to home consoles and PCs and becoming one of the company’s bestselling games ever. But in doing so, it had to… Read more

Facebook now wants to make ‘Hey Facebook’ a thing

Facebook has introduced a new “Hey Facebook” wake word for its family of Portal smart displays and the Oculus Quest platform. The company only formally announced it was gradually rolling out to Quest headsets, but its Portal support page now lists “Hey Facebook” as an alternative to “Hey Portal.” A look through the Wayback Machine… Read more

Oculus reapproved Virtual Desktop’s native PC streaming feature for Quest headsets

The Virtual Desktop app for the Oculus Quest has been updated to enable the wireless streaming of PC VR games natively over Wi-Fi, eliminating the need to go through the complex multistep sideloading process I outlined here. Oddly enough, this isn’t the first time the app has sported this feature. Its developer introduced it in… Read more