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At Apple’s September 2017 event in Cupertino today, the company announced its iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, successors to the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, as well as the iPhone X, a new flagship to commemorate the device’s 10th anniversary. Apple’s 11th-generation phones are now official. Preorders for the first two begin September 15,… Read the full article…
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This morning, Apple CEO Tim Cook took the stage at the Steve Jobs Theater in the company’s new Cupertino headquarters. A series of updates and launches were announced during the two-hour annual iPhone event, the most notable being the much-anticipated iPhone X. iPhone X In honor of the iPhone’s 10th anniversary this year, Apple announced the… Read the full article…
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Apple announced its new iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X devices today. And like every year, that means… Discounts! Apple has lowered the starting price of last year’s flagship devices by $100. The current iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus now start at $549 and $669, respectively. Furthermore, instead of discontinuing the iPhone… Read the full article…
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Last week, everyone was mad at GamesBeat for posting a video of Dean playing Cuphead poorly. This week, it’s PewDiePie’s turn for … worse things. On this week’s episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast, hosts Jeffrey Grubb and Mike Minotti talk about why PewDiePie is bad, why he keeps doing this, and why other YouTubers… Read the full article…
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Apple showcased a few apps and games that will be supporting ARKit right out of the gates at its 10th anniversary event today. The augmented reality software developer kit was announced earlier this year at the Worldwide Developer Conference and will be available on the new iOS 11 launching on September 19. The company started off with… Read the full article…
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Warning: Some viewers may find the above video graphic. Ever wanted to hang out in the operating theatre to see a brain surgery with your own eyes? Then this immersive video is for you. The neurosurgical team at The Royal London Hospital have published the first 360 VR film showing a patient undergoing surgery to… Read the full article…
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L.A. Noire is getting the modern console resurrection it deserves this November, Rockstar Games announced this morning. Rockstar’s 2011 detective/adventure game L.A. Noire is getting a re-release on the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 on Nov. 14. Along with that, select cases form the game are getting the virtual reality treatment with L.A…. Read the full article…
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A couple weeks ago. I dived deep into the efforts of Jules Urbach, the visionary fast-talking CEO and co-founder of Los Angeles-based Otoy. The forward-thinking founder of the rendering company is perpetually working at technology’s cutting edge, and his latest efforts add a new wrinkle to his complex attempt to shape the future. Urbach’s latest plan is… Read the full article…
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When Samsung’s Note 8 smartphone launches on September 15, it will be accompanied by a new version of the company’s Gear VR headset, made in partnership with Oculus. This latest iteration doesn’t boast any new features, but Samsung did say that it was the only version of the device the Note 8 would support. Yesterday, however, we received… Read the full article…
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Lyle Becker got his first peek at virtual reality inside a secret lab at Intel’s campus in Hillsboro, Oregon. The 100-year-old Becker embarked on his first adventure in VR, surrounded by friends, family, and Intel employees. Intel filmed the experience, and Becker appears to be having the time of his life. The video reminded me of… Read the full article…
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Think of a classic Rockstar game that you want to see brought to modern consoles. OK, L.A. Noire probably isn’t your first choice. But that open-world detective game is now heading to Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on November 14. Rockstar is also releasing L.A. Noire: The VR Cases for the HTC Vive, which puts… Read the full article…
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GUEST: The evolution of retail might not seem like the usual fodder for scripted drama, but the recent lineup of PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre has proven that department store displays, annual sales reports and brand recognition can make for must-watch TV. Shows like Mr. Selfridge and The Paradise expose viewers to the exciting early days of retail, revealing… Read the full article…
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Hello, and welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, Blizzard is nerfing some of Hearthstone’s strongest card, we pick our favorite Mario spinoffs, and Knack 2 is surprisingly good! Enjoy, and have a great weekend! Pieces of flair and opinion The DeanBeat: Our Cuphead runneth over PC Gaming Weekly: Wet Hot Battlegrounds Summer GTA… Read the full article…
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Since acquiring Minecraft in 2014, Microsoft has worked to turn the beloved brick-building phenomenon into its own platform, and those efforts have led to the company paying out $1 million in earnings to community members who are creating and selling digital items in the Minecraft Marketplace. Microsoft launched the program during this past E3 (the… Read the full article…
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You won’t have to rely solely on your imagination for much longer because Star Wars: Jedi Challenges, the combination augmented-reality headset that lets you fight evil Sith with a physical lightsaber hilt is finally launching in November this year. Read more… More about Mashable Video, Vr, Star Wars, Jedi, and Vr Headset Read the full article…
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VR headsets aren’t always comfortable. Popular products like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive use elastic straps to pull the goggles toward your face and often mess up your hair, and provide no easy way to give your eyes a break without taking the whole thing off. But Dell (yes, the PC company from the… Read the full article…
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Picture a classroom where you can blast off through the roof and land on Mars. Or a play where you’re able to become part of the action. Or a project that allows you to see through the eyes of the locals. This isn’t just the future of education – it’s happening right now at… Read the full article…
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One of the world’s most beloved board games is coming to virtual reality — and a group of designers who want to make the worlds we find inside our Oculus Rifts and Samsung Gears the next place for us to gather and play on magical tables. On Friday at the PAX game and culture fan… Read the full article…
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Since we first laid eyes on it just over a year ago, Mindshow has remained one of our most anticipated VR projects. From today, you can finally try it out for yourself. Mindshow is releasing today in Early Access on Steam for the HTC Vive and is completely free to download. You can think of the app… Read the full article…
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Ricoh is unveiling its latest 360-degree camera this morning. Dubbed the Ricoh Theta V, the $430 4K camera is the latest in the line which launched in 2013 with the Ricoh Theta. Available for pre-order now, and shipping in mid-September, the Theta V features 3,820-by-1,920 resolution video capture. That’s a massive improvement on the earlier Theta S,… Read the full article…
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