Google AR & VR – New features make Translate more accessible for its 1 billion users
Google Translate adds contextual translation options, more accessible app features and a new design.
Google AR & VR – Discover Ukraine’s art, culture and history
Explore the rich and diverse Ukrainian culture, arts, and architecture, and the efforts underway to preserve it.
Google AR & VR – Use new AR features to shop for beauty products and shoes
We’re announcing two new AR features on Google that make it easier to shop for foundation and sneakers.
Google AR & VR – Bringing the solar system to life in 3D with NASA
NASA and Google Arts & Culture have partnered to bring 3D models of planets, moons and NASA spacecraft to Google Search.
Tech Crunch – We tried out Canon’s VR calling app Kokomo
When you think Canon, you might think cameras, scanners, printers and such. At CES this year, the company did a stride toward the softer side of tech, taking a broader view of what imaging means. Today, the VR calling software the company showed off back in January is available to you — if you have…
Tech Crunch – Peacock arrives on Meta Quest with plans to bring IP on Horizon Worlds later this year
At Meta Connect 2022, the tech giant announced a three-year partnership with NBCUniversal that would bring Peacock to the Meta Quest virtual reality headset. Today, the streaming app is now available on Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro devices. Subscribers can get Peacock in the Meta Store and stream 90,000 hours of movies and…
Tech Crunch – A decade later, this VR treadmill is finally ready to ship
As free promotion for hardware startups go, one would be hard pressed to point to something better than a $175 million Spielberg film. “It was actually Warner Bros. that had reached out to us to get two Omnis for use in the movie,” Virtuix founder and CEO Jan Goetgeluk tells TechCrunch. “We shipped them two,…
Google AR & VR – 7 Maps and Lens features to use on your next trip
Maps and Lens features to help you plan your Summer travel and make the most of your vacation.
Tech Crunch – Review: PlayStation VR2 is a huge leap that still can’t escape its niche
The PlayStation VR2 is a simultaneously exciting and disappointing development in the virtual reality space. Well-specced, easy to set up, and reasonably light and comfortable, Sony’s latest still can’t shake the fundamental issues that have prevented VR from going mainstream: a lack of compelling content and despite a brand new 4K OLED display, distracting image…
Tech Crunch – Meta Quest users can now tap and swipe in VR without controllers
Today, Meta announced new improvements to the Quest platform as part of the v50 OS update, including an experimental feature called “Direct Touch,” which lets users tap and swipe with their bare hands. The company also rolled out an in-game multitasking feature to Meta Quest 2 and upgraded the Meta Quest Touch Pro controllers. While…