Osmo is trying to crack AR edutainment (again)
Osmo is trying to crack AR edutainment (again) This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. I still remember the first time I tried the kids edutainment system Osmo back in 2014: I was sitting in front of […]
Snap is turning its smart glasses team into its own company
Snap is turning its smart glasses team into its own company A consumer version of Specs (unlike the developer preview pictured here) are still expected to get a public launch sometime this year. Snap is launching a separate business for its upcoming Specs augmented reality glasses in a bid to lure new investors to the […]
No one knows what to call these things
No one knows what to call these things Meta calls its Ray-Ban glasses AI glasses. I asked a simple question at Google’s Project Aura demo last week. What do you call these things? To my surprise, multiple people launched into a vigorous discussion on the taxonomy of glasses-shaped face computers. It turns out “smart glasses” […]
Samsung Galaxy XR hands-on: It’s like a cheaper Apple Vision Pro and launches today
Samsung Galaxy XR hands-on: It's like a cheaper Apple Vision Pro and launches today Watching the first few minutes of KPop Demon Hunters on Samsung’s Galaxy XR headset, I think Apple’s Vision Pro might be cooked. It’s not because the Galaxy XR – which Samsung formerly teased as Project Moohan – is that much better […]
The future I saw through the Meta Ray-Ban Display amazes and terrifies me
The future I saw through the Meta Ray-Ban Display amazes and terrifies me Can you tell if I’m looking at a display, or just pretending for the camera? Outside a florist-cum-coffee shop in upstate New York, a row of vintage cars gleam in the sun. It’s unseasonably warm for early October, so there’s a veritable […]
Samsung officially teases Moohan headset launch for next week
Samsung officially teases Moohan headset launch for next week Samsung is finally about to reveal more details about its Project Moohan mixed reality headset. The company just announced a new “Worlds Wide Open” Galaxy event that will take place on October 21st at 10PM ET, where it’s promising to reveal details about the device. The […]
Meta’s Ray-Ban Gen 2 and Oakley Vanguard glasses are available to preorder
Meta's Ray-Ban Gen 2 and Oakley Vanguard glasses are available to preorder At its Connect keynote on Wednesday, Meta officially introduced the $799.99 Meta Ray-Ban Display, also known as Hypernova. The brand’s new, high-end smart glasses feature an in-lens display you can control with wrist-based gestures via the new Meta Neural Band that’s included. The […]
James Cameron on AI: it’s ‘just as creative’ as people, but with no ‘unique lived experience’
James Cameron on AI: it's 'just as creative' as people, but with no 'unique lived experience' James Cameron and Andrew Bosworth at Meta Connect. In December, Meta announced a multiyear partnership with James Cameron’s Lightstorm Vision to bring 3D entertainment to Meta’s Quest headsets. This week, Cameron joined Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth on stage during […]
What’s next for Apple after the iPhone 17?
What's next for Apple after the iPhone 17? We only just put Apple’s iPhone 17 launch event behind us, but Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman is already glancing into his crystal ball to see what’s next for the company. In today’s Power On newsletter Gurman says that there are at least 10 more products from Apple that […]
Meta announces Oakley smart glasses
Meta announces Oakley smart glasses Meta is announcing its next pair of smart glasses with Oakley. The limited-edition Oakley Meta HSTN (pronounced HOW-stuhn) model costs $499 and is available for pre-order starting July 11th. Other Oakley models with Meta’s tech will be available starting at $399 later this summer. Like the existing Meta Ray-Ban glasses, […]