Meta exec hopes VR teens will stick around
Meta exec hopes VR teens will stick around Free-to-play titles like GorillaTag are popular with young teens with little disposable income. | Image: Another Axiom Inc. 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. “It is a pretty […]
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 […]
How Gorilla Tag is weathering the VR winter
How Gorilla Tag is weathering the VR winter Monke gather in Gorilla Tag. | Another Axiom 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. The VR industry has been on edge since Meta’s massive job cuts earlier this […]
Game consoles built streaming — until it outgrew them
Game consoles built streaming — until it outgrew them 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. It’s been a rough couple of days for gamers who also love to binge their favorite TV shows with their consoles: […]
Relax, grown-ups: VR is doing fine
Relax, grown-ups: VR is doing fine 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. When news broke last week that Meta may cut the budget of its Meta Reality Labs unit by as much as 30 percent, followed […]
AR startup Viture is stealthily working on new AI glasses
AR startup Viture is stealthily working on new AI glasses 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. Meta is about to get some new competition in the AR-powered smart glasses space: A little-known company called Vonderful Inc. […]
Meta is building a smart TV — in VR
Meta is building a smart TV — in VR 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. Big hero images highlighting select TV shows and movies, a row of app icons, a bunch of additional content recommendations: At […]
Meta wants its metaverse everywhere
Meta wants its metaverse everywhere Horizon Central, the town square of Meta’s metaverse, already runs on the new Meta Horizon game engine. 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. The glasses stole the show: When Meta held […]
Amazon’s Vega OS launch trick: cloud-streamed apps
Amazon's Vega OS launch trick: cloud-streamed apps 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. Vega OS is finally here: On Tuesday, Amazon officially unveiled its new, custom-built Vega entertainment devices operating system with the launch of the […]
Amazon accidentally confirms Vega TV OS launch for 2025
Amazon accidentally confirms Vega TV OS launch for 2025 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. Amazon is moving ahead with plans to replace Android with its custom-built Vega operating system on Fire TV devices: The new […]