Virtual Reality

Don’t let the cartoon visuals fool you, this asymmetrical gaming experience is surprisingly in-depth. Available today on Oculus and SteamVR, Acron: Attack of the Squirrels! is an asymmetrical cross-platform VR party game developed by Resolution Games in which one user in VR battles against a team of opposing players controlled via iOS and Android smart

Julian Chokkattu/Digital Trends Nowadays, you don’t even need a DSLR camera anymore to capture professional-grade photographs. You can shoot like a pro using smartphones. There are a lot of smartphones out there with unbelievably good camera systems, capable of taking crisp, vibrant and ultra-high-definition images that stun. One such phone is the LG V40 ThinkQ,

Catch the first-of-its-kind show in-person, on national TV, or in VR. This Friday, masked-EDM act Marshmello and country sensation Kane Brown will hold a live performance of their new single “One Thing Right” at Central Park’s Rumsey Playfield in NYC as part of Good Morning America’s Summer Concert Series. This show will also be the first

Scan any NFL 100 logo to unlock Bears vs. Packers highlights. Next Thursday the Chicago Bears take on the Green Bay Packers in the first match-up of the NFL’s historic 100th season. In commemoration of the event, the National Football League has partnered with Snap Inc. on a new AR lense honoring the two teams

Previous Next Double Robotics Double Robotics Double Robotics Seven years have passed since Double Robotics launched its first telepresence robot, a device that we speculated at the time could transform the way interactions take place between offices and remote workers around the world. But it didn’t happen. This was largely because the first Double telepresence

Real-time AR text translation in a VR space. This past May during the 2019 I/O Developer Conference, Google unveiled several new features heading to their Google Search and Lens applications. These additions included 3D animated models accessible directly through Google Search, the ability to scan restaurant menus for additional information on recommended dishes, as well

14 new landmarks and 6 AR templates make their way to the desktop app. This week Snapchat further deepened its commitment to AR technology with the release of a new update for Lens Studio, the companies official desktop app for the creation of AR ‘Lenses,’ which adds fourteen new “Landmarks,” as well as six additional

Printing to PDF hasn’t always been easy in Windows. MacOS and Linux users have had a PDF printer included by default for more than a decade, and a number of browsers have made it a cinch for a while now. But don’t worry: Microsoft did eventually add the feature to Windows 10, and now it should be

US military employs hands-free AR to detect RF waves during combat.  According to Jessica Sinclair, NIWC Atlantic information technology specialist, there’s a saying used within the military that always rings true no matter what: “If you’re transmitting, you can be found.” While out in the field, soldiers are often equipped with a variety of communication

The Nintendo Switch has been on a tear since it launched in 2017. It started off strong with what ended up being 2017’s Game of the Year — The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild — and kept up the momentum this year with a reign of addictively fun games such as Octopath Traveler and

Microsoft has launched a bug bounty program for Chromium Edge, with security starting to become an even more important aspect as the web browser moves closer to its first official release. Microsoft worked Edge through a major overhaul, dropping EdgeHTML in favor of the open-source Chromium engine that also serves as the foundation for Google’s

Simulating at-bats against professional MLB pitchers using VR.  2019 marks the first season in which the Los Angeles Dodgers are fully integrating VR technology into their official training curriculum, signaling a new era in professional-level athletic training. The VR training system, developed by immersive training provider WIN Reality, offers professional ballplayers an immersive—yet cost-effective—VR batting

At any given moment, there are approximately a zillion different crowdfunding campaigns happening on the web. Take a stroll through Kickstarter or Indiegogo and you’ll find no shortage of weird, useless, and downright stupid projects out there — alongside some real gems. We’ve cut through the fidget spinners and janky iPhone cases to round up the

The PlayStation 4 is home to some of the best blockbuster exclusives around. This year alone brought us standout hits like God of War and Marvel’s Spider-Man. While big budget games like these offer staggering production value and immense polish, sometimes, you crave something different. That’s where independent video games come in. Thankfully, there’s no

Wolves in the Walls takes home the award for Outstanding Innovation in Interactive Media. Fable Studio, the developer behind emotional rollercoaster Wolves in the Walls, today announced that the interactive VR film has officially been awarded the Primetime Emmy for ‘Outstanding Innovation in Interactive Media.’ Competing alongside ILMxLAB’s episodic Star Wars VR series, Vader Immortal:

If you’ve ever bought a product from seller you’ve never heard of on Amazon, there could be reason for you to worry: third-party sellers on Amazon are reportedly selling items that have been banned, are unsafe, or have been mislabeled. According to a Wall Street Journal investigation, the retailer has little oversight over the items

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+ are finally here, offering top-tier specs in a beautifully designed enclosure. The phone is likely to be one of the favorite devices of the year, and carries on the tradition of offering a huge display with plenty of productivity-focused features. Of course, now that the device

The future of children’s eyewear is looking bright. Fitz Frames is a new, modern solution to purchasing glasses for kids. The company, which made its official launch earlier this week, uses AR technology to offer parents of children ages 3-and-up a convenient and accessible method for customizing kids sunglasses and prescription eyewear. “Nearly 20 million

Fortum looks to VR to provide cost-effective training for its operators. VR is quickly becoming the go-to training solution for a growing number of industries. So far we’ve seen the technology used to enhance medical training, educate employees on critical soft-skills, even prepare store associates for major holiday shopping events. Just recently, Walmart employees credited

While it seemed like posturing at first, it’s looking increasingly likely that Sony’s threat to pull Spider-Man out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and keep the billion-dollar web-slinger for itself is all too real.  Sony just finished purchasing the gaming company that made the most recent Spider-Man game. The film studio was so high

Dream Corporation’s “neon jungle” features 14 extra-sensory VR pods, a bar, and a poke kitchen. Open now to the general public, Dream Corporation’s Otherworld VR arcade looks like something straight out of Tron: Legacy. Designed by architecture studio Red Deer, the futuristic space—once simple east London railway arch—now features 14 private VR entertainment pods, a

Lenovo may be preparing to release a smart camera to add to its growing smart home line of products, Federal Communications Commission filings indicate. The Chinese electronics maker applied for FCC certification this week for what looks to be a small circular Wi-Fi-connected camera about 2.5 inches in size with an included tilting mount. Lenovo

Employees claim active shooter training helped them respond faster to the situation. Earlier this month, a deadly mass shooting took place at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, claiming the lives of 22 individuals and injuring 24 others. According to Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, that number could have potentially been higher had it not

Walmart is suing Tesla over claims that the company’s solar panels caused fires at around seven of its stores. The blazes destroyed merchandise and caused other damage worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, Walmart says in the lawsuit filed in a New York court on Tuesday. Targeting Tesla Energy Operations — part of the larger company

Help celebrate the launch of her latest album with a virtual interactive performance.  For those of you unfamiliar with the works of Lindsey Stirling, the talented musician is best known for her one-of-a-kind violin performances in which she blends a variety of musical genres while at the same time performing choreographed dance routines.  First rising

Combating human exploitation by providing victims a safe space in which to tell their stories. According to research conducted by The International Labour Organization, human trafficking is currently a $150 billion global industry, with over 40.3 million people trapped in horrific situations ranging from forced labor to prostitution. That’s 5.4 victims for every 1,000 people,

It’s all fun and games until someone gets stabbed by a malfunctioning robotic cowboy. Season 3 of HBO’s critically-acclaimed series Westworld doesn’t even have a release date yet and already the premium cable provider is well underway promoting the latest installment of its sci-fi western series.  **Slight spoilers ahead** Premiering at unknown date next year,

The director of the Star Wars VR series drops new details about Episode II. In an interview with StarWars.com during this year’s San Diego Com-Con, Ben Snow, director of Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series, revealed new information surrounding the second episode of the not-quite-a-game, but more-than-a-film VR experience. SPOILERS INBOUND! Details surrounding Episode

Undersea turns your living room into a dynamically generated coral reef biome. Undersea, a new spatial computing AR experience developed for the Magic Leap One headset, is set to premiere next week at the 46th annual SIGGRAPH computer graphics conference in Los Angeles.  Available for demo July 28th – August 1st at the Immersive Pavilion,

Daven Mathies/Digital Trends The best Canon lenses mix sharp optics with fast performance while hitting the sweet spot for price. There are many great lenses that offer an upgrade over your camera’s kit lens, and the best one for you depends on what you want to shoot. Based on our experience, user reviews, and third party