Jan 18, 2023 | augmented reality, business, Facebook, games, virtual reality
Over half of all US kids and teenagers under the age of 16 play Roblox every month. Read that again. Over half of all US kids and teenagers under the age of 16 play Roblox every month. It’s been going on for years, completely under the radar. You’ve never...
Jan 12, 2023 | augmented reality, Facebook, hardware, virtual reality
You’re convinced Mark Zuckerberg will fail, right? A little more than a year ago Zuckerberg renamed Facebook to “Meta.” He is investing billions of dollars in virtual reality and augmented reality devices with very little short-term profit potential....
Nov 12, 2022 | business, Facebook, hardware, virtual reality
The Meta Quest Pro is a virtual reality headset introduced in October. It has the best combination of features currently available for VR. It costs $1,499. That’s really all you need to know, because everything else flows from that startling price tag. Obviously...
Nov 4, 2022 | business, Facebook, games, hardware, virtual reality
I’m writing this at a contemporary teak desk in front of floor to ceiling windows overlooking a lake surrounded by forested mountains. My laptop screen is displayed on a monitor a few feet away with a 60” screen, crisp and bright. The keyboard of the Macbook Air is...
Oct 16, 2022 | augmented reality, Facebook, hardware, virtual reality
We’ve been talking about new devices for AR and VR as if they’re just engineering challenges. All the companies have to do is invent some cool batteries and lenses and poof, there’s a revolution. There’s another problem and it’s just as difficult as the high tech...
Oct 9, 2022 | Android, Apple, augmented reality, business, Facebook, Google, hardware, virtual reality
Augmented reality glasses will replace your mobile phone. Well, that’s the vision, so to speak. Don’t take my word for it. That’s what Tim Cook thinks, and I hear he’s pretty well informed. It’s not going to happen very soon. A lot of devices will come and go during...