I tried GameScent: My experience with smell-o-vision gaming, including a 'gunfire' scent

Imagine getting a whiff of dewy freshness – à la fresh-cut grass — while trudging through the wilderness within your favorite triple-A game. And then suddenly, without warning, an enemy hops out behind a tree. Pew, pew, pew! A gunfight ensues and you ... more - mashable

SXSW 2024: 3 WTF tech products, including an AI Marilyn Monroe

When people talk about South by Southwest (SXSW), it's typically for its music and film festivities. Under the surface, however, is a burgeoning tech scene growing in Austin that is being showcased here at this year's festival. While not on the same ... more - mashable

10 SXSW films you'll want to know about before the fest begins

SXSW has arrived! And along with an enthralling conference bursting with music, comedy, tech, VR, and entertaining activations, South by Southwest is one of America's most thrilling film festivals. This year's headliners include such hotly anticipated ... more - mashable

The 'Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire' AR experience lets you catch ghosts at home

Those who valiantly bust ghosts are back again with Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire , and the marketing team is having a little fun making a few otherwordly vagrants available for you to catch at home. To promote the release of the latest adventure with ... more - mashable

The best sci-fi movies on Netflix to escape reality

The beauty of science fiction is how it can take shape in endless ways on screen. When you look at the types of sci-fi narratives that filmmakers have explored in movies, it's hard to deny the fact that it’s one of the most unique, versatile, and exciting ... more - mashable

Tech worker wore an Apple Vision Pro at his wedding

Apple's Vision Pro launched this month, to the delight of Apple devotees everywhere. While issues with the Vision Pro have already begun circulating, it's not stopping owners from wearing the $3,500 piece any chance they get. Case in point: A man wore ... more - mashable

5 tech marvels we love from Disney's 'Iwájú'

In the futuristic Lagos of Iwájú , hovering street hawkers approach flying cars with steaming snacks, the city's tricycles (kekes) have evolved into tiny helicopters, and robots enthusiastically trim the hedges of opulent estates. A collaboration between ... more - mashable

Apple EV car killed: 5 reasons the rumored project was scrapped

Apple was working on an electric vehicle (EV) to rival Tesla and its ilk, but according to Bloomberg, which cited anonymous sources "with knowledge of the matter," the Cupertino-based tech giant is now, er, steering away from the project. Apple's ... more - mashable

Best of MWC 2024, including color-changing and bendable phones

The best of MWC 2024, based in Barcelona, Spain, encompassed several categories, including phones, foldables, and laptops. Mixed-reality smart glasses made their mark, too, but only one caught our eye. Curious about which technological marvels won our ... more - mashable

Oppo's AR glasses really look like regular glasses

Sure, augmented reality is nice, but how about it coming in a form that doesn't look weird on your face? This, it seems, was the thought process behind Oppo's new augmented reality glasses prototype, unveiled at MWC Barcelona on Monday. The Oppo Air ... more - mashable

The best WiFi routers for gaming

If you spend a lot of time playing the latest and best games online, you're guaranteed to run into network issues now and again. You might experience a frustrating lag that comes with a slow WiFi connection, or you might get booted out of your favourite ... more - mashable

5 Apple Vision Pro issues: Reports of 'spontaneous cracking' and more pile up

The Vision Pro, which hit store shelves on Feb. 2, launched with electrifying fanfare — and some criticism about its $3,500 value — as Apple stepped into a brand spankin' new product category: mixed reality. Now that several weeks have passed since the ... more - mashable

PSVR2 support for PC might happen soon

Well, that didn't last long. Sony's PlayStation VR2 headset launched about a year ago with the promise of delivering high-quality VR exclusively for PlayStation 5. According to a short paragraph in a Thursday post on the PlayStation Blog, however, that ... more - mashable

What to expect at MWC 2024

The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is the world's largest mobile industry event. Yes, it took a hit during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, but it never really went away, and this year it will once again be the place where some of the world's ... more - mashable

Apple Vision Pro returns are happening, but is it actually a problem for Apple yet?

Some early buyers are returning their Apple Vision Pro. Apple provides a 14-day window during which you can return the Vision Pro for a full price, and it's closing soon for folks who bought the device on day one — launch day was Feb. 2, so the last ... more - mashable

AI deepfakes bring back the voices of gun violence victims. They're still begging Congress for change.

The fight for national gun reform — a cause that has galvanized young voters and become an organizing point of reference for a new generation of leaders — is treading into uncharted waters. On Feb. 14, youth-focused gun reform organizations March For ... more - mashable

Mark Zuckerberg tried the Vision Pro. Here's what he thinks about it.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is a bit of an OG when it comes to mixed/augmented/virtual reality headsets. After all, his company Meta acquired Oculus VR back in 2014, and has been selling the Quest VR headsets for years. It's no wonder, then, that Zuckerberg ... more - mashable

Should you try a VR workout? We put Litesport to the test.

As a former athlete, I’ve spent a lot of time trying different types of fitness. From running to powerlifting, CrossFit classes, martial arts, hot yoga, and more — there aren’t many things I don’t like when it comes to staying active. However, when it ... more - mashable

Apple Vision Pro-wearing Tesla driver sparks this government warning

Since the Apple Vision Pro launched on Friday, some who shelled out $3,500 to be among the first with the pricey AR/VR headset have been sharing videos of themselves doing something truly, well, stupid . These early adopters users have been uploading ... more - mashable

RayNeo Air 2 XR glasses capitalize on the hype without delivering on promises

Over the last few years, the market for extended reality (XR) devices has expanded significantly. While earlier forays like Google Glass failed to take off, recent additions like the XREAL (formerly Nreal) Air 2 — and the just-released Apple Vision Pro ... more - mashable

A morning with Apple's true believers at the launch of Apple Vision Pro

The Apple Vision Pro, the company's first foray into virtual and augmented reality technology (what they prefer to call "spatial computing") is a hard sell for most people. It's among Apple's most expensive offerings, with a $3,499 price tag ... more - mashable

5 ways Meta Quest 3 bests Apple Vision Pro

The $3,500 Apple Vision Pro, as one might expect, has many features that beat the Meta Quest 3. It has micro-OLED, high-resolution 4K displays, superior hand tracking (the Quest 3's hand tracking can be unreliable), supports eye tracking, features sophisticated, ... more - mashable

Apple Vision Pro vs. Meta Quest 3: How much does $3,500 really get you?

You may be thinking, "Why do an Apple Vision Pro vs. Meta Quest 3 comparison? The Vision Pro is obviously better." I'd agree that the Vision Pro, priced at nearly $4,000, has the better hardware. It's got zippier processors, far more cameras ... more - mashable

Sexual assaults are happening in virtual worlds. What can we do about it?

Twenty-year-old Hollie*, a student, is an avid gamer, and has been excited by the developments in virtual reality gaming for some time — a type of gaming where you play as an avatar first-person via a headset, and a 3D environment is applied (a "virtual ... more - mashable

Mark Zuckerberg knocks Apple's new App Store policies

The release of Apple's new AR/VR headset, the Apple Vision Pro, may be making headlines this week, but the company is also facing sharp criticism from some of the other biggest companies in the tech space. Meta's Mark Zuckerberg is the latest big tech ... more - mashable

Apple Vision Pro: 5 tweets that show it’s a game-changing headset

People can finally buy Apple Vision Pro. With Apple's fancy new headset making its way into consumers' hands, all sorts of fun use cases are popping up online. You can find many of them on X (formerly Twitter), where people sharing the various activities ... more - mashable

5 reasons Apple Vision Pro will be the hottest new travel accessory

As a frequent flyer, I've noticed an uptick of passengers wearing the AirPods Max. However, there may be another Apple product joining the popular headphones as the next hottest travel accessory: the Vision Pro. Although many journalists and influencers ... more - mashable

Apple Vision Pro: 3 features it shares with Meta Quest 3 that may shock you

Apple Vision Pro has a starting price of nearly $4,000, and yet, some of its best selling points can be found on the $500 Meta Quest 3 headset. Of course, according to journalists who have reviewed the Vision Pro, its cutting-edge internals deliver crisp ... more - mashable

Tim Cook says big Apple AI announcement is coming later this year

Apple is almost ready to show us what it can do in the artificial intelligence space. During Apple's earnings call on Thursday, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that the company will make an AI announcement sometime in 2024. “As we look ahead, we will continue ... more - mashable

'Eternal You' reveals how AI chatbots aim to resurrect the dead

What if you could talk to the dead... not just to them, but with them? Imagine you could text them as casually as you once did, and they'd text back. What was once the stuff of séances and Ouija boards has gotten a high-tech makeover through artificial ... more - mashable