In 2021, the Sundance Film Festival found art in Zoom, Instagram, and VR theater

Sundance Institute A New Frontier for a year at home Continue reading… ... more - theverge

Facebook is secretly building a smartwatch and planning to sell it next year

Illustration by James Bareham / The Verge Facebook is building a smartwatch as part of its ongoing hardware efforts, according to a new report from The Information . The device is said to be an Android-based smartwatch, though the report does not say ... more - theverge

Apple launches an augmented reality app to promote For All Mankind on Apple TV Plus

Apple is gearing up for the release of For All Mankind season 2 on Apple TV Plus. It’s kicking things off with a new augmented reality app, For All Mankind : Time Capsule, that looks to fill in the gap between the two seasons using AR artifacts from ... more - theverge

Vergecast: Google’s mysterious lack of app updates and Apple’s rumored VR headset

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Every Friday, The Verge publishes our flagship podcast The Vergecast to discuss this week in Verge headlines . Here’s what The Verge ’s Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Adi Robertson focus the episode on this week: ... more - theverge

Facebook is reportedly working on a Clubhouse copy

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook, a company known for ripping its ideas from competitors, has reportedly set its sights on social audio. The New York Times reports today that the company is working on a copycat of Clubhouse, the buzzy ... more - theverge

Apple reportedly developing next-gen ultra-thin displays for AR devices with TSMC

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple is working with TSMC to develop ultra-thin and energy-efficient micro OLED displays for its upcoming augmented reality devices, Nikkei Asia is reporting . The R&D project is said to be in a trial production ... more - theverge

Apple’s former hardware leader reportedly now overseeing AR and VR devices

Photo: Apple Apple’s former hardware leader, Dan Riccio, is now overseeing the company’s still-secretive work on augmented and virtual reality products, according to Bloomberg . Riccio stepped back from Apple last month, after serving as senior vice ... more - theverge

Apple’s rumored VR headset could cost $3,000, feature 8K displays and over a dozen cameras

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge It’s no secret Apple is hard at work on augmented and virtual reality devices, with a report from Bloomberg in January claiming Apple is working on an ultra-high-end, pricey headset that could hit stores in 2022. ... more - theverge

Oculus’ App Lab offers a new way to try early access VR apps without sideloading

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Oculus has detailed what’s coming in its v25 software update for Quest and Quest 2 headsets. The most notable change for both developers and users is App Lab, a new method for distributing in-development VR ... more - theverge

The Pink Cloud is an eerily prescient sci-fi movie about being stuck in quarantine

The Pink Cloud. | Photo: Sundance Institute. Like most recent events, the 2021 edition of the Sundance Film Festival has shifted from an in-person showcase to a virtual one. Despite the change, we’ll still be bringing you reviews on the most interesting ... more - theverge

Cryptozoo’s stunning animation isn’t enough to save it from a meandering story

Cryptozoo. | Photo: Sundance Institute. Like most recent events, the 2021 edition of the Sundance Film Festival has shifted from an in-person showcase to a virtual one. Despite the change, we’ll still be bringing you reviews on the most interesting experiences ... more - theverge

Sundance Film Festival 2021: reviews, analysis, and more

How it Ends. | Photo: Sundance Institute. From cult films to VR experiences Continue reading… ... more - theverge

Censor finds eerie horror in an ‘80s moral panic

Sundance Institute Like most recent events, the 2021 edition of the Sundance Film Festival has shifted from an in-person showcase to a virtual one. Despite the change, we’ll still be bringing you reviews and insight on the most interesting experiences ... more - theverge

Prisoners of the Ghostland is destined to be the next Nic Cage cult movie

Prisoners of the Ghostland. | Photo. Sundance Institute. Like most recent events, the 2021 edition of the Sundance Film Festival has shifted from an in-person showcase to a virtual one. Despite the change, we’ll still be bringing you reviews and insight ... more - theverge

VR success I Expect You to Die is getting a sequel

Schell Games is making a sequel to its massively successful virtual reality game I Expect You to Die , and it’s expected to come out later this year. Along with the announcement, the studio mentioned the original game earned $6 million in revenue across ... more - theverge

Google’s VR painting app is getting the axe, but it will live on as an open-source project

Image: Google Google is ending development on the virtual reality painting app Tilt Brush — one of the most well-known VR applications — and making it open source. Tilt Brush was acquired by Google in 2015 after launching for the HTC Vive and Oculus ... more - theverge

Lego Vidiyo is a new augmented reality-powered version of TikTok — for your Minifigures

Photo: Lego Lego is launching a new, augmented reality social video service called Vidiyo that will let users create their own music videos and dance clips and share them with friends, all while applying their own effects and styles to the videos. It ... more - theverge

Vergecast: Galaxy S21 Ultra review and Paramount Plus launch announced

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge This week on The Verge ’s flagship podcast The Vergecast , The Verge ’s own Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, Julia Alexander, and Chaim Gartenberg run through the news, reviews, and rumors in the world of tech this week. Dieter ... more - theverge

Apple’s first VR headset reportedly includes a fabric design, a fan, and expensive price tag

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple is reportedly working on a VR headset that will include a fabric design, a fan, and an expensive price tag. Bloomberg News reports that Apple’s first VR headset may launch as soon as 2022 as a standalone ... more - theverge

The Oculus Quest is getting multi-user support soon

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Oculus Quest headsets will soon support multiple users, Facebook has announced. The functionality will allow Quest owners to set secondary accounts on their headsets, which will allow other people to log in ... more - theverge

Valve’s Steam Year in Review shows PC gaming on the rise — and VR, too

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Valve is doing its part to illustrate gaming’s growth last year with its Steam 2020 Year in Review report. It includes some rather impressive numbers, like the fact that PC gamers increased their playtime by over ... more - theverge

Why Facebook’s ‘one identity’ rule has to change for VR

Photo by GLENN CHAPMAN/AFP via Getty Images Facebook Reality Labs head Andrew Bosworth on evolving for a new medium Continue reading… ... more - theverge

Vuzix’s new microLED smart glasses look like tech you’d actually want to wear on your face

Image: Vuzix Wearable tech and augmented reality provider Vuzix is back at CES 2021 with another pair of its smart glasses, this time with a new advancement. The latest pair is powered by microLED technology, thanks to a partnership with the Chinese ... more - theverge

Sony promises streaming quality nearly as good as 4K Blu-ray on Bravia Core movie service

Sony’s new line of Bravia XR television sets will allow customers to watch and stream movies at some of the highest quality available in the consumer market through its new Bravia Core platform, according to the company. Bravia XR owners will be able ... more - theverge

TCL readies Wearable Display glasses for launch, plus new wireless buds and a pet tracker

TCL’s aptly named Wearable Display. | Image: TCL For CES 2021, TCL is showing off a wearable display prototype that’s been in the works for years and is now close to reaching market. Simply enough, the company is calling it the TCL Wearable Display, ... more - theverge

How to use your Oculus Quest 2 to play any PC VR game wirelessly

Oh hey, it’s all of my PC games available to play on the Quest 2, wire-free, from within a virtual room. This is getting weird. One of the best features of the Oculus Quest 2 is it can be manually linked via USB to your gaming PC to play more demanding ... more - theverge

Sony’s 2021 TV lineup runs Google TV and fully embraces HDMI 2.1

Image: Sony Last year’s TV lineup from Sony took a bit of criticism since several sets were unable to take advantage of next-gen gaming features on the PlayStation 5 that shipped in November. Even if you look right now, the spread of HDMI 2.1 features ... more - theverge

Here’s what Hitman 3 will look like in virtual reality

IO Interactive released a trailer that shows off what the VR mode in Hitman 3 actually looks like. In short, it’s probably like what you imagined if you’ve played the recent games — which means it looks like a lot of fun. The hands-on look shows Agent ... more - theverge

TikTok debuts first augmented reality filter that uses iPhone 12 Pro’s LIDAR camera

TikTok has released its first augmented reality filter that can utilize the iPhone 12 Pro’s LIDAR sensor for an enhanced confetti effect that realistically settles on people or objects in your room. The effect itself is just a somewhat belated 2021 ball ... more - theverge

Wi-Fi’s biggest upgrade in decades is starting to arrive

Illustrator by Alex Castro / The Verge Wi-Fi is about to get a lot better. Many of this year’s new phones, laptops, TVs, routers, and more will come with support for Wi-Fi 6E, a new upgrade to Wi-Fi that’s essentially like expanding your wireless connection ... more - theverge