The Framework Laptop is an upgradable, customizable 13-inch notebook coming this spring

Framework A San Francisco-based startup called Framework has just launched an ambitious project: a thin, lightweight productivity laptop that it claims can be “upgraded, customized, and repaired in ways that no other notebook can.” Framework founder ... more - theverge

Museum Alive is dioramas but AR, with narration by David Attenborough

Museum Alive includes three exhibits that bring extinct creatures back to life. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Remember dioramas? They were the friggin’ best. I’d jump on any excuse to grab a shoebox, fire up the hot glue gun (okay, Dad handled ... more - theverge

New Oculus Quest feature lets you mark your actual couch in VR

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge A new Oculus Quest feature expands the headset’s Guardian mode by letting you mark your real couch as an object that’ll show up in VR. The Guardian is an Oculus safety feature that lets you draw lines around ... more - theverge

Qualcomm’s new AR ‘Smart Viewer’ lets you pin virtual screens to your walls

Qualcomm Chip maker Qualcomm has introduced a new reference design for augmented reality glasses: an AR “smart viewer” you can tether to a phone or PC via USB-C. Called the XR1 Smart Viewer, the system is meant to be lightweight and look (sort of) like ... more - theverge

Make your own speedy USB-C drive for cheap with this $100 SanDisk 1TB NVMe SSD

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales There’s a wide variety of deals happening in the tech space, including TVs, computer components, and more. Starting with a gadget that’ll give you some fast transfer speeds, SanDisk’s Ultra 1TB NVMe SSD is $100 at Best ... more - theverge

Sony announces next-gen VR headset for the PS5

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Sony is working on a next-generation VR headset for the PS5. The headset won’t launch this year, but Sony is announcing early plans to make it available on the PS5 at some point in the future. Sony’s new VR headset will ... more - theverge

Samsung imagines how its first AR glasses might look in these leaked concept videos

Samsung has been toying with AR glasses for years, most recently trotting out an extremely basic set of image-projecting goggles on the CES 2020 stage, but I’ve never seen the company suggest it might like to build an actually ambitious augmented reality ... more - theverge

Facebook’s Oculus begins rolling out multiuser support, starting with the Quest 2

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Facebook is now rolling out multiuser support as an experimental feature for Oculus Quest 2 headsets, the company announced on Thursday. The primary account holder will be able to add up to three additional ... more - theverge

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