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Black Friday 2018: All of the best tech deals at Amazon, Target, Best Buy, Newegg, and more
Our comprehensive list of the juiciest Black Friday tech bargains will make your shopping simple, easy, and cheap.
HTC Vive Focus hands-on impressions: No-PC, no-wires VR at a too-steep price
The Vive Focus is coming stateside with a $599 price tag, and that's too much for what HTC's offering.
HTC's standalone Vive Focus VR headset is coming to the U.S. for $600
HTC's no-PC-needed Vive Focus headset is coming stateside after a Chinese debut, but it costs $200 more than the rival Oculus Quest.
Oculus Quest impressions: This no-hassle wireless VR headset could be a breakout hit
The Oculus Quest offers true standalone wireless VR, complete with handtracking that actually works. Most of the time.
The $399 Oculus Quest is a premium VR headset with no wires—and no PC required
The $399 Oculus Connect VR headset will break free of PCs this spring.
Yes, Pokémon Go works for weight loss, but don’t get too caught up in catching ‘em all
Pokémon Go all but explicitly encourages exercise, but it can also slow you down.
TimeRide VR offers Gamescom visitors a fascinating virtual tour of Cologne's imperial age
TimeRide VR's tour of prewar Cologne drives home how effective the medium can be in educational circumstances.
How next-gen motion capture will supercharge VR arcades
Motion capture has long been integral to visual effects in blockbuster films and videogames. But now a new mo-cap system from Vicon is heading to virtual reality arcades.
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How to install Fortnite on Android, and every phone that can play it
Not every phone can hop onboard the battle bus. We list every Android phone that can play the Fortnite beta.
Nvidia Shield TV levels up to full-featured PC gaming with free GeForce Now beta
The era of confusing, dueling GeForce Now services is over. Nvidia's Shield TV now streams PC games from the cloud, cementing its reign as the king of streamers for geeks.
Cybershoes let you physically run through virtual reality from the comfort of your chair
Cybershoes are like a VR treadmill, but without the treadmill. Or the standing.
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Apple kills Valve's Steam Link iOS app, but you can still stream PC games to Android
Valve's Steam Link app will stream games from your PC to your phone across your home network, freeing you up to play anywhere you'd like. But probably the bathroom.
Microsoft Windows Mixed Reality review: Easy to set up, hard to use
Windows Mixed Reality headsets use impressive technology that make them easy to set up, but frustrating to use.
Wanle Gamers Console for iPhone review: A retro Game Boy this ain't
It certainly looks like a Game Boy, but the games are simple and the case offers only partial protection.
Star Wars: Jedi Challenges review: Lightsaber-swinging, augmented reality fun
Bring iconic duels to life with a headset, your smartphone, and a motion controller.
Skyrim VR review: Staring down life-sized dragons is terrifying
Few other VR games rival Skyrim VR's epic scope and scale, but dated graphics and bolted-on VR interface issues are an arrow to the knee.
Tobii's eye-tracking tech is niche on PCs, but makes virtual reality feel like magic
Integrated into a VR headset, Tobii’s eye-tracking technology is a godsend. I got the chance to demo a unit at GDC. This is what it was like.
HTC's next-gen Vive Pro gets a price, and the original Vive gets a $100 price cut
The Vive Pro finally has a price tag—but only the headset itself—and HTC is slashing the original HTC Vive's price.
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