Skip to main content
  1. Home
  2. Computing
  3. News

The next knock on your hotel room door could be a virtual reality companion

Add as a preferred source on Google

Traveling alone, whether for work or pleasure, can be a little lonely at times. But if you’re looking for a little company on your next trip to Vegas, you can order virtual reality porn and have it delivered straight to your room alongside your room service. Just make sure to leave a tip.

The not-so-subtly named VR Bangers is behind the project, building on its rock solid VR porn background. The company already produces video content for Google Cardboard and similar headsets, and this new initiative really spices things up.

Recommended Videos

But VR Bangers doesn’t produce devices, and has instead teamed up Auravisor, a successfully crowdfunded headset. Instead of using a smartphone, the Auravisor has a 5-inch 1080p TFT display, and a 100 degree field of view. It has Android baked right in, with access to the Google Play store.

R

Unlike other VR experiences, donning the headset won’t transport you deep underwater or to prehistoric times, instead placing you in a perfect replica of your own hotel room. Once you’ve started, there will be a knock on the door, and the girl or guy you chose wanders in. Then, well, you know the rest.

The service is already rolling out as a trial in Las Vegas hotels, a fitting place to test the waters for any project involving pleasures of the (virtual) flesh. It’s surprisingly cheap for hotel room service too, at just $20 for the rental. It’s even simpler than plug and play, requiring nothing but a head (or two) and an open mind. Unfortunately for those eager to try it, the list of hotels trialing the hardware, and the date the trial will begin, hasn’t been announced.

Vegas is just foreplay, and VR Bangers is already accepting propositions from hotels that want to put the brand’s special flavor of entertainment all over their guests’ faces. It’s all about spreading the love, and VR Bangers takes that very seriously.

Let’s just hope they clean them after each use.

Brad Bourque
Brad Bourque is a native Portlander, devout nerd, and craft beer enthusiast. He studied creative writing at Willamette…
South Korea wants to give every citizen free, unlimited access to its own AI chatbot
The government-backed service could turn generative AI into public infrastructure instead of another monthly subscription
Electronics, Mobile Phone, Phone

South Korea wants to give every citizen free access to an AI chatbot with no usage limits. That puts the technology closer to a public utility than another premium service demanding a monthly subscription.

The Ministry of Science and ICT announced the AI for Everyone project on July 13. Private companies will build the platform around locally developed models, while a separate AI agent will help people navigate government services. It’s a more practical job than generating emails or settling arguments nobody wanted to research themselves.

Read more
Falling in love with a chatbot is now off limits for kids in China
The crackdown targets emotional AI relationships as regulators worry about the country's record low birthrate.
Replika AI companion app on an iPhone in hand

Ever since AI chatbots arrived on the scene, there has been one aspect that has worried lawmakers and experts a lot: humans forming emotional connections with chatbots. There have been plenty of cases where over-reliance on these AI companions or partners has resulted in medical emergencies, lost lives, and triggered multiple lawsuits against the likes of OpenAI and Meta.

China cracks down on AI companion apps

Read more
Russian hackers keep finding their way into critical networks through neglected routers
A multinational warning says outdated firmware, weak passwords, and insecure settings are giving state-backed attackers an easy opening
A Wi-Fi router next to a laptop.

Russian state-backed hackers have spent more than a decade exploiting a stubborn weakness in critical infrastructure networks. Organizations are still leaving poorly configured and outdated routers exposed to the internet.

In a joint cybersecurity advisory, the NSA, CISA, FBI, and international partners warn that hackers linked to Center 16 of Russia’s Federal Security Service are continuing to target vulnerable networking equipment. Energy, healthcare, and government networks are among the sectors facing the highest risk.

Read more