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Meta's Quest 2 can track your hands allowing you to manipulate virtual objects.

Exciting Meta Quest 3 details leak in full CAD renders

Meta Quest 3 leaks suggest it will be a low-cost VR headset with some exciting upgrades that rival the much more expensive Quest Pro that coming soon.
Adobe Photoshop Elements can add animation to pictures.

Adobe adds AI magic to Photoshop and Premiere Elements

Here's how Adobe supercharged its budget-priced Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements with AI magic for quick and easy photo and video editing.
Windows shows a malware warning on a Dell laptop.

Nullmixer is a nasty, new Windows malware dropper

Nullmixer gives you a new reason to avoid downloading cracked software and questionable Windows apps, threatening dozens of malware infections.
MNT Pocket Reform is a complete laptop in 7 inches.

MNT Pocket Reform is a complete Linux laptop in 7 inches

MNT Pocket Reform is an open hardware and software laptop with a modular design and robust specs that fits in a 7-inch clamshell.
Meta Reality Labs showed full-body avatars.

Watch Meta demonstrate full-body VR tracking with just a Quest headset

Meta recently revealed a big breakthrough in full-body avatars with moving legs and the only a Quest VR headset used for tracking.
Here's a closeup of the Obsbot Tiny 4K resolution webcam.

Obsbot Tiny 4K review: a well-designed and AI-enhanced webcam

The Obsbot Tiny 4K is a high-resolution webcam with a unique design that retains great 4K quality even while panning and tilting to track your face as you move.
Pico 4 VR headset includes fitness tracking.

Pico 4 VR headset is here to take on the Meta Quest 2

Pico just announced its latest VR headset, the Pico 4, and it brings some big upgrades like color pass-through and pancake lenses.
Omniverse Replicator applications.

How GeForce Now is powering Nvidia’s metaverse

Nvidia GeForce Now's performance-boosting technology that lets you play the hottest games on nearly any computer will soon help you build the metaverse.
AMD Radeon RX 6900 graphics card hovers over an AMD red and black background.

AMD says its next GPU will have more than just blazing speed

AMD has always had a focus on better performance per watt and its next GPU aims to take that to new levels, providing cooler, quieter gaming.
Google Nest Wifi sits on a black stand.

Google’s Nest Wifi Pro leaks weeks ahead of Pixel event

A Google Nest Wifi Pro appeared briefly on an online retailer's website at a higher price, but it might be worth the added expense.
Google Sheets is open in the Safari browser on a MacBook Air.

How to sort your data in Google Sheets

There are several ways to sort data in Google Sheets, and a few tips can help you get the most useful information and prevent mixing up data.
Mark Zukerberg is wearing a next generation VR headset.

Quest Pro: Everything we know about Meta’s next big VR headset

Here's everything we know, including rumors and leaks about Meta's Quest Pro, the VR leader's next-gen headset that was teased as Project Cambria in 2021.
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If you own a Lenovo PC, you need to update it immediately

Lenovo recently issues a security update to hundreds of laptop, desktop, and server models to address six BIOS vulnerabilities.
The MacBook Air on a table in front of a window.

Update your Mac now to patch this crucial security flaw

Apple just fixed its eighth zero-day flaw, approaching a new record number of actively exploited vulnerabilities in 2022 that affect Macs, iPhones, and iPads.
Google Pixelbook Go keyboard

The Pixelbook dream may finally be gone for good

A recent report claims Google is canceling the Pixelbook and moving its product team to other projects.
Mark Zukerberg is wearing a next generation VR headset.

Meta makes an important distinction about the Quest Pro

Meta's Quest Pro is designed for work but is also good for gaming as Meta CTO Bosworth reminds us in an Ask Me Anything moment on Instagram.
Mark Zuckerberg tests a next-gen VR headset.

Meta hints at Quest Pro launch on October 11

Meta's new Quest Pro VR headset will be announced at Meta Connect in October and here are the details about when and where to watch the event.
Microsoft Surface Studio 2 is a great art station.

We just got our first look of the Surface Studio 3’s new accessories

New Microsoft Surface accessories have leaked, showing some retro styling with a few twists, and suggesting that the new Surface Studio 3 is coming soon.
Lenovo's IdeaPad 5i Chromebook looks good in three-quarter profile shot.

Lenovo’s IdeaPad 5i is the first Chromebook with a 120Hz refresh rate

Lenovo updated its ChromeOS lineup with a new Lenovo IdeaPad 5i Chromebook and ThinkCentre Chromebox M60q, both featuring 12th Gen Intel chips and Wi-Fi 6E.
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This PC case lets you draw in RGB right on the glass panels

Aerocool's latest Skribble case lets you sketch on its tempered glass panels and the artwork lights up with addressable RGB LEDs.
Mark Zuckerberg wearing a prototype VR headset.

The release date of the Quest Pro just got confirmed by Zuckerberg himself

Appearing on the Joe Rogan podcast, Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed the release of Meta's next headset.
The DJI Avata and FPV hovering side by side.

DJI Avata vs. DJI FPV: Which first-person drone is best for you?

Here's a side-by-side comparison of the new DJI Avata and the DJI FPV, two first-person perspective drones that come with VR goggles.
The keyboard of the MacBook Air.

MacBook Air M2 vs. MacBook Pro M2: Which should you buy?

The MacBook Air and MacBook Pro M2 models are more alike than ever, so which of Apple's budget MacBooks is the best buy for you?
Elon Musk stands in front of the Neuralink logo.

Elon Musk plans ‘show and tell’ event on brain-computer technology

A Neuralink update is coming just as rumors suggest Elon Musk might be shopping around at other companies doing brain-computer interface research.
A laptop rests on a bench outside with google search open on-screen.

Here’s how Google Search plans to tackle clickbait

Google Search gets a big update next week to reduce the annoying clickbait results that trick you into clicking while also boosting new and original content.
The MacBook Air on a table in front of a window.

This vulnerability allowed hackers to access every aspect of your Mac

Two MacOS Monterey zero-day vulnerabilities have been found to be actively exploited, one with kernel privileges and another that affects web browsing.
Google Meet's stylized background show movement glitches.

Google Meet just got a massive advantage over Zoom and Teams

Google Meet is using its own cloud servers to make your video calls look better with improved depth processing and enhanced effects.
The Abacus PC with components all around.

This brilliant $150 device stuffs an entire PC into a keyboard

A recently funded Kickstarter project called the Pentaform Abacus puts an entire PC into a single device that includes a keyboard and trackpad.
A nice collection of wedding gifts might arrive when you register.

Surprise: Amazon gift registries aren’t as private as you thought

Amazon gift registries make shopping easy but they might be inadvertently making identity theft easier at the same time. Here's how to protect your privacy.
The Lumina desk, with a monitor and MacBook on the table.

This smart desk’s built-in OLED screen looks like science fiction

Lumina might have made the most thrilling desk announcement ever with its programmable-height smart desk that has a built-in OLED screen.
A statue and building from a virtual university in the metaverse.

‘Metaversities’ let you attend digital twins of real-world college campuses in VR

Metaversities are real college campuses reconstructed in virtual reality and real students can attend via Meta Quest 2 headsets.
Apple's M2 MacBook Air is super thin and light.

This concept reimagines a classic Mac app in desperate need of a revamp

MacOS Ventura brings several updates but the Contacts app looks and works basically the same as it did in 2003. A new concept shows what Apple should have done.
Meta Quest 2 makes virtual reality affordable

VR gaming appears to have hit an all-time high

VR headset usage for gaming seems to have surged to an all-time high with Meta Quest 2, Valve Index, and HTC Vive headsets leading the pack.
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Brain-computer interfaces have been implanted in humans for the first time

Neuralink might make headlines but Synchron is the first to do human testing of its brain-computer interface in the United States.