I had the privilege of touring Meow Wolf's Omega Mart in Las Vegas with . Here he expertly captures the otherworldly IRL experience and touches on its implications for VR, AR, gaming and beyond.
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With the noise of big tech events like this week's #SamsungUnpacked or the next #iPhone launch, it's easy to miss that produces a tremendous amount of deeply reported, important stories. Here are a few:
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I've been using and loving for years but this long weekend, with the latest breach, I'm finally going to rip the band-aid off and switch to a new password manager. This excellent piece is what convinced me.
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A few big themes emerged from CES that could play out in a big way in 2023. Here's 's take on what you should pay attention to.
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Samsung has a car too! Kidding, this is just a demo of its driving assistance tech.
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LG booth also has a bunch of 97 inch wireless TVs suspended (via wires) from the ceiling, nbd #ces2023
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More info on Sony's car, which was announced (I just discovered) back in October in collaboration with Honda. Today was the reveal of the prototype itself.
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After announcing a car, Sony isn't done. On stage now is Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon to talk about their partnership on the new car.
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The car has a lot of sensors to help with "advanced driver assistance"
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And yep, Sony has a new car. This is a prototype but Sony aims to start presales in 2025 and ship to North America in spring 2026.
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The last PS5 related announcement is Project Leonardo, a new controller aimed at helping people with disabilities.
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It also confirms a PS VR 2 version of Beat Saber is in development.
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Sony announces Gran Turismo 7 is coming to PS VR 2 with a free upgrade available on launch day.
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Now it's PS VR 2.
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Talking the upcomg Gran Turismo and film, hitting theaters in August.
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OK I lied one more from Samsung Display. Concept car cockpit: Baby Shark in the back, Xbox in the front.
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At this point I would buy a C2 but if you can wait till holidays 2023 the balance might shift. All depends on pricing IMO.
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My final tweet from Samsung Display's private booth at #CES2023 for today, your moment of 77-inch QD-OLED TV zen. Background is a projector synced up, sides are mirrors. 😘
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For the 2023 versions of QD-OLED TVs sold by Samsung and (presumably) Sony, Samsung Display says they'll use a new antireflecing screen finish that reduces the graying, reddish effect seen under bright lights on the 2022 versions. They're also brighter (2000 nits).
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Samsung Display also showed the world's first 240hz OLED TV in this gaming-centric demo. This is a concept for now, no product announced yet.
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Next up for Samsung Display a concept phone screen called Slideable Horizontal.
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Samsung Display's prototype rollable, foldable Flex Hybrid OLED tablet in action at #CES2023
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It's official: NFL Sunday Ticket is heading to YouTube TV starting in 2023. cnet.com/tech/services- via
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Looking for a cheap, er, budget TV? compared four contenders side-by-side in the lab.
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Quest Pro goes QLED, not OLED. "The quantum dot LED-backlit LCD displays have...local dimming (not OLED, but it gets closer to better black levels). The display is also meant to be sharper both head-on and at angles, with higher pixel density and better color range."
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The second Amazon Prime day doesn't officially start until Tuesday, but there are already some good deals to be had. The team, led by , and , are all over it. cnet.com/deals-live/ama
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Roku Update Adds Continue Watching, Save List, Bluetooth Private Listening cnet.co/3eMTgpu
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