Meta debuts augmented reality glasses and Judi Dench-voiced AI chatbot
Mark Zuckerberg presents Orion, prototype that can project digital renderings of media, games and more onto real world
August 2024
Vision Pro review: Apple’s cutting-edge headset lives up to the hype
… but impressive, boundary-pushing device is priced so far out of reach for most that it isn’t yet the next big thing
July 2024
Apple’s Vision Pro headset is impressive – but it’s hard to know its ultimate purpose
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The best theatre to stream this month: Shakespeare v the Tories, Mel C’s dance show and more
February 2024
I tried out an Apple Vision Pro. It frightened me
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The new ‘mixed-reality’ headset gave me a glimpse of the future – and I’m not sure it’s a future we should want
January 2024
Apple Vision Pro reviews roundup: stunning potential with big trade-offs
Early reviews of cutting-edge headset suggest it is packed with sci-fi tech and interesting ideas but is far from perfect
June 2023
Apple’s Vision Pro VR is incredible technology but is it useful?
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May 2023
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The next Tamagotchi? Meet Peridot, the AR pet app from the makers of Pokémon Go
December 2022
‘The metaverse will be our slow death!’ Is Facebook losing its $100bn gamble on virtual reality?
The company now known as Meta has spent staggering amounts on creating an immersive successor to the traditional 2D internet. But what has it got to show for it, apart from 11,000 job losses?
September 2022
‘Each guest experience will be different’: VR and the future of theme parks
Expo in east London shows how important augmented and virtual reality will be, as attractions move with the times
July 2022
Exit the internet, enter the metaverse – your online future is in 3D
Venture capitalist Matthew Ball’s new book explores the three-dimensional virtual world that is set to supersede the net. What might this alternative digital reality have in store for users?
June 2022
Nreal Air review: new augmented reality specs put a big screen in your view
Augmented eyes on Apple at developer conference
April 2022
Snapchat’s Evan Spiegel dismisses Facebook’s metaverse as ‘hypothetical’
‘Two years ago it was impossible’: how tech turns dance into a multisensory fantasy
March 2022
Into the metaverse: my plan to level up Britain – with the 3D internet and a Blackpool ‘queercoaster’
From a dome celebrating smog-free Sheffield to a rollercoaster ride through Blackpool’s LGBTQ+ past, presenter and historian David Olusoga reveals how cutting edge tech can show us a new Britain
February 2022
App reveals hidden stories of black Britons in Trafalgar Square
Kaws: New Fiction review – an art show where you brush shoulders with virtual visitors
