Monthly Archives: October 2022

All the most important VR announcements from Meta Connect 2022

This year’s Meta Connect was all about the Quest Pro, but the company shared a handful of products and updates that also deserve attention. Beyond introducing a new virtual reality device, Meta detailed all the ways it was trying to expand the metaverse: Through partnerships with other tech companies, licensing deals with media conglomerates, and…

Meta is desperately trying to make the metaverse happen

The star of Tuesday’s Meta Connect, the so-called “state of the union” for the company formerly known as Facebook, was Meta Quest Pro. Meta’s newest virtual-reality headset clocks in at a whopping $1,499.99. That’s a significant price jump from its previous iteration, Meta Quest 2, which could be yours for $399.99—not exactly cheap, but still…

BMW uses QR codes and your phone to control casual games on its big in-car screen

AirConsole running on BMW’s latest curved display. | Image: BMW BMW is the latest automaker trying to get gaming to happen on vehicle infotainment screens while you’re charging or otherwise waiting around in your car. The company plans to add AirConsole, a party game service that normally runs on devices like Android TV or PC,…

These photographs capture the dynamism and diversity of nature

Last month, London’s National History Museum announced the photographers who were “highly commended” in their annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition: a collection of stunning, and occasionally harrowing, images of nature worldwide. Today, the winners of the competition are being crowned. Photographers from around the globe are being commended for capturing the depths of…

Gen X amid the Pandemic: How Their Finances, Shopping Behavior, and Digital Usage Look

Gen Xers’ share of total household wealth is barely half of that held by baby boomers, and impacts brought on by the coronavirus pandemic haven’t helped this financially unstable cohort. In the Gen X amid the Pandemic Report, Insider Intelligence assesses US Gen Xers’ finances and how they’ve been affected by the pandemic. Do you work…

The best wildlife photos of 2022 include a ball of bees, a snake eating a bat, and polar bears raiding an abandoned town

Karine Aigner/Wildlife Photographer of the Year The London Natural History Museum announced the 2022 winners of its Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest. The 20 winners were selected from more than 38,000 entries.  The winning photos include a frenzied ball of bees, a dancing sea star, and the brushy mouth of a whale. As a…

Saints Row’s first major update will prioritise fixes and improvements over new content

Developer Volition has detailed its Saints Row reboot’s first major update, saying that while it would have “preferred to be talking about roadmaps and expansions” at this juncture, it will initially be prioritising “improvements over new features”. Saints Row released to a middling reception in August, with its enjoyable open-world zaniness rather dampened by its…