If you’re developing a launch title for the upcoming Oculus Rift, you may have gotten a little good news in your inbox this evening. The company says that it’s still shipping Rift hardware out to developers in the run up to launch, with the final hardware is making its way into developer’s hands now, albeit still in an early build state. It’s tied to the Rift SDK 1.0.… Read MoreDaily Archives: December 21, 2015
If you’re developing a launch title for the upcoming Oculus Rift, you may have gotten a little good news in your inbox this evening. The company says that it’s still shipping Rift hardware out to developers in the run up to launch, with the final hardware is making its way into developer’s hands now, albeit still in an early build state. It’s tied to the Rift SDK 1.0.… Read More
We’re hearing a lot of chatter that Foursquare is in the process of raising a new fundraising round that will be a down round. The exact dollar value of what the company is raising, as well as the exact valuation of the round, couldn’t be learned but either way the company is looking at another haircut to its valuation. One source tells us that Microsoft, which participated in… Read MoreFoursquare Is Raising A Down Round
In today’s episode of “boring patents…wait, WHAT ARE THOSE???”, it looks like Twitter filed a patent for messaging with or from, or both, an unmanned vehicle (drone!) in June of this year. It was just published a few days ago. It’s probably something that was put together at a hackathon and someone at Twitter said “hey that’s cool let’s patent… Read MoreAre Tweeting Drones On The Way? Patent Tips Off Potential ...
This November, Xiaomi released a new set of Mi in-ear headphones.
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Review: Mi In-Ear Headphones
TIME's new line of footwear began as a Kickstarter project to make high-end slippers designed to look like sneakers.
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Review: TIME Hi-Top Leather Slippers
If you needed proof that 2015 was a crazy year in gear, look no further than the amazing, ankle-clipping, combustible, can't-keep-em-stocked hoverboards.
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The 5 Biggest Gear Stories of the Year
If you’re buying a Tesla Model S, you can probably afford to bring your own tunes to the mix, but the company has announced today that you’ll get free Spotify Premium integration with your purchase in Europe, Australia and Hong Kong. Not for the US, but it’s still one final burn for the previously implemented and now acquired Rdio. Here’s what Spotify’s… Read MoreTesla’s Model S To Get Spotify Premium For Free Outside ...
OK, it doesn’t exist just yet, but one group called “Pinball Labs” has a new Kickstarter to bring back the feels you felt when you entered an arcade with tons of pinball games. There’s nothing like the sounds and visuals of old pinball machines (I love Addams Family) and it could become a…reality once again in VR. The Kickstarter recently went live and this video… Read MorePinball In Virtual Reality? Yes Please
Today, Yahoo announced that one of their crown jewels, its relationship with NBC Sports, has been renewed. In a post, Ian Weingarten, SVP, Corporate Development and Partnerships, said: We’ve renewed our partnership with NBC Sports Group, bringing even more content to Yahoo/NBC Sports viewers, including Premier League highlights, NBC Sports Regional Network team reports, and Golf Channel.… Read MoreYahoo Renews Its Partnership With NBC Sports
We Heart It, an image bookmarking service popular with teenaged girls, is out now with its second mobile application called Easel. The new app is designed to complement We Heart It’s main app, as it serves as a way to quickly create images using quotes that can be shared on We Heart It’s service or elsewhere on social media, including Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook.… Read More