Availability Screenshot: Boosteroid Boosteroid is another service that lets you play games on cloud servers. The service has a European focus, and most of the prices are in Euros. In the U.S., there are servers available in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Texas, Illinois, Florida, and Washington. The app is available across Windows, Mac, Chromebook, and Linux, … Read more
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Starship Home, a cozy mixed-reality game for the Meta Quest 3, is trying to get to the heart of “what makes a game meaningful in mixed reality.” That’s according to developer Doug North Cook, who wrote on Reddit that the game, which turns your environment into a custom spaceship and you into an intergalactic horticulturist, … Read more
June Mar Fajardo (with ball) still posts a double-double in limited minutes. —PBA IMAGES June Mar Fajardo is aware of the unusual trend in the PBA Philippine Cup, where the traditional lower-tier teams are sitting atop the standings at this point of the eliminations. And that should keep Fajardo and the Beermen, who opened their … Read more
I just wanted to solve the mystery of why I wake up tired, and it’s led me to this moment: Electrodes glued to my scalp and face, to read every twitch, eye roll and brainwave as I sleep. Wires stretching down to a glowing control box strapped to my waist. A flow sensor in my … Read more
June Wan/ZDNET The Meta v63 update released last week delivered the ability to comfortably use the Meta Quest 2 and Pro headsets while lying down. However, the absence of the Meta Quest 3 in the release notes was notable, leaving Quest 3 users to wonder why Meta’s latest virtual reality headset wasn’t included. Also: Meta’s Ray-Ban … Read more
Once Alan Ritchson had been cast, Amazon and Skydance, the studios responsible for “Reacher,” decided on a goal weight for their on-screen version of the character. That weight was a non-negotiable 235 pounds — pretty much slap bang in the middle of that 220-250 pound weight scale. Speaking to the Rich Eisen Show, Ritchson revealed … Read more
The Meta Quest 2 (pictured) and Quest Pro are getting “lying down mode,” but not the Meta Quest 3. Jason Hiner/ZDNET Meta released the v63 update to let users make purchases in the metaverse using Quest Cash, a new payment method for games and other purchases in the Meta Quest Platform. This update also brings … Read more
Two words in this statement popped out to me like a flying dinosaur in a mixed-reality headset: when possible. When I flagged this in a subsequent call, Roku reassured me that a fix for my issue will happen. In the worst-case scenario, if the problem won’t be solved in the next OS, sufferers will be … Read more
David Gewirtz/ZDNET I have now seen spatial videos on the Meta Quest 3. I have seen what the fuss was all about. Are we witnessing the future? At least, are we seeing the future on the $500 Quest 3? Let’s just say this: I have felt a great “meh” in the force. Also: I’ve tried … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg tried Apple’s Vision Pro headset and his verdict is that the Meta Quest 3 is a better product. Shocking, right? In a video posted on his Instagram account, recorded with Quest 3’s passthrough, the Meta CEO said before trying out the headset he thought that Quest 3 would provide better value to people … Read more