Digital Trends • 21st June 2017

Do you watch a VR film or play it? ‘Life of Us’ makes it hard to tell

“You have to experience virtual reality to truly appreciate it.” It’s a common refrain, but that’s not always true. Some VR experiences can captivate those watching from outside a virtual reality headset. Some, like Within’s Life of Us, can catch the eye of just about anyone who walks by.

Digital Trends • 20th May 2017

Why virtual reality developers think AR is going to be bigger than VR

Virtual reality has taken the tech world by storm, but there is a growing consensus among experts that augmented reality has even more potential. The assertion that AR will become the more ubiquitous of the two fields was popular among VR and AR developers attending Unity’s Vision VR and AR summit in Los Angeles earlier this month.

Digital Trends • 3rd December 2016

Titmouse’s ‘Smash Party’ proves that smashing stuff still feels good in VR

Trying to squeeze the experience of a violent war, a high-speed chase, or a frenetic space battle into the confines of virtual reality isn’t always ideal. But there is one experience that fits perfectly: Standing in a roughly 10-by-10 foot cage and smashing stuff with a blunt instrument.

Digital Trends • 22nd October 2016

Meet the Instagram phenom making art with a Game Boy Camera from 1998

Now he has around a half dozen of the retro gaming peripherals, and he carries all of them when he’s working, walking around London snapping shots with one of the most primitive digital cameras ever made.

TechRadar • 10th November 2015

These are all the Steam Machines coming in 2015

Update: 2015 has just about wrapped up, but it seems that only three of the 15 Steam Machines that we saw at GDC 2015 are ready for release. The Alienware Steam Machine, Syber Steam Machine, and ZOTAC Steam Machine SN970 are now available for pre-order. Read more info about each model by scrolling through the gallery.

Digital Trends • 26th June 2014

The Razer Junglecat iOS controller is perfectly portable, despite compromises

There has yet to be a clear frontrunner for iOS controller of the decade, and the Razer Junglecat probably isn’t it. But while the combination case and controller has its downsides, it also has some advantages over the competition.

Digital Trends • 16th June 2014

Alienware Alpha launches this holiday with custom Windows 8.1, SteamOS coming later

Unveiled at E3 2014, the Alienware Alpha has the potential to be a lot of things. It could be the first really successful living room gaming PC. It could also become the only Nvidia-powered device in your living room. And it has the potential to be a great Steam Machine – just not yet.

Playboy • 8th April 2016

I Got a North Korean Smartphone in the Mail

I arrived home yesterday after a long day of sipping cocktails in the Playboy office to find a package on my doorstep. Inside: no note, no business card, no contact info, no context—just a North Korean Android smartphone.

Ign • 25th May 2017

PlayStation VR Aim Controller Review

If it feels to you like there’s a crucial element missing when you play virtual reality shooters with a traditional gamepad, Sony’s PlayStation VR Aim Controller could quickly become your new favorite accessory.

Ign • 17th May 2017

Farpoint Review

Farpoint is one of the first games developed for PlayStation VR that feels like more than a tech demo, a proof of concept, or a traditional game with VR features slapped on as an afterthought. That works to its advantage, because while it would be a mediocre shooter if you played it on a normal screen, in VR it feels good, especially when you play with the new PlayStation VR Aim Controller.

Ign • 1st November 2016

Invisible Is a First Foray Into Scripted VR Storytelling

Doug Liman, director of Edge of Tomorrow and The Bourne Identity -- not to mention the upcoming Dark Universe (DC’s Justice League Dark movie) and Edge of Tomorrow 2 -- embarked on his first foray into virtual reality with Invisible, an episodic drama that requires a VR headset like the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive to view.

TechRadar • 24th February 2017

IMAX wants to add a VR aftershow to your movie ticket

IMAX’s one-of-a-kind VR center should prove tempting to shoppers who might wander across the street from the Grove, Los Angeles’s large open air mall. But IMAX is hoping to appeal to a different group of consumers with the next step in its VR ventures: moviegoers.

TechRadar • 26th January 2017

Why Nintendo Switch’s new online service worries me

Nintendo has, since the late ‘90s era of PlayStation vs. N64, felt years behind its competitors when it comes to cutting-edge gaming technology. Sony’s PlayStation could play CD-ROMS while Nintendo’s N64 used stubborn cartridges. The original Xbox had robust online multiplayer while Nintendo GameCube had … I don’t know, Phantasy Star Online?

TechRadar • 26th December 2016

10 best games for your new iPad

An iPad is a wonderful gift for the holidays, whether from a loved one or yourself (nothing wrong with a treat now and then!). And the first thing you’re going to want to do with your new tablet is fill it with the best iPad games available now.

TechRadar • 26th December 2016

10 best games for your new iPhone

So you got a shiny new or for Christmas. What’s the first thing you do with it? Check your email? Fire off a tweet? Start researching how much you’ll need to spend on adapters and dongles for the Lightning port? How about you begin by downloading the 10 best iPhone games available?

TechRadar • 6th October 2016

Here are 5 things Oculus can do to win back fans at Connect 2016

The Oculus Rift may have started the virtual reality revolution, but recent weeks haven't been overly kind to the startup turned multi-million dollar VR headset. Competitors have begun to eclipse it, and a scandal involving its creator hasn't done the company any favors.

TechRadar • 23rd February 2016

Epson Moverio BT-300 review

Epson has refined its eyewear range, offering a lighter and better-looking package. It's still not clear, however, whether the glasses will appeal to consumers, business user or both.

TechRadar • 17th September 2015

T-Mobile: is it any good?

T-Mobile has been making waves in the US wireless industry for well more than a year now, but is it really worth it to go to all the trouble of switching carriers?

TechRadar • 29th April 2015

LG G4 release: how to get LG's new leather-clad flagship phone

LG finally announced its newest flagship, the LG G4, at dual events in New York and London. But what do you care where it was announced? What you really want to know is where you can actually get the LG G4 for yourself.

TechRadar • 15th April 2015

Google Project Fi: What we know about the Nexus cell network

There aren't a lot of pots in which Google doesn't have a hand, but wireless service is currently one of them. In the US, it's the realm of disliked-but-tolerated companies like AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint and others. But what would happen if Google - a company that is notably less disliked than these carriers - started its own wireless business?

TechRadar • 10th November 2014

5 things you need to know about the Amazon Echo

Amazon unleashed an unexpected new device on the tech world with the Echo, a gadget that gives away little at first glance. What is it? Where did it come from? Do I need one? These are all perfectly reasonable questions to be asking yourself right now.

TechRadar • 16th October 2014

Android Lollipop vs Android KitKat: what's the difference?

There was plenty of debate over what the new version of Android would be called, with "Lemon Meringue" and even the controversial "Licorice" said to have been in the running at various points. Thankfully the lovable "Lollipop" won out, as Google revealed when it unveiled the new Android update today, but the name is hardly all that's been improved since the last version.

TechRadar • 3rd October 2014

The 6 best selfie snappers around

Selfies have been a popular form of narcissism since the first caveman drew a self-portrait on a cave wall using a mixture of dinosaur blood and mud, but only recently has humanity finally elevated the selfie to an art form. And like any art form, selfies require the right tools - you can't paint without dinosaur blood, after all.

TechRadar • 4th August 2014

Acer TravelMate P645 review

This sleek and affordable business laptop comes with a few bells and whistles to get the job done, but suffers from a few irritating flaws.

TechRadar • 22nd May 2014

What the lawsuit against Oculus might mean for our VR future

As we at TechRadar have previously established, everybody loses when technology is on trial.

TechRadar • 21st May 2014

Surface Pro 3 vs iPad Air vs Galaxy Note Pro 12.2

Microsoft has unleashed its cavalry in the battle of big tablets in the form of the Surface Pro 3, its most impressive and desirable tablet yet. But is it enough to draw the eyes of the masses from the iPad Air and even the Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2?

TechRadar • 20th January 2014

Westinghouse takes a different spin on the 4K screen revolution

Westinghouse may not be the biggest name in the TV biz right now, but the company did bring some eye-catching products to this year's CES. It's playing the 4K game like just about every other TV maker, but unlike its competitors, Westinghouse is also thinking beyond the living room.

TechRadar • 15th January 2014

Delphi's 5-sensor system wants to take total control of your car

Delphi, like many other car and technology companies, envisions a future in which cars drive themselves. At CES 2014, the auto tech firm contested that it's got the gear to make that vision a reality.

TechRadar • 11th January 2014

First look: Sharp 85-inch 8K glasses-free 3D TV

Sharp showed off a lot of TVs this year at CES 2014, not least of which was the, an enhanced full HD TV that is capable of playing downscaled 4K content. But while some Sharp engineers are busy reducing resolutions, others keep increasing it, and the company also showed off two 8K sets in its large booth on the convention floor.

TechRadar • 8th January 2014

Hands on: Oculus Rift review

At CES 2014 we got to check out the virtual reality gaming headset known as Oculus Rift for the third time. Read our latest impressions here, and see page 2 for our previous write-ups.

TechRadar • 7th January 2014

Audi introduces an Android tablet that interfaces directly with its cars

Audi's CES 2014 press conference opened with an energetic introductory video that emphasized the car maker's commitment to "turning science fiction into science fact."