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Tech Aesthetics / YouTube It looks like Apple is finally shifting its foldable iPhone project into the next gear. “Apple is building prototypes of at least two iPhones that fold widthwise like a clamshell,” according to a report by The Information that cites an unnamed internal source. But before you get your hopes up, do keep in mind that a clamshell-style foldable iPhone won’t arrive until 2025 based on the earliest estimates. Meanwhile, three other insiders confided to the publication that there’s a bit of a snag…

Reality TV personality and rapper Chrisean Rock was sued Tuesday for allegedly assaulting a man backstage at a Los Angeles show, then using a homophobic slur, according to court papers reviewed by The Times. The rapper, whose real name is Chrisean Malone, was sued in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday after she was accused of punching a man in the face, breaking two of his teeth.According to the lawsuit, Malone was upset and talking to a man named James Wright backstage after a Tamar Braxton performance on Nov. 10 at…

Gone are the days when VR was seen as a luxury. Today's market offers a spectrum of choices, ensuring that high-quality VR experiences are accessible at various price points. For those on a tight budget, there are affordable models that provide a basic yet immersive VR experience. Mid-range options offer enhanced features like better resolution and more comfortable designs, suitable for longer use. At the higher end of the spectrum, premium models present unmatched technology with unparalleled graphics and…

Managing money in a family with multiple children is no mean feat. Parents have to balance saving for the future with giving their children the best possible life right now. A caller to money management expert Dave Ramsey’s show caused some surprise when he revealed that he spends $80,000 a year just for daycare.Commenters debated Dave’s advice and whether or not this was a reasonable amount to spend. We reached out to Dave Ramsey via email and will update the article when his team gets back to us.More info: TikTokA man…

Virtual reality (VR) headsets are increasingly popular among adults and children. They are part of extended reality environments, which “enable ever more realistic and immersive experiences”.VR provides entry into computer-generated 3D worlds and games with different environments and interactions. Sometimes this is loosely referred to as the “metaverse”. The majority of VR headsets have a lower age limit of 10–13 years due to safety concerns of extended reality technologies in general and VR headsets in particular. But…

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends I could barely contain my excitement when AMD announced its Ryzen 8000G APUs. It was a return to form, offering the latest in AMD’s CPU and GPU architectures in a single package for a low price. More than that, there was hope that these would be the first APUs to allow for some serious PC gaming without the need to spend loads of cash on one of the best graphics cards. But after testing them and looking at the other options, I’m not convinced this is the best starting point for aspiring…

Image Source : APPLE Apple's Vision Pro Apple recently announced the availability of more than 600 apps and games tailored for the Apple Vision Pro mixed reality (MR) headset, set to launch on February 2. Priced at $3,499, the Vision Pro promises immersive spatial experiences, transforming any room into a personal theatre.  Ultra-High-Resolution Display…

Reality Labs, Meta’s division for AR, VR and the metaverse, just had its best quarter yet despite continuing its multibillion-dollar losing streak. Reality Labs generated more than $1 billion in revenue during the final quarter of 2023 thanks to its Quest headsets and the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses.While crossing $1 billion in revenue is a new milestone for the company’s metaverse group, it’s still expected to continue racking up massive losses for the foreseeable future. Reality Labs lost $4.6 billion in the quarter, and…

Jason Hiner/ZDNETThis past weekend at the MIT campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts I attended MIT Reality Hack where I served as a panelist on the future of XR and as a judge in the hackathon's startup competition. It was impossible not to get energized by the altruism and purposefulness of the students and their collaborators who came together to spin up projects using VR, AR, and XR to solve real world problems. If you thought VR was mostly about games, you would have been amazed to see the projects these hackathon…

Modern-day slavery rarely makes front-page news.Hattkake:Associated Press did a big thing on that some years ago. If you don't read Associated Press then you probably did not see anything about that. But they did month after month after month of reporting on various modern-day slaveries. None of it made it to the headlines. tamtamdanseren , Gary Todd (not the actual photo) Report Microplastics are now being found in all food protein sources in significant numbers and found in human organs and…