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UPDATE – HP’s Reverb G2

Some retro some new

HP adds a few tweaks to the Reverb G2

HP announced that it has launched an updated version of its Reverb G2 headset in the US that brings improvements to controller tracking, eye-relief, and AMD compatibility.

Qualcomm upgrades mobile roadmap

Qualcomm Technologies has introduced four new mobile platforms—Snapdragon 778G Plus 5G, 695 5G, 480 Plus 5G, and 680 4G—which the company claims will enable increased performance and capabilities across its high-, mid-, and entry-tiers.

Nreal makes lightweight TV glasses and raises $100 million

Chinese augmented reality (AR) glasses maker Nreal raised $100 million and will use it for international expansion and development of new products.

Back 4 Blood—a shooter’s shooter

Non-stop team play dash through zombie land

The tech behind the Star Trek Roddenberry Archive

Gene Roddenberry is the creator of the popular Star Trek universe of movies and TV series. Now, a new partnership has been formed, called the Roddenberry Archive, to document his creative works.

IEEE—the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers had a day

IEEE Day was established to celebrate the first worldwide gathering of engineers who came together to share their technical ideas in 1884. Their stated hope was to “collaborate on ideas that leverage technology for a better tomorrow.”

Electronic Arts joins Nvidia’s game service

Electronic Arts have joined GeForce Now and will allow some of their most beloved franchises to be acquired by the growing global audience instantly.

Happy birthday, PIXEL

On a cool early autumn day in Bellingham, WA, in 1965. The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers—SPIE staff were still in the glow of celebrating their 15th anniversary when they published Frederic Billingsley’s paper, Digital Video Processing at JPL.

HP makes working at home comfortable

HP introduces multiple products including displays, tablets, and a Qualcomm based laptop

How I got in and out of word processing and only lost $1000

Editor's note: This is a surprise out of the archives … meaning a box in the garage tipped over and these typewritten pages spilled out. Jon wrote this story in 1982 and we thought it ...

Cinema 4D 25

Maxon’s new interface is cleaner, provides more room, and is easier to use for beginners, says the C4D developers.   As they were building this updated version of Cinema 4D, Maxon says they were thinking ...