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HTC adds eye tracking to VR with its Vive Pro Eye headset

The Vive Pro still feels like a pretty recent upgrade from HTC, but they're not letting that stop them from an upgrade. The HTC Pro Eye adds internal eye

HTC adds eye tracking to VR with its Vive Pro Eye headset
Technology

Samsung DeX: can your smartphone replace your desktop?

One device for everything. Can it be done yet? Will it ever really happen? It's such a perennial question as we continue to iterate through the smartphone

Samsung DeX: can your smartphone replace your desktop?
Computers

Is one super wide screen better than two?

This week I spend some quality time with a Kogan 49-inch 32:9 SuperUltraWidescreen monitor and decide whether or not one really, really big screen is better

Is one super wide screen better than two?
Technology

Your next smartphone really might be ready to replace your desktop

It's been a long promise of smart, powerful handheld devices. That soon we would be unshackled from the need to carry large screened laptops everywhere and

Your next smartphone really might be ready to replace your desktop
Media

Facebook and Instagram add hidden modes to help you quit them

Feeling like you're on FB and the 'gram a little too much? Would you like to check your usage - and set limits to remind yourself to do something else now and

Facebook and Instagram add hidden modes to help you quit them
Culture

Neighbourhoods on Google Maps aren't as official as you'd think

How do suburbs and neighbourhoods get their names? That seems to be changing in the age of Google Maps, according to an amazing story at The New York Times.

Neighbourhoods on Google Maps aren't as official as you'd think
Technology

Vector: the cute new robot that's half pet, half assistant

We've all dreamed of owning a family robot, but so far it's been toys that spend most of their time in cupboards, or it's been vacuum cleaners.

Vector: the cute new robot that's half pet, half assistant
Technology

iOS 12 beta code suggests new iPhones could get dual-SIM support

According to 9to5Mac, code spotted in the latest iOS 12 beta suggests future iPhones could be getting support for dual SIM cards - a feature frequent

iOS 12 beta code suggests new iPhones could get dual-SIM support
Big Ideas

World Cup 2018 VAR technology: the fan verdict

As the dust settles on the 2018 FIFA World Cup, a survey of football fans has delivered an interesting verdict on the tournament's introduction of a Video

World Cup 2018 VAR technology: the fan verdict
Technology

Samsung just announced an unbreakable OLED screen that could change everything

Samsung just saved your phone from, well - you - in the best way possible.

Samsung just announced an unbreakable OLED screen that could change everything
Technology

Aston Martin's Autonomous Flying Car Concept Is Sleek And Sexy

In the age where companies like Terrafugia and Opener are actually building and testing flying cars, putting out a concept design and video can seem a bit

Aston Martin's Autonomous Flying Car Concept Is Sleek And Sexy
Media

Blocking spoilers from your Facebook feed is officially in the works

Facebook recently announced a new addition to its line up of news feed filters to help you deal with the bane of our modern digital existence - having sports,

Blocking spoilers from your Facebook feed is officially in the works
Media

What a February without social media feeds did to my brain

'Feed free February'. It alliterates, so it must be worth doing, right? My wife and I both decided we'd skip the random scrolling down our social feeds for

What a February without social media feeds did to my brain
Technology

Audiowood x Uncrate Barky turntable is design genius

Echoing the grooves of a vinyl record alongside the ebonised ash wood base structure, this high-end turntable design is a stunner.

Audiowood x Uncrate Barky turntable is design genius
Technology

Gen2 Formula E cars look incredible

And looks really do matter when it comes to showing off electric cars at the peak of their powers.

Gen2 Formula E cars look incredible
Technology

LuMee's clever iPhone case for better photo lighting

Carrying better lighting to use with your phone is mostly a non-event. It's just too hard to bother for most people.

LuMee's clever iPhone case for better photo lighting
Technology

The '$2000 iPhone' problem isn't the problem you think

The ‘$2000 phone’ thing annoys me. There's a lot of it about after today's Apple launch. It’s a classic judgment on ‘things I value’ vs ‘things you value’.

The '$2000 iPhone' problem isn't the problem you think
Technology

A critical work skill that won't be automated by robots (anytime soon)

Social drives are a critical part of the human experience. Being able to comprehend these subtle cues and work with them, work around them and embrace them,

A critical work skill that won't be automated by robots (anytime soon)
Big Ideas

Sphero launches new programmable Star Wars robots - including R2-D2!

Sphero has been making excellent programmable robots for years, and last year everybody went nuts for their gorgeous little BB-8. And rightly so.

Sphero launches new programmable Star Wars robots - including R2-D2!
Culture

Orbital Reflector: space artwork to inspire us all

Trevor Paglen's Orbital Reflector is a satellite launch for purely artistic purposes, delivering a reflective object that we'll all see orbiting above us,

Orbital Reflector: space artwork to inspire us all