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HTC’s new Vive Flow VR headset uses your phone as a controller, and it requires Android

October 15, 2021
VR isn’t as big as it once was, but HTC is still evolving its Vive lineup. Today, the company announced the HTC Vive Flow, a small VR headset that doesn’t just use your Android phone as a controller, it requires it. Coming at a cost of $499, the HTC Vive Flow is designed to be a VR headset that doesn’t require a full gaming PC to access. Instead, the 189g headset has a very slim design…
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Google directly running Galaxy Z Fold/Flip 3 ads on its main YouTube channel [Update: More]

October 15, 2021
In recent years, the Android team has released partner videos with Samsung highlighting how the OS takes advantage of new hardware, like foldables. Google today released a curious trio of ads about its apps running on the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Flip 3.  Update 10/14: Google has a full landing page for the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Flip 3 at unfold.withgoogle.com. It released a full minute-long ad today…
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Fortnite champion Bugha is Hollister’s chief gaming scout

October 14, 2021
Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Abercrombie & Fitch today announced it’s appointed Fortnite extraordinaire Bugha to the role of Hollister’s chief gaming scout. Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf will head a new initiative at Hollister to look for up-and-coming streamers to join Team Hollister. This “gamer…
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Roblox shows new bits of the metaverse to its developers

October 14, 2021
Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Roblox doesn’t want to create the metaverse, the universe of virtual worlds that are all interconnected, like in novels such as Snow Crash and Ready…
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Nikon Designs Two f/1.2 Zoom Lenses: 35-50mm and 50-70mm

October 14, 2021
Two Nikon patents have surfaced that show the company has designed two large-aperture zoom lenses presumably for its mirrorless Z-mount camera system: a 35-50mm f/1.2 and a 50-70mm f/1.2. Originally found by Asibonet (which was spotted by Mirrorless Rumors), the two patents describe a variable zoom lens system that is capable of maintaining a wide-open f/1.2 zoom over the full range and together…
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