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What is the metaverse, and do I have to care?

The Verge

It’s partly a dream for the future of the internet and partly a neat way to encapsulate some current trends in online infrastructure, including the growth of real-time 3D worlds. Neal Stephenson famously coined the term “metaverse” in his 1992 novel Snow Crash , where it referred to a 3D virtual world inhabited by avatars of real people.

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One month with the Surface Duo: What it’s really like to use Microsoft’s dual-screen Android device

GeekWire

Here’s a comparison of the the same scene as photographed in the Galaxy Note 10 Plus, top and Surface Duo, bottom, unaltered. If this were Windows, I wonder if Microsoft could have figured out a better solution for whatever user-interface challenge this feature is trying to solve.

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Nreal Light review: Hardware is only half the battle

The Verge

That could include a flat screen that always stays in the center of your vision, a grid of icons pinned to a specific point in space, or a 3D game board resting on a physical desk. I didn’t have a HoloLens or Magic Leap device for comparison, although I’ve used both in the past. The glasses come with a compact black carrying case.

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‘Pro’ has lost all meaning, and Apple knows it

The Verge

It showed them being used by musicians, 3D artists, and developers in its presentation , and the message was clear: these are products for creative professionals or people who aspire to be creative professionals. In comparison, I heard a lot about how “Studio” is a great word given Apple’s target audience.

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The Acer ConceptD 7 Ezel is the dream computer I’ll never own

The Verge

My preferences for Windows tablet mode vs. Windows desktop mode also didn’t quite line up with the device’s. Specifically, there are two “4th-Gen AeroBlade 3D” fans in addition to three heat pipes, and there are vents all over the place including the sides of the case and above the keyboard.

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VMworld 2014 Day 2 Keynote

Scott Lowe

Poonen revisits the VMware Workspace Suite announcement from yesterday, drawing a comparison between vCloud Suite for SDDC and the Workspace Suite for EUC. The demo spans a Mac in the doctor’s office, an iPad that he carries with him, and a thin client leveraging rich 3D graphics functionality.

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Ayn Odin review: a Nintendo Switch with Android

The Verge

Those devices are intended to play games from 2D consoles or, at a stretch, early 3D systems like the original PlayStation and Nintendo 64. The Steam Deck is an obvious comparison, and while I don’t have one in hand to test side by side, it’ll clearly perform much better for emulation than the Odin.