Russian dairy farmers gave cows VR goggles
Virtual reality isn't just for video games anymore.
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New 'smart skin' may let you reach out and virtually touch anyone
Visualize touching your sweetheart's face on the screen of your laptop and seeing a reaction to your touch in real time, even though you are miles apart. Suddenly, you feel a touch on your face.
Facebook wants to put a camera on your TV
When Facebook first introduced Portal, a smart speaker with a screen, in October of last year, the company was grappling with a seemingly endless list of privacy issues. The idea of Facebook -- that Facebook -- trying to sell consumers on putting its camera and microphone in their homes seemed tone deaf, to say the least.
Breathe, focus, headset: Women turning to VR in labor
While in labor with her second child, in November 2016, Erin Martucci's doctor suggested an unorthodox option to quell her anxiety about giving birth without the pain relief of an epidural: a virtual-reality headset.
Snapchat creators earn serious money from making photo filters
Eighteen-year-old Ana Casciello couldn't find a filter she wanted for her Snapchat photo that matched her personal style.
Virtual Reality helps patients during physical therapy sessions
Virtual reality is hugely popular for how it's transformed video games. It's also gaining more attention for helping patients during physical therapy, including for one local teen in a wheelchair.
'Harry Potter: Wizards Unite' mobile game launches June 21
Magic lovers, get ready: The Harry Potter-themed follow up to the hit mobile game Pokémon Go launches worldwide starting Friday.
Minecraft AR game could be the next Pokémon GO phenomenon
The world of Minecraft is about to get even more real.
Facebook wants to bring your entire body into virtual reality
Facebook is working on full-body virtual reality avatars that look and move just like real people, in hopes of making the technology feel even more engaging and immersive.
Tech companies at CES show they're ready for a 5G world
More companies are sharing ambitious plans about how we'll live in a 5G world.
How VR is helping flyers, dental patients calm down
When Shaun Denis wants to relax at work, he steps into a quiet room, outfitted with a few ferns and a chair. He slips on a virtual-reality headset and a pair of noise-cancelling headphones, and escapes to the beach.
Laurie Anderson's VR installation flies you to the moon
The moon has been receiving a lot of attention lately. From Elon Musk's SpaceX trip around the moon -- which recently signed on its first billionaire passenger -- to NASA's renewed plans for moon exploration, it seems we're in a new lunar space race.
Facebook announces new Oculus Quest VR headset
Facebook is launching another virtual reality headset that doesn't need a PC to work. This one might make serious gamers happy.
Lenovo Mirage Solo is Google's bet on the future of VR
Virtual reality is still struggling to find its groove with consumers. A new standalone headset from Google and Lenovo could help.
The very real health dangers of virtual reality
Is the magical world of virtual reality arriving in your home this holiday season?
Intel drones, virtual reality headed to 2018 Olympics
The next Olympic Games will be a spectacle of modern technology.
VR gets closer to reality
Your future workplace may live inside a virtual reality headset. One startup wants to make sure you can't tell the difference between that and the real world.
Smaller stores and virtual reality: Is this the future of Ikea?
Ikea wants to evolve beyond the big-box.
First look inside Disney's new 'Pandora: World of Avatar'
James Cameron's "Avatar" was a game-changer for me.
'Pokemon Go' craze presents real life dangers, police say
A new mobile app that's becoming more popular than Twitter takes players on a real-world scavenger hunt, but police say the trouble is it's leading some users into dangerous situations.
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