As time goes by, TiVo gets harder to love. The cable-box DVRs for which TiVo serves as an alternative are becoming more sophisticated, with modern interfaces, voice search, and built-in streaming apps. Forgoing cable entirely is also getting easier, thanks to a proliferation of streaming services and new over-the-air DVR solutions. TiVo’s consumer hardware business is […]
Hulu VR app lets you watch shows in a virtual living room with your virtual friends
While some traditional media players rush out virtual reality apps in slapdash fashion, hoping to ride the trend with me-too, lackluster efforts, Hulu’s attempts are actually promising. On Wednesday, the company released an update to its mobile VR app for the Gear VR and its desktop app for the Oculus Rift, both of which make […]
Facebook’s standalone VR headset feels like the future
]] SAN JOSE, California — As far VR has come and as good as the experiences have gotten, there still aren’t many options for those who don’t own a high-end PC. But during the keynote at the Oculus Connect developer conference on Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg briefly teased an all-new headset: a standalone viewer that doesn’t […]
Michael Bay Will Unleash His Bayhem Upon VR
Transformers director Michael Bay has partnered with production studio the Rogue Initiative for his first foray into the growing field of VR content. His billing as a “strategic advisor” may or may not be Hollywood code for “make sure the explosions are ludicrously huge”. “The new collaboration will produce immersive, virtual adventures offering gritty, danger-close […]