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A woman in a meta 3 headset and black workout set punches a virtual target into a million pieces.
THE FUTURE OF FIT

The Meta Quest 3 Really, Actually Makes Working Out Fun

It’s cheaper than a treadmill and seriously fun to use.

Emily Levin

An illustration including a photo of a person wearing Apple Vision Pro VR set and a wall of eggplants
PIXXXELATED

Apple Vision Pro Users Are Mad They Can't Watch 3D Porn

Sorry, horny weirdos. You’ll have to find another way to get off.

Tony Ho Tran

An illustration including a photo of a man driving a convertible wearing his Apple Vision Pro VR Goggles.
DARWIN AWARD

Don’t Wear Your Apple Vision Pro While Driving, You Idiots

Why does this even need to be said?

Tony Ho Tran

A photo illustration of a black woman wearing an Apple Vision Pro holding her neck while bolts of pain shoot around her
PAIN BARRIER

Apple Vision Pro’s Big Problem Isn’t Price. It’s Neck Pain.

The VR headset is reportedly a pain in the neck for some who have used it. We asked neck and spine doctors to weigh in.

Tony Ho Tran

Illustrative gif of a pain meter with the dial moving to different pain faces wearing VR headsets
VIRTUAL VIOLENCE

This Vest Lets You Feel VR Gunshots, Lasers, and Stab Wounds

Haptic technology allows you to “feel” virtual reality—and it has a lot of potential beyond leveling up our gaming.

Tony Ho Tran

A woman wears Sony's new headset
VIRTUAL VISION

Sony’s VR Device Lets You Make 3D Designs in Real Life

CEO Kenichiro Yoshida told reporters at a Monday press conference that the device is a “new solution for spatial content creation."

Tony Ho Tran

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An illustration including a photo of a person with a VR headset in front of a warped colored background
FAR OUT

This Scientist Wants You To Do Psychedelics in VR

The combination of intense hallucinations and a digital world may actually hold the key to the next generation of mental health therapy.

J Gordon Curtis

Digital conceptual art of a mouse wearing the iMRSIV VR headset for mice
MICKEY'S METAVERSE

Scientists Made a VR Headset for Mice—and It’s Adorable

The device opens the doors to a new world of neuroscience research.

Tony Ho Tran

An illustration that includes a Person wearing a VR headset
SOOTHING

VR Is Shockingly Good at Relieving Cancer Patients’ Pain

In many study after study, the technology alleviated discomfort, anxiety, and depression due to various diseases and conditions.

Tony Ho Tran

Apple Vision Pro headset on a woman.
META, WHO?

Apple’s New Headset May Be Exactly What the Metaverse Needs

This marks the company’s biggest product launch since the Apple Watch. It’s also a big gamble.

Tony Ho Tran

Man sniffing a flower in the metaverse.
SMELLING IS BELIEVING

This Tiny Device May Bring Smells to Zuckerberg’s Metaverse

Chinese researchers invented something that could generate 30 different kinds of smells for people to sniff while playing around in VR.

Neel V. Patel

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