Xreal unveils Xreal Air 2 Ultra AR glasses

Fans of World War II movies, and of the European air war in particular, may recall the 1990 film Memphis Belle, which told a highly fictionalized story of the first B-17 bomber crew to complete its 25-mission tour of duty over Europe. While that film got most of the technical aspects of air combat right, it was a swing and a miss when it came to its writing. Even with a young and lovable Sean Astin manning the ball turret, that didn’t stop producers from making crooner Harry Connick Jr. hum a few bars from the tail gun. Overall it was a mixed bag, relying on black-and-white stock footage and especially heavy-handed performances from David Strathairn and John Lithgow to get its point across.

Claire Foy is no stranger to challenging roles. She's played Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown, fated Tudor queen Anne Boleyn in Wolf Hall, and astronaut Neil Armstrong's wife Janet in First Man. But All of Us Strangers, a haunting new romantic drama from director Andrew Haigh, is the first time she's played the mother of a man nearly a decade older than her.

Avatar: The Last Airbender fans have every reason to be skeptical of Netflix’s new show. Even if they hadn’t been legendarily burned by a live-action production before, there’s the departure of the original series’ creators for their own sandbox of upcoming animated Avatar efforts.

A new year means another entry in the industry’s flagship wrestling franchise, and today 2K and Visual Concepts have pulled the curtain back on WWE 2K24. This year, the face on the cover will be Cody Rhodes, or at least he will be if you buy the standard edition. The Deluxe Edition will be fronted by the pair of Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley, and the 40 Years of WrestleMania premium edition will feature an array of WWE legends on the cover. You can check out the first teaser trailer for WWE 2K24, below.

GPD has unveiled a revamped version of their existing GPD Win Max 2 device, now featuring AMD's Hawk Point "Ryzen 7 8840U" APU.

ASUS launched its USB4 Add-In-Card, featuring support for the latest connection standard along with 60W power delivery.

Even though Apple didn't have an official presence at CES 2024 in Las Vegas, the trade show still had a whole area dominated by mixed reality tech. One of the most popular booths there was none other than Xreal (formerly Nreal), which decided to ride on the Apple Vision Pro hype train and unveil its latest AR glasses, the Xreal Air 2 Ultra, in Las Vegas. The Chinese firm claims that its latest headset makes «an affordable alternative to» the likes of the $3,499 Vision Pro, though it's currently priced at $699 — a tad more than the $499 Meta Quest 3 — as Xreal attempts to lure developers into its ecosystem.

5 essential gadgets for students: If you're a student who has just started their term year, then having gadgets as companions can become extremely helpful during your learning journey. Be it for college assignments, projects, or impromptu Netflix binge sessions, essential gadgets can come in handy everywhere. One of the most sought-after gadgets by students is a laptop. It fulfills all the needs such as creating presentations in MS PowerPoint, writing assignments in Notepad, or just browsing the web. But it is not the only tech gadget that students can get to maximize their learning. Check out the 5 essential gadgets for students including laptops, tablets, printers, and more.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right? While there’s no indication that the team behind Echo were fans – or even aware – of Avatar: The Last Airbender, one Marvel fan has spotted an eerily similar parallel to how both shows ended.

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NVIDIA's Special Address CES 2024 keynote included an extended look at the enhanced NVIDIA ACE 'Kairos' demo. The demo set in a cyberpunk bar originally premiered at Computex 2023, showcasing the AI conversational capabilities of the Avatar Cloud Engine when applied to non-player characters (NPCs). It was developed in conjunction with Convai, a company founded specifically to make technology that would allow game developers to create NPCS with conversational and multimodal perception capabilities. These characters can integrate seamlessly into the virtual worlds of their games.

Asus has unveiled its long anticipated ROG NUC at CES 2024. After Intel handed over the reins of its NUC business to Asus, there was always the hope that a company with the resources of Asus would develop a ROG themed NUC, and here we are.