Sean Hollister

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The First “Movie” For Oculus Rift, Zero Point, Is Totally Underwhelming

Zero Point was supposed to set the bar for virtual reality filmmaking with the very first movie designed for the Oculus Rift. Instead, we got a measly 15 minutes of footage seemingly thrown together at random. https://gizmodo.com/zero-point-is-the-first-3d-360-degree-movie-for-the-oc-1466147151 There’s no plot and no narrative to Zero Point, just the voices of three virtual reality pioneers talking…

Alienware 13 Review: The First Futureproof Gaming Laptop

I’ve owned a grand total of two gaming laptops. It was depressing how quickly they aged. But the new Alienware 13 may not suffer the same fate. It’s the first gaming laptop that lets you connect a external desktop graphics card for freaking awesome, truly unheard-of speed. What Is It? A 13-inch gaming laptop with…

Fitbit Charge Finally Arrives, Charge HR and Surge Land in 2015

The worst-kept gadget secret in recent history is no longer secret at all. The new Fitbit Charge, Charge HR, and Surge fitness trackers are official. Here’s everything you need to know. First off, you can only buy one of them today: the $130 Fitbit Charge. (The other two are coming “early 2015”). And the Charge…

Looksery Changes Your Face In Real Time For Flattering Video Selfies

My eyes are brown. My face is round. But I don’t have to show you that. Looksery can give me beautiful baby blues and a chiseled jaw with just a few taps. The iOS (and soon, Android) app creates a basic 3D depth map of your face using nothing more than your smartphone’s front-facing camera,…

AT&T Is Locking Down Apple’s Universal SIM, But It’s Not That Dire

The new iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 come with their own Apple SIM cards, theoretically letting you switch carriers whenever you choose. But AT&T isn’t completely playing ball. As T-Mobile CEO John Legere gleefully points out on Twitter, the moment you activate your Apple SIM on AT&T is the moment you can no…

Nexus 9 Hands-On: Android’s iPad Air Is a Looker, Not a Stunner

The last time HTC made a tablet, it was basically just an overweight smartphone with subpar specs. The new Nexus 9, however, is actually worthy of your consideration. https://gizmodo.com/googles-new-nexus-9-is-androids-ipad-air-1646616639 The 8.9-inch device is Google’s new flagship tablet, completely replacing the beloved Nexus 7 from last year. And it signals a shift in what Google believes…

The Hoverboard Is Real, and I Rode It

I’m tired of being lied to. Tired of companies exploiting my childhood dreams of riding a hoverboard just like Back to the Future Part II. When Doc Brown let me down, I was ready to write off the whole idea. But this week, my dream finally came true. I stepped onto a glorified piece of…

iPad Air 2 Meta-Review: Great, But No Must-Have Upgrades

Thinner than a pencil! More powerful than an original iPad Air! Able to tell your identity from a single fingerprint! The iPad Air 2 is here, and early reviews agree that it’s better than ever. Not necessarily good enough to upgrade from a previous iPad, mind you, because iPads are forever. https://gizmodo.com/ipad-air-2-everything-you-need-to-know-1647091065 With no further…

Just How Much Better Is Amazon’s Kindle Voyage Screen?

Amazon’s $200 Kindle Voyage e-reader is as good as it gets. We already told you that. But just how good is that new glass screen compared to the Paperwhite’s plastic panel? You may (or may not!) be surprised at the difference. DPI There’s no question: if you’re reading books with tiny fonts, the Kindle Voyage’s…

Pantomime Could Be Your iPad Window Into Virtual Worlds

Remember the amazing app that made your iPad practically invisible? The man who made it is back, and now he intends to tackle virtual reality with a new company — and app — called Pantomime. Just like Invisibility, you start out by taking a picture of your tabletop, and the iPad mimics that surface as…

Ready for Google’s new monster tablet, the Nexus 9? You can now pre-order one from Google, HTC, Amazon, or Best Buy.

iMac with Retina Display Eyes-On: It’s Gorgeous, Of Course

The Apple iMac with Retina display looks brilliant. I mean, of course it does: There are just too many freaking pixels here (and too much of Apple’s reputation for excellence) for it to be anything but stellar. https://gizmodo.com/imac-with-retina-display-my-god-its-full-of-pixels-1647138818 If you ask me, it’s pretty jaw-dropping. I stared slack-jawed at the owl in the picture above…

iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 Hands-On: One Of These Tablets Feels Awesome

Say hello to the iPad Air 2, the Apple tablet that’s thinner than a pencil shaved down to size by a laser. I just held one at Apple’s event, and I have to say: oh gosh is it thin and light and gorgeous. Enough so, in fact, to completely overshadow the new iPad mini. https://gizmodo.com/ipad-air-2-everything-you-need-to-know-1647091065…

Report: Christian Bale Will Play Steve Jobs

Yes, we’ve known for a while that Christian Bale might be the next actor to portray Steve Jobs, but Variety now seems mighty sure: the publication is reporting that our favorite Batman will indeed play our favorite technology pitchman in Sony’s new movie. Mind you, Variety technically says that Bale is merely “in talks,” but…

Inside The Galaxy Note 4’s Virtual Reality Ambitions

The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is now the best big phone you can buy, but it’s also something more. It’s the first smartphone designed with virtual reality in mind — just slot it into the Gear VR headset and a whole new world opens up. I say “the first” because I learned something intriguing at…

This Nexus Player Is The First Official Android TV

Chromecast who? The real Android TV is here. This is the Nexus Player, a four-inch, half-pound hockey puck of a set-top box designed to watch all your movies AND play your Android games. It’ll cost $99 on October 17th. Powered by a quad-core 1.8GHz Intel Atom processor with PowerVR Series 6 graphics, 1GB of RAM…

This Transforming Tablet-Phone Combo Costs Just $200

Isn’t it fine to have a smartphone that fits in your pocket? Isn’t it dandy to have a tablet for two-handed tasks? Soon you’ll be able to buy both for just $200 — no contract required — with this Intel-powered smartphone that transforms into a tablet. It’s called the Asus Padfone X Mini, and the…

PlayStation TV Isn’t What You Want It To Be

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a tiny set-top box that plays all your Sony PlayStation games? That’s probably what you’d think if you saw the new PlayStation TV on the shelf. For just $99, this incredibly tiny box promises the world. Shame it doesn’t deliver. Launched in Japan last November as the PS Vita…

The $800 Camera I Didn’t Use To Share My Hawaiian Vacation Photos

My wife loves technology. Hell, she spotted the job posting that landed me my first tech writing gig. She also loves sharing snapshots with friends. So when I told her that the Sony RX100 IIIcould sling amazing selfies to Instagram with a tap of her phone, she was understandably stoked. When we packed our bags…