Slashgear

JUNE 13, 2022

Ferrari's hopes of picking up its first world title since 2008 have taken a blow, as the team suffered the worst possible outcome at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Before Fez (2012) , before Limbo (2010) , and before Minecraft (2009) , Braid (2008) was one of the breakout successes in the formative years of indie game development and distribution. Jonathan Blow, the creator of one of indie gaming’s fomative successes, Braid , has begun hiring a team to develop his first VR game.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 1, 2024

Imagine building the first iPhone apps in 2008. Previously, Scharf created MovieBot, an AI-powered 3D animation app, and Mindshow, a VR platform for animated content creation. His also started VRLA, one of the world’s largest immersive technology expos. That’s where we are with visionOS today.

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Mashable VR

MAY 24, 2022

In 2008, tech entrepreneur Christopher Wilson came across an old cruise ship for sale on Craigslist that would change his life. Now, a decade and countless hours of renovations later, Wilson hopes The Aurora can make its way back to the public.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 3, 2021

Even if you’ve been using Google Chrome since it first rolled out back in 2008, the browser is capable of some tricks you may have not discovered yet. Google adds new features on a regular basis, while older features get lost and forgotten about if you’re not using them every day. Here are 12 things you might not… Read more.

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GizModo VR

JULY 27, 2021

Dropbox debuted in 2008, and the cloud storage and syncing service has added a slew of features since then. But because the app is usually running in the background of your device, you might not have noticed some of the new tools you can use. Here are a few of our favorites. Read more.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 12, 2021

When Charlie Jane Anders was still here at io9—she co-founded the site with Annalee Newitz back in 2008—she wrote several popular posts offering advice and inspiration to both aspiring and veteran authors of sci-fi and fantasy. Those posts gained even more value after she herself became a best-selling fiction author,… Read more.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

As Apple's new development platform took shape in 2008 and beyond, the dev camp series grew too with iPadDevCamp and iOSDevCamp. Organizers say apps like Square, TestFlight, and Barack Obama's 2008 election year app got their start at these events. Hundreds attended the first iPhoneDevCamp in July 2007, just a week after the U.S.

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Anand Tech

AUGUST 28, 2024

Cougar, established in 2008, has become a notable name in the PC hardware market, particularly among gamers and enthusiasts. While Cougar might appear to be a relatively recent addition to the industry, it is backed by HEC/Compucase, a veteran in the PC market known primarily for its OEM products.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The project has attracted some serious talent, which includes Jon Favreau, the filmmaker behind films such as Iron Man (2008) , The Lion King (2019) , and The Jungle Book (2016). Now, XR developers Wevr says PC VR users will finally get the full experience later this month.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Scientists have released an analysis of a meteorite fragment gathered after a 2008 asteroid near-collision with Earth. They show the parent asteroid was huge, and the results suggest that special, water-holding type of asteroids can be larger and have different mineral compositions than previously thought. Read more.

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VRScout

APRIL 27, 2020

While the developer doesn’t make any official references in any of the descriptions, its obvious STRIDE takes heavy inspiration from the 2008 first-person action-adventure platformer Mirror’s Edge , at least in terms of visuals.

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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

When Wall-E hit theaters in 2008, the roaming robot’s story was a warning viewers of the societal costs of unchecked waste and environmental degradation. Since then, three billionaires have hurled spacecraft to the edge of space. The United Nations climate reports have only gotten more apocalyptic. E-waste has only… Read more.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The first V/H/S movie came out in 2012, arriving at the tail end of the low-budget found-footage horror craze ( Paranormal Activity and REC came out in 2007; Cloverfield was 2008) and capturing the last moment in culture before VCRs became totally obsolete. Two sequels followed, with 2014's V/H/S: Viral embracing phone… Read more.

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Road to VR

APRIL 24, 2020

With inspiration from Mirror’s Edge (2008) , Stride is an intriguing indie project due to launch this Summer. In development by studio Joy Way, Stride is a VR parkour action game built atop an impressively smooth and immersive locomotion system. Locomotion in VR games is still in a state of rapid development and exploration.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 29, 2021

The odds are good that you’re reading this right now in Google’s web browser, Chrome, which has become hugely popular since it made its debut in 2008. But Chrome has some issues, and now that Microsoft is back with a rebooted version of its Edge browser—based on the same Chromium code as Chrome—it might just convince… Read more.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 16, 2021

Spotify has been streaming music since 2008, and it’s changed a lot in that time. New features are constantly added to its apps and the platform as a whole. Just in case there are still some tricks and tools that you haven’t yet spotted, these are some of our favorites—some recently added, and some that have been… Read more.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 24, 2022

It was way, way back in 2008 when he announced his intention to make a movie based on artist Gris Grimly’s illustrations… Read more. Of all the dozens upon dozens of projects that director Guillermo del Toro has signed aboard over the years yet languished in development hell, no film has languished more thoroughly than Pinocchio.

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Upload VR

JULY 8, 2024

will see six new vehicles available in Gran Turismo 7, which we’ve listed below: Ferrari 430 Scuderia (2007) BMW M3 (1997) Lamborghini Gallardo LP 660-4 (2008) Genesis X, Gran Racer Vision Gran Turismo Concept Subaru Impreza Rally Car (1998) RUF RGT 4.2 Starting with the cars, update 1.49

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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

It seems silly now, but when the Peek debuted in 2008, it delivered something smartphones couldn’t. It sounds like a ludicrous idea. A mobile device capable of only email, released just a year after the game-changing first generation iPhone. At 1/6th price of the iPhone, the Peek provided an affordable way to get… Read more.

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Digital Trends

MAY 27, 2022

Since 2008, Kadaza has offered one of the best personalized homepages of the internet. Learn more and check it out!

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GizModo VR

MAY 6, 2021

In 2008, David DeVore recorded his then-seven-year-old son, David Jr., It seems like every internet meme is getting the NFT treatment these days. The latest is “David After Dentist,” one of YouTube’s earliest viral videos. babbling now-iconic lines like “Is this real life?” in a medication-fueled haze after a tooth… Read more.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 6, 2020

The gameplay footage also shows Stride starting to lean away from the Mirror’s Edge (2008) inspired aesthetic and a bit into its own art-style. It takes the form of an ‘infinite runner’ style of gameplay and highlights the game’s free-form sprinting, jumping, ledge climbing, and wall running movement.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 23, 2021

On May 2, 2008, the Marvel Cinematic Universe was born. The release of Jon Favreau’s Iron Man was the first part in a story that’s now sprawled over a decade, almost two dozen movies, and changed film history as we know it. However, all of that might not have played out the same way had it not been for what happened a… Read more.

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Road to VR

APRIL 28, 2022

It takes plenty of cues from Valve’s Left 4 Dead (2008), offering up intense zombie-shooting action across a good handful of bespoke levels, each of them providing ample opportunities for exploration and surprise attacks. Check that out below the article. As a four-player co-op, social play is a big part of After the Fall too.

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ARPost

JANUARY 31, 2022

Finally, TV Free Burning Man presents the story of how TV executive producer and long-time burner, Justin Gunn, painstakingly covered the festival in groundbreaking ways between 2006 and 2008.

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Anand Tech

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Intel has been maintaining a low-power / low-cost x86 microarchitecture since the introduction of the Silverthorne Atom processors in 2008. Its latest iteration, Gracemont, made its debut in the Alder Lake lineup. The hybrid processors in that family teamed up the Gracemont efficiency cores with the Golden Cove performance cores.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Via a free update to PS4’s WipEout: Omega Collection (which includes WipEout HD {2008}, WipEout HD Fury {2009} and WipEout 2048 {2012}) , PSVR owners will finally be able to step into the cockpit for a level of immersion that only VR can provide. And now its finally coming to PSVR. The update is due in “early 2018.”

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AR Insider

JULY 22, 2021

In fact, historical evidence tells us that in a similar time frame, we went from 2G brick phones circa 2000 to the iPhone 3G in 2008. Overestimating has certainly been the case in XR, but greater outcomes could materialize — alongside 5G — in the longer term. And that changed everything. More from AR Insider….

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Anand Tech

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

While ThinkStation might not have as much brand identity as the more recognizable ThinkPad, for the markets that require them Lenovo’s ThinkStation range has been at the front of high-performance under-the-desk offerings since 2008.

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EON Reality

MAY 25, 2020

It is one of the nation’s most visited tourist attractions, with over 163,000 international arrivals in 2008. Italian History VR 360 Lesson about Siena the capital of the province of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. Start Creating your own free Lesson today at www.eonreality.com.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Originally released back in 2008 on consoles and PC, Dead Space is a masterclass in space horror. Needless to say, sculking through the pitch-black alleyways of Silent Hill in search of light sources would make for an interesting experience in VR. There’s even an HD remake that launched in 2012. DEAD SPACE.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Before VR, Sanzaru has worked on a handful of non-VR games dating back to 2008. Going forward, the plan is to be fully focused on VR.

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EON Reality

JUNE 9, 2020

In 2008, Unesco recognised their importance and gave 46 buildings a World Heritage listing. Each one will usually house around 20 families with about 100 people in total. Communal packed-earth buildings in China date back 6,000 years, but tulou took the style to a whole new level both in scale and sophistication.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 26, 2017

Fast forward from 2008 to now. Let’s start with why games did so well back in 2008. For example, let’s say you bought Gears of War 2 in November 2008 when it launched. Of all the game platforms sold in 2008, the two highest performing ones were the strangest concepts. A premium on frugal fun. New is good. Gears of War 2.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 1, 2022

Since 2008, Sandberg has been Mark Zuckerberg's right-hand woman and largely responsible for building Meta ( the company formerly known as Facebook ) into the revenue-generating social media behemoth it is today. After 14 years, Sheryl Sandberg is stepping down as COO of Meta.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 26, 2017

Having joined the company in 2008, in recent year’s HTC’s VP of Design, Claude Zellweger, played a key role in the design of the Vive headset, The Verge reports. According to a report by The Verge , HTC’s VP of Design is leaving the company to join up with Google’s Daydream VR team.

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