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Escape inside the ASUS HC102 Windows Mixed Reality Headset

VR has quickly become one of the most exciting new technologies around, especially for the PC industry. Although we’re still a ways from the Holodeck, the experiences available today will recalibrate your expectations for immersion. Sure, you know you’re not really blasting swarms of enemy drones in a futuristic spaceport, taking in the view from the summit of Mount Everest, or rearranging furniture in the seaside abode of your dreams. But the combination of slick graphics, intuitive interaction, and fluid motion tracking blurs the line just enough to forget everything outside your new digital existence. While initial virtual reality solutions for the PC have been transformative, their realities have also been complicated. The required external sensors complicate setup, and steep system requirements shut out machines that lack serious horsepower. Being strapped in for prolonged periods is also no picnic, often leading to fatigue and a flush VR face that hamper how long you can sus

The ZenFone 5 takes smartphone photography to the next level with AI and multi-camera setups

There was a time when the only way to get a great smartphone was to fork over upwards of $800 for the latest flagship. If you didn’t have that kind of money to spend, you were better off buying last year’s best handset than enduring the crappy screens, low resolution cameras, and stingy amounts of RAM that plagued more affordable devices. With the  ZenFone 4 , we set out to build an  entire line of phones  based around the idea that high-end features, like fingerprint sensors and dual camera setups, shouldn’t be reserved for just flagships. The ZenFone 5 family is built on the same principle: high-end finishes, awesome battery life, and amazing photos are possible at any price point. But this year, we’re taking it one step further with gorgeous full-view displays, stunning metal-and-glass designs, and the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon SoCs, including the 845. Three new ZenFones are headed for North America in the coming months. Each one features at least 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage