Gizmodo's Wackiest Gadgets of 2002
GizModo VR
AUGUST 1, 2022
Gizmodo is 20 years old! To celebrate the anniversary, we’re looking back at some of the most significant ways our lives have been thrown for a loop by our digital tools. Read more.
GizModo VR
AUGUST 1, 2022
Gizmodo is 20 years old! To celebrate the anniversary, we’re looking back at some of the most significant ways our lives have been thrown for a loop by our digital tools. Read more.
GizModo VR
AUGUST 3, 2022
Gizmodo is 20 years old! To celebrate the anniversary, we’re looking back at some of the most significant ways our lives have been thrown for a loop by our digital tools. Read more.
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Digital Trends
MARCH 10, 2022
The 2002 all-in-one Apple iMac G4 was just modded and brought back to life with an M1 chip and all-new hardware. Spoiler alert: It actually works. Computing News Apple iMac G4 m1 Mac Mini
GizModo VR
OCTOBER 22, 2021
No one needs low-rise jeans to come back. Or capri trousers. And though they were supremely comfortable for their time, the Juicy Couture tracksuit can stay in the vault we put it in. Time has to stay synced precisely to the second, to prevent there from making a comeback.
GizModo VR
OCTOBER 28, 2020
New research detected an intriguing change in the average body temperature of the Tsimane people, an indigenous foraging and farming group in the Bolivian Amazon that has recently started to interact more with industrialized communities. Over 16 years, the Tsimane have experienced a slight but rapid drop in body… Read more. body temperature tsimane bolivia infectious diseases science indigenous people the amazon rainforest
GizModo VR
APRIL 19, 2022
So the 2002 Coachella Valley Music and Arts festival was the perfect setting for his blend of… Read more.
Digital Trends
APRIL 10, 2021
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the launch of NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft, which has been in orbit around Mars since 2002. News Mars NASA odyssey space
VRScout
APRIL 5, 2021
Grind, wall-run, and double-jump your way through a meticulously crafted VR recreation of Sega’s over-the-top 2002 action game. Those who owned an Xbox during the early 2000s are most likely familiar with Jet Set Radio Future.
VRScout
OCTOBER 4, 2022
According to Grant Bagwell , a member of TeamBeef, the team is also working on a VR mod for 2002’s Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast , another first-person/third-person action game set before the events of Jedi Academy. The Force is strong with this VR mod.
Digital Trends
MAY 10, 2022
Sam Raimi pretty much reinvented and revitalized the comic book genre with 2002's Spider-Man, launching the modern superhero craze. Features Movies & TV Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Evil Dead Sam Raimi Spider-Man Spider-Man 2 spider-man 3
Digital Trends
AUGUST 21, 2020
BMW earned its reputation for making the ultimate driving machine with cars like the 2002 and the original M3. Cars BMW BMW M BMW M3 BMW M5 cars Tier 4
VRScout
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
The original Open Sound Control protocol was developed back in 2002 as a way to connect audio devices and controllers for musical performances. Use a drum pad to control your ears, change outfits when you receive a Twitch donation, and more using Avatar OSC.
VRScout
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Jesse Schell founded Schell Games in Pittsburgh in 2002. Schell Games is having quite the moment. During the Meta Connect 2022 conference, the company revealed a new mixed reality mini-mission for its popular I Expect You to Die series as well as an official release date for Among Us VR.
GizModo VR
AUGUST 17, 2022
The R&B song was released in June 2002 and features Kelly Rowland as a woman smitten with Nelly despite being in a relationship with someone else. Fresh off the heels of “Hot in Herre,” Nelly blessed the public with yet another hit: “Dilemma.” The song is a staple in Y2K music culture, and today is actually a special… Read more.
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
With the tagline “Fight fire with fire, ” the dragon apocalypse blockbuster Reign of Fire crashed and burned at the box-office in the summer of 2002.
Road to VR
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Social VR platform Rec Room is getting another big brand collaboration with the limited-time release of avatar items based on the world of Masters of the Universe, which will let you transform into He-Man, Teela, or the dastardly Skeletor.
GizModo VR
JULY 7, 2020
The watchwords of Stan Lee are suffused into the very fabric of who Spider-Man is as a character, and how Sam Raimi brought him to the big screen in 2002 is no exception. We, and Peter Parker, have heard it a zillion times before: with great power, comes great responsibility.
GizModo VR
MAY 2, 2022
On May 3, 2002, Sam Raimi took the superhero movie world by storm with his first Spider-Man movie. Now, almost 20 years later to the day, the director is poised to take the superhero movie multiverse by storm with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
VRScout
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
The 2002 Gamecube classic gets the VR treatment as part of an ongoing study into VR game mechanics. Released in 2002 for the Nintendo Gamecube console, Prime marked the beginning of one of the most influential action-adventure trilogies of all-time, as well as a huge stepping-point for the legendary franchise. If you’re a fan of first-person-shooters, than odds are you’re familiar with Metroid Prime.
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
There are two scandals in Nickelodeon ’s Blue’s Clues history that will be forever seared into the memories of folks who grew up watching the series during its original run: when Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper had their baby Paprika in the season one finale, and when Blue’s first owner Steve (Burns) left the show in 2002. Read more.
GizModo VR
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
Ever since cameras first existed people have been pointing the lens at themselves to snap so-called selfies—a term first coined back in 2002. At this point they’re long overdue for an upgrade, so a team of researchers have created what could be the next-generation of selfies : easy to capture 3D models of yourself… Read more. research university of washington google research 3d photography smartphones deformable neural radiance fields selfies nerfies
GizModo VR
JUNE 21, 2022
That happened to me last week with Steven Spielberg ’s 2002 sci-fi film Minority Report. The best movie rewatches happen when you revisit a film you know you liked, but don’t really remember.
AR Insider
MARCH 26, 2020
Stepping back, I’ve “worked from home” since 2002. With people off the roads, less transit-stressed and maybe even exercising more, they may — like me in 2002 — never go back to the traditional office.
VRScout
OCTOBER 30, 2021
Or what about 2002’s James Bond 007: Nighfire ? VR remakes are all the rage at the moment. Here’s our selection of classic video games we’d love to play in VR.
GizModo VR
MAY 16, 2022
It was the first day the film opened, May 16, 2002, and I’d been awake a long time. My life changed drastically the day I first saw Attack of the Clones.
Upload VR
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Jedi Outcast originally released in 2002 and features a range of Star Wars weapons including lightsabers and force powers. Team Beef released to Patreon backers a Quest port of Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast.
Road to VR
APRIL 18, 2018
Serenity, the firefly-class spaceship from cult TV show Firefly (2002) and film Serenity (2005), is now full explorable in VR. With many years in the making, Unity developer and 3D environmental artist Kaveh Tabar’s Serenity VR fan project is finally here. Starting out in 2014, Tabar originally designed Serenity for the Oculus Rift DK2.
Road to VR
MARCH 25, 2020
There was a lot riding on Half-Life: Alyx. Not only is it Valve’s first Half-Life game in more than a decade, it is also the studio’s first full fledged VR title. By the measurable reactions from critics and players alike, the game seems to have delivered against the odds.
VRScout
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
Along with being the first full-length animated Scooby-Doo film released on the big screen — shout-out to 2002’s live-action Scooby-Doo — SCOOB! Snap a pose next to an augmented Scooby-Doo directly from your YouTube mobile app. Yesterday, Warner Bros. Pictures released the first global trailer for its interestingly-titled Scooby-doo reboot, SCOOB!
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
The second, in 2002, tried to get kids interested in the character of He-Man again but failed by stepping… Read more. As He-Man and the Masters of the Universe debuts on Netflix today, it will mark the third show to bear the name.
VRScout
MARCH 11, 2020
Instead, players will be revisiting popular chapters from past Panzer Dragoon games, including Panzer Dragoon, Panzer Dragoon 2 Zwei, and Panzer Dragoon Saga ; no mention of any chapters from 2002’s Panzer Dragoon Orta , unfortunately. .
AR Insider
DECEMBER 25, 2019
2002, A Spatial Analogy. But then around 2002, things moved slowly towards measured progress, and the rise of tech giants like Google, Facebook, and the web 2.0 “Trendline” is AR Insider’s series that examines trends and events in spatial computing, and their strategic implications.
Road to VR
APRIL 4, 2018
1985) that went viral back in June 2017 , or maybe his more recent AR recreation of the iconic scene from The Ring (2002) where the horrifying ghost girl emerges from the TV screen. You might know developer Abhishek Singh from his HoloLens version of Super Mario Bros. Now, Singh has delved back into classic gaming with his latest project, a full AR recreation of Street Fighter II (1995).
AR Insider
JANUARY 16, 2020
Think of it like the circa 2002 period after the dot-com bubble burst, when things started to move slowly towards measured growth. ARtillery Briefs is a video series that outlines the top trends we’re tracking, including takeaways from recent reports and market forecasts.
Mashable VR
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
The final Austin Powers movie came out in 2002. In 2022, Austin Powers ' Dr. Evil is now the second biggest threat to the planet after climate change. So he's taken over General Motors to reclaim his No. 1 title. By saving the world with EVs. In order to then. take over the world?
VRScout
OCTOBER 23, 2018
“ Around the Horn launched in November 2002 with cutting-edge technology as part of its DNA. ESPN’s sports talk/game show , Around the Horn will be celebrating its 16 th year with a major facelift that will debut on November 5 th. The new format will include fresh graphics, new animations, a redesigned logo, and updated music. More importantly, Around the Horn is the first domestic U.S. show to feature AR functionality throughout the entirety of a 30-minute broadcast.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
DECEMBER 6, 2016
The last solo entry in the franchise was 2002’s MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries , an expansion to the original game released two years prior. These days, you likely associate the MechWarriror franchise with its most recent entry, the free-to-play, MechWarrior Online. Long before the series went in the multiplayer direction, however, it was a single-player experience.
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