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Matter Is a New Smart Home Standard to Make Apple, Google, and Amazon Devices Work Together

GizModo VR

Apple, Amazon, and Google rarely have a reason to work together, but the companies are teaming up for a new smart home standard, now called Matter , that will make it easier for you to buy devices that work seamlessly together without thinking about it. Read more.

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Episode 53: LIVE IN TEXAS

Full Dive Gaming

3 of the ORIGINAL HOSTS meet up in Texas to do an IN PERSON PODCAST. Every Friday we release FULL PODCASTS on all Your Favorite major platforms: Spotify, Apple, Google. 3 of the ORIGINAL HOSTS meet up in Texas to do an IN PERSON PODCAST. 3 of the ORIGINAL HOSTS meet up in Texas to do an IN PERSON PODCAST.

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Where to access banned books

Mashable VR

Think: Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe , a memoir about adolescence and gender identity ( banned/challenged in schools in Florida, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Ohio, Washington, and Texas). Simply click on the title you're interested in, and you'll be asked to sign in, either using your Google account or creating a new account on the site itself.

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The HomePod Mini Has a Secret Sensor, but Apple's Smart Home Future Is Still Meh

GizModo VR

When the HomePod mini launched a few months back, it appears Apple was holding out on everyone in the form of a secret temperature and humidity sensor. Read more.

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Apple iPhone 8, 8 Plus and iPhone X will Boost AR Market

VRWorld

At the very first event in Steve Jobs Theater at its new headquarters, Apple Inc. Few months ago, Apple released a development tool called ARKit that enabled developers to add AR capabilities to their apps. That came as a surprise considering how many years Google has spent researching their AR options.

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Austin’s Rapidly Growing VR Community

VRScout

I was familiar with Austin, Texas because of SXSW — having attended with my previous employer, Emblematic Group. Texas’ business incentives have attracted the attention of IBM, Motorola, Apple, and Indeed. In May 2017, Owlchemy Labs was acquired by Google. Does Austin have the largest VR community outside of Los Angeles?

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Facebook steps into cloud gaming — and another feud with Apple

TechCrunch VR

Their approach is different than what Microsoft or Google has built but Facebook highlights a shared central challenge: dealing with Apple. Facebook’s service will launch on the desktop web and Android, but not iOS due to what Facebook frames as usability restrictions outlined in Apple’s App Store terms and conditions.

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