The metaverse is a 3D social network. Instead of a profile, you have an avatar, and so do your friends. Instead of a news feed, you have social hubs where people gather to share news, gossip and play ...

After spending part of 2021 taking shoe customizers to court, Nike is spending its final months of the year staking a claim in the emerging metaverse. "Brands have an incentive to be there because ...

At the heart of the metaverse derangement was the persistent inflation of its definition. McKinsey & Company proclaimed in June 2022 that the metaverse could generate “up to $5 trillion in impact by ...

The metaverse is loosely defined as an extensive online world where people interact via digital avatars. Companies like Meta Platforms Inc., formerly known as Facebook Inc., have touted plans to ...

I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, tablets, gaming and future/emerging trends in our changing world. Other obsessions include magic, immersive theater, ...

Derived from a 1992 sci-fi novel “Snowcrash”, the term “Metaverse” was coined by Neal Stephenson as a successor to the Internet, constitutes Stephenson’s vision of how a digital world might evolve in ...

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The self-professed ‘Oscar’ event of the Asian signage industry - Sign China  (1-3 March at the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center in Futian) – is now just weeks away and the organisers are urging ...