Jason England

1 week ago | tomsguide.com | Jason England

Doom: The Dark Ages is not just a fantastically frenetic FPS to play, but it’s also a graphical masterpiece — blending both the artistic inspiration of so many death metal album covers, and adopting advanced techniques to give your demon-slaying a real cinematic quality. I didn’t think it could look any better, but then I got to try out the path tracing patch and my mind was blown. You see, I’ve seen advanced ray tracing not really add much to games over the past few months.

1 week ago | tomsguide.com | Jason England

So as we found out last week, Snap is finally launching Specs to the public in 2026 — after an exhaustive developer program that spans four years since its first Spectacles AR glasses. It’s been a heluva journey, and with Meta’s Project Orion on the horizon and Apple being “hellbent” on delivering smart glasses, this is becoming a very competitive space. So far, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel has said they will be smaller, lighter, and fully standalone with “no puck” required.

2 weeks ago | tomsguide.com | Scott Younker |Jason England

Augmented World Expo (AWE) is a show focused on the world of virtual reality headsets and smart glasses, and how those devices are changing the future. The 2025 edition was a leap forward from previous years with a massive presence from well-known tech companies like Qualcomm, Sony, and Meta. Smart glasses are getting better and better, and headsets like the Meta Quest 3 are receiving more ways to play and work.

2 weeks ago | tomsguide.com | Jason England

I believe the next great fitness wearable will not be a smartwatch or smart ring — it will be glasses. I saw this for myself when trying a prototype of the new eyewear Emteq Labs is keen to launch next year. Sporting sensors all around the rims, it can detect the subtlest of changes in your facial expressions (even those you aren’t consciously aware of doing). With this data, paired with AI, it can become a personalized life coach for your fitness, your diet and even your emotional health.

2 weeks ago | tomsguide.com | Jason England

I’ve been on the hunt for ways to make gaming on my Meta Quest 3 more immersive. The Roto VR Explorer is unmatched in terms of having that seated experience, but when it comes to walking in the virtual world, the answer is usually a VR treadmill. These are fun and all, but they do come with steep costs and take up a lot of room in any home.