A VR version of ‘Tetris’ is in our future

Enhance Games—the studio behind virtual reality version of Rez Infinite—is developing a new version of the iconic game Tetris and it’s even getting a VR spin. The new game will be called Tetris Effect and it is described as a “magical feeling of total immersion by surrounding you with fantastic, fully three-dimensional worlds that react and evolve based on how you play.” Tetris Effect is coming to the PlayStation 4 this fall and will have, as mentioned, support for PlayStation VR. The headset-enabled version will reportedly offer “fully-immersive 3D.” The game has over 30 stages and has stages that are set underwater and in space. And as expected from this developer, you get a strong focus on music and sound.

Source: The Verge

Lenovo teases Yoga Book 2 at Computex 2018

Lenovo is out here reminding ASUS they aren’t the only one dabbling in dual display devices. During Intel’s e21FORUM keynote at Computex 2018 in Taiwan, Lenovo showed off the second generation of its unusual Lenovo Yoga Book device. This second iteration is said to retain the ultra-thin and light qualities of the first one but will get better performance thanks to the faster Intel processors. The Lenovo Yoga Book 2 will also supposedly offer a more accurate inking experience (the first would let you draw or sketch on the virtual keyboard directly or by placing a piece of paper on it). Similar to ASUS, it’ll make use of AI to improve the accuracy of the touch-based keyboard. No word on release date yet but it was said at the event that we can expect the Yoga Book 2 to make its official debut later this year.

Source: Windows Central

ASUS brings AI to dual-display Project Precog concept

Aside from unveiling the much-hyped ROG Phone, ASUS had one more surprise up its sleeve. During its ZenBook launch at Computex 2018, the Taiwanese company teased a laptop concept it’s planning to release in the coming year. Called Project Precog, this concept is the first dual-screen laptop from the brand and has what the brand says are artificial intelligence-related features. It will supposedly be able to do things like optimize your battery charging depending on the time of day, provide suggestions when you’re editing things like Excel documents, among other things.

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You can soon lip sync to popular tunes on Facebook

Facebook hopes to lure teens back to its service with one of the new features it’s testing. Called Lip Sync Live, it works within Facebook Live and will let you lip sync along to popular songs from both independent and major labels like Universal, Warner, and Sony. There are already hundreds of songs available including songs like Havana by Camila Cabello, God’s Plan by Drake, and even Welcome To The Jungle by Guns N’ Roses. The song’s title and the artist will be highlighted in the clip but you can also write your own description. Lip Sync Live also works with Facebook’s camera effects so you can add the filters, backgrounds, or masks you want to. This feature is currently being tested in select markets but Facebook is working on releasing this worldwide.

One other new music-related feature Facebook will be introducing is the ability to upload videos with music playing in the background or as background music to a video. The caveat is that these should be music from the labels Facebook has partnered with. Facebook will soon let you add music to Facebook Stories, too.