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“What Would Happen If the Metaverse Could Walk?”

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Welcome to the TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. I would be lying if I said that mixed reality and generative AI were two of my favorite things. And yet, a Christmas Day TV special made me unexpectedly bullish about them. — AnnaVersailles 400I am not an early adopter of the metaverse. But I am ready for things to change in 2024, with new mixed-reality experiences that cater to people like me.

Zara Khan
January 6, 2024

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“Unveiling Roku’s Spring Collection: Introducing Luxurious High-End TVs”

A year after announcing its own lineup of Roku-branded TVs, the hardware company revealed today a new range of high-end televisions. Roku also introduced Roku Smart Picture, an AI-powered feature that automatically adjusts picture and audio quality. The Roku Pro Series TVs feature a thinner design than its Roku Select and Plus Series TVs, with a mount to rest flat against the wall. Also arriving in the spring of 2024, Roku Smart Picture is a new feature coming to the Roku TV program that is designed to optimize the viewing experience. The feature will roll out to all Roku TV models.

Ava Patel
January 3, 2024

Media & Entertainment

Becoming a Projector Person: Embracing a New Way of Living

I’ve recommended plenty of their products over the years and have been tempted to check out an Anker Nebula projector for some time. Just ahead of the holidays, I contacted the company to check out a review unit, and shopped around for a decently priced projector screen. The story of how I ended up with a 100-inch projector screen in my bedroom is an entirely unexciting combination of pricing, comparison shopping and reading reviews. Released earlier this year, the Anker Nebula Capsule 3 is more or less exactly what I’ve been looking for in a projector. Factor in the projector screen and that’s another $70 in my case.