Chris Nowlan Realtor with Joyner Fine Properties

06/15/2016

Oculus VR shuffles the deck, promotes Jason Rubin to Head of Content

 Facebook’s Oculus VR today announced the promotion of Jason Rubin to Head of Content, and Steve Arnold to Head of Oculus Studios. Prior to joining the company in 2014 as head of worldwide studios, Rubin was best-known as a co-creator of the popular video game franchises Jak and Daxter and Crash Ban...

06/11/2016

Rebel Wilson Buys Second L.A. Home

To celebrate wrapping up a villainous turn as Ursula the sea witch in a live run of “The Little Mermaid” at the Hollywood Bowl, Rebel Wilson snagged a new home nearby for $2.95 million. That’s almost a quarter million less than the most recent asking price on this 4,400-square-foot home, which was b...

06/10/2016

Best Overnight Paddling Adventures in Virginia

Check out these overnight paddling trips in Virginia and spend more time in the watery landscape you like to explore.

06/10/2016

Larry Page has dueling flying car companies, but it’s self-driving tech that will get them off ...

 The notion of such aerial vehicles has always fascinated, but the pesky need to pilot the things has generally grounded it — as if the engineering and legal challenges weren’t enough already. But autonomous driving technology may be the missing piece that leads us to the place where, yes, we won’t…

06/09/2016

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06/09/2016

Spencer Rascoff Named One of the Top 25 Highest Rated CEOs on Glassdoor

At Zillow Group, we pride ourselves on our company culture, which fosters a spirit of collaboration and innovation. We regard our employees as our strongest asset and are honored by their commitment to making Zillow Group one of the best places to work in the country. Today, thanks to our employees’...

06/08/2016

10 Must Do Hikes in Shenandoah National Park

Undertake the following hikes at Shenandoah for a montage of experiences reflecting the true nature of Virginia’s largest and wildest national park.

06/08/2016

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06/08/2016

Google’s VR prototypes give you charming and strangely expressive googly eyes

 How best to represent a person in virtual space? A square with their avatar picture on it? Too Slack. A custom face crafted with a million sliders? Too Second Life. A 3D scan of their face? Too “Lawnmower Man.” Then perhaps… a cartoon representation of the headset the user is wearing, with giant go...

06/07/2016

Bose’s QuietComfort headphones finally go wireless

 The Bose name has more or less been synonymous with the words “noise cancelling.” As for wireless? Not so much. The headphone maker has dragged its feet when it comes to cutting the cord, even as the competition has flooded the market with Bluetooth solutions. The company, thankfully, is finally re...