Jake Smith

Jake Smith

Contributing Writer

Jake Smith has worked for a variety of technology-focused publications over the years, covering Apple's smartphone rise as an editor at 9to5mac and the explosion of the consumer tech obsession for Pocket-lint as US News Editor. Jake current…ly attends the University of Kentucky, studying finance, and thinks drones will be the next big thing.

Jake owns shares in index funds tracking the S&P 500 and the cyber security industry.

Latest from Jake Smith

Google scraps plans for standalone VR headset to take on Oculus Rift: Report

Google was gunning after VR headset makers, but is focusing on mobile VR instead.

July 16, 2016 by Jake Smith in Virtual Reality

Google Daydream View VR headset available in November for $79

Google showed its VR future for the masses during a hardware event in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday. Available in November, View will ship free with the Pixel while supplies last.

October 4, 2016 by Jake Smith in Virtual Reality

Oculus Go VR headset to launch at Facebook's F8 in May: Report

Facebook's F8 conference will have "the biggest AR/VR news from Facebook to date," according to one executive.

March 18, 2018 by Jake Smith in Virtual Reality

Google details Lenovo, Yi's VR180 cameras for spring launch

CES 2018: Move over traditional point and shoot, its VR180 camera time. Google and partners are out with a new set of cameras for capturing VR content.

January 9, 2018 by Jake Smith in Virtual Reality

NextVR plans 6DoF, AR support for live VR streaming in 2018

CES 2018: The new 6DoF feature will enable VR viewers to look around a referee or spectator during a live sporting event.

January 8, 2018 by Jake Smith in Virtual Reality

HTC announces Vive Pro with better specs for enterprise

CES 2018: HTC is targeting the enterprise with an update to its Vive VR headset with beefier specs.