Sony steps closer to VR with Project Morpheus

A new PlayStation device could really put you in the game I'm Bridget Carey and this is your CNET updates. Sony is working to bring virtual reality gaming to the PlayStation -- At the game developers conference in San Francisco Sony is demo -- a virtual reality headset prototype it calls project more BS. There's about a Tron vibe to the design with glowing blue lights around the eyes. When you look into the screen you'll see and that -- degree view of your surroundings in the game. With 1080. And has 360 degrees of movement even the sound is three dimensional what you hear it depends on which way you're facing. This is a project three years in the -- but only developers can try it so that they can build team sports. We don't know -- this will ever become a real product but we are getting closer to the world of virtual reality that we were all promised in the ninety's. FaceBook is working on a new face detection technology called deep space. -- name is appropriately creepy because -- scanned through millions of photos to match spaces. Even -- those spaces are turned to an angle it's almost as good as humans at detecting and matching people's faces. And now Hampshire FaceBook is thinking of a way aching -- that take analogy to make money from our mugs. More on this research will be presented at a computer conference in June. There's a new Skype app for Android and it says it won't quickly kill your battery life. By automatically -- not push notifications for a group chat Microsoft says you can leave Skype running all day with no noticeable battery drain. Pandora is raising the price of its commercial free service starting -- pandora one will cost five dollars a month and set -- four dollars. And -- that dollar increase there will be no longer a yearly subscription option just month to month. But if you already subscribed or if you sign up before me you won't have to pay more. Right now about 3.3 million people pay to listen without commercials that's a small sliver of pandora's 250 million registered users. There are a few keeping certain in this life and their death taxes and fighting over the air conditioner temperature -- -- family. But thanks to technology the battle for an AC settings can be controlled with the Smartphone meet heiress. A window air conditioner that can sync with your Smart -- it in just the temperature by learning from your schedule budget location and usage. And and and exposed to save you money with its energy efficiency. -- I quirky and GE T it's available for pre order on Amazon for 300 dollars and it will ship in early may just in time for summer. That your tech news update you get more details at cnet.com slash update from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey. --