Virtual reality

Gadgets galore: 2025 has been a bumper year for tech - but which ones have topped Gareth Butterfield's list of favourites from the last 12 months of testing?

My top 10 favourite tech gadgets of 2025 revealed — some big surprises

Pictured (back row) is Faith Holden, Gwyneth Compston (Power NI), Aizan Martin and Lisa Allen (Angel Eyes representative). They are joined by Freddie, Polly-Anna, Heidi, Rebecca, Euan and Isabella.

Power NI donation adds festive sparkle to Belfast charity

Liam Harte, a computer science student and Virtual Reality (VR) researcher at Queen’s University Belfast, is the founder of Rephobia, a pioneering startup that uses VR technology to help people confront and overcome their phobias in a safe, immersive environment guided by a therapist

NI student turns OCD battle into award-winning phobia-fighting VR startup

The Arts Council of Northern Ireland has announced National Lottery funding investment of £75,835 to support eight individual artists from Northern Ireland in the creation of a number of exciting, high-quality arts projects using innovative digital technologies

Eight digital arts projects in Northern Ireland receive £75,835 investment

Belfast Lord Mayor Councillor Ryan Murphy has launched the powerful Discover ME campaign

Lord Mayor Launches Groundbreaking Discover ME Campaign With Virtual Reality Exp...

GeoEnergy Discovery Centre Roadshow.

Geothermal roadshow set to ‘rock’ the North Coast and North West

Tom Houston CEO of Belfast tech firm Sentireal with Dr Helen Jackson of Ulster University

Virtual Reality brings infamous story of Islandmagee Witches to life

Dr Amy Burns, director of the Food and Consumer Testing Suite (FACTS) at Ulster University is pictured with Jonny Agnew, general manager, Henderson Kitchen at the new Consumer Insights Lab at the UU Coleraine Campus

SPAR NI creates virtual world with Ulster University’s new lab

Avail of six days of mentoring support from advanced technology experts

Avail of six days of mentoring support from advanced technology experts

Joel, Angela, Tom, Pip, Manoj and Helen

Virtual reality makes your garden perfect

Philip Caraher and Nuala Trainor from Sentireal, Erin Hoey, Philip Crawford, Claire Murray from Lyric Theatre

Lyric helps to rewrite the narrative on digital theatre

Farm Safety Foundation awarded £10,000

Microsoft ‘Dreamspace’ to open £1m digital skills facility at W5

Hursts opens Â£8m luxury Jaguar Land Rover base

THEC64 Mini is dripping with nostalgia and heaps of fun even if it's not perfect

Chair Mark Cousins and director Michele Devlin launch the festival

Belfast Film festival to screen '˜F'-rated movies
This year's Belfast Film Festival will take place in 22 locations in the city and host 178 films, including some Virtual Reality (VR) titles.
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The package aims to help out with issues such as security, privacy and cyber bullying

New e-safety training scheme aims to protect children

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