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Samsung Shows First Glimpse of Near-final Android XR Headset, But No Controllers Yet

Samsung Unpacked didn't have any big XR revelations this year, although the South Korean tech giant has finally shown off the near-final version of its Android XR headset, codenamed Project Moohan. We went hands-on with Moohan at the headset's unveiling last...

Unity Promises Day-one Support for Android XR, Including Easy Ports for Existing Quest Content

Meta Quest developers looking to port their Unity-based apps to Google's newly unveiled Android XR operating system shouldn't have a tough time of it, Unity says, as the game engine creator today released all of the tools devs need...

Chinese Tech Giant Huawei Aims to Commercialize AR Headset in 1-2 Years

As the world's largest telecom manufacturer, when Chinese tech giant Huawei makes a market prediction, they have plenty of room to speak. Talking in an interview with CNBC, Huawei CEO Richard Yu says the industry at large will begin commercializing...

Augmented Reality Startup Ubiquity6 Emerges from Stealth With $10.5M in Funding

Ubiquity6, an augmented reality startup only a few months out of stealth, today announced a $10.5M Series A round led by Index Ventures, with First Round Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Google’s AI fund Gradient Ventures, LDVP, A&E Networks and WndrCo. The company,...

Hands-on: Huawei VR is the First Third-party Daydream Headset

Frank He goes hands-on with Huawei's first Google Daydream compatible headset at CES 2017, one which takes cues from both the Samsung and Oculus engineered Gear VR and its closest stable mate, the Daydream View headset. Huawei’s Daydream compatible VR headset, into...

New Asus ‘ZenFone AR’ to be Daydream VR and Tango Ready, Leak Details

Asus' latest smartphone, the ZenFone AR, has had its details leaked ahead of its CES 2017 unveiling tomorrow and the new device packs hardware certified for use with on both Google's Android Daydream VR and Tango platforms. CES isn't officially...

Google’s Daydream View Headset is Out Nov 10th, Software Line Up Detailed

As we wrote recently, Google's first dedicated Daydream VR headset 'View' is out on November 10th and Google have now detailed the Daydream platform's launch window software line up. Google's long awaited evolution of Cardboard, its early Android-based VR experiment,...

Google’s Clay Bavor on Daydream View, YouTube, & AI in VR

On October 4th, Google revealed Daydream View, which is their reference design for their mobile VR headset. Google CEO Sandar Pichai also announced the first Daydream-ready phone designed called Pixel, which also has native hardware support for their artificial...

Free Daydream View Headset Bundled With Pixel Pre-orders

Google's first Daydream VR ready phone, Pixel, is now available for pre-order and the company is bundling in the new Daydream View headset "while supplies last." Google announced their newest flagship phone, Pixel, this morning at a press event in...
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Hands on With Google’s Daydream View Headset (Video)

Here's a video tour of Google's eagerly awaited Daydream VR headset 'View', revealed today for the first time. We take a look at the design concepts, features, fit and finish of this unique looking VR headset. Google's latest announcements, made...

Google Daydream Apps to include J.K. Rowling Experience, Gunjack 2, Netflix, and More

Today at Google's press event announcing the Pixel phone and Daydream View headset, the company detailed VR content on the way to the Daydream Android VR platform. Along with Daydream VR apps and experiences we've seen previously, Google today announced...

Google Daydream VR Headset Rumored to Unveil Today for $79

Google is set to unveil a number of new devices and services at today's big event, mainly focusing on the Pixel and Pixel XL phones (which have already been widely leaked). According to a report by Variety though, Google's new mobile VR...

Only Select Developers Can Publish Google Daydream Apps Until 2017

Google Daydream is supposed to launch Fall 2016, but only a select group of developers will be able to publish Daydream apps to the Google Play store until 2017. Daydream, Google's high-end VR initiative for Android, is set to launch...
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This is How NOT to Shoot 360 Video, According to YouTube

YouTube tells budding VR film-makers what not to do when shooting an immersive 360 in this excellent crash course in this fledgling but ever more popular form of content. With the production of VR film and 360 video becoming ever...

Report: Google Ditched Plans for High Spec Oculus Rift Rival

Google had a high-end, standalone virtual reality headset in the works that was recently ditched in favour of the Android-centric 'Daydream' VR platform, a new report suggests. It seem that persistent rumours of a standalone, Google VR headset may not have...
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