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Hands-on: HP’s Pixel-packed ‘Reverb’ Sets a New Bar for Windows VR Headsets
HP today announced Reverb (formerly codenamed Copper), its new VR headset which aims to deliver enhanced resolution and comfort. With a more thoughtful design and pixel-packed displays, Reverb sets a new bar for Windows VR headsets.
Having jumped into the VR space...
Hands-on: Vive Focus Plus Brings 6DOF Controllers, New Lenses & Better Comfort
Announced just last week, Vive Focus Plus is HTC's next iteration of their standalone VR headset that adds a pretty big missing puzzle piece, namely a replacement for its predecessor's single 3DOF controller (rotation only) for the new 6DOF...
Hands-on: LetinAR Brings a Larger FOV & Depth of Field to AR with ‘Pinhole Effect’ Optics
LetinAR, a Korea-based startup developing optical solutions for AR headsets and smartglasses, showed off a new implementation of their 'pin mirror' optical tech at Mobile World Congress (MWC) this week, bringing a sharp image quality, a large range of...
Hands-on: HTC’s ‘5G Hub’ Demonstrates VR Cloud-rendering is on the Horizon
HTC announced a new product out of left field here at Mobile World Congress (MWC) this week, the 5G Hub mobile hotspot that includes a media streaming device, a digital assistant, and Internet access point for up to 20...
Hands-on: HoloLens 2 is a More Than Just a Larger Field of View
Yesterday at Mobile World Congress, Microsoft unveiled HoloLens 2, the company's next iteration of its enterprise-focused standalone AR headset. Microsoft is coming strong out of the gate with its fleet of partners as well as a number of in-house...
Exclusive: HP’s Next-gen VR Headset Aims to Raise the Bar on Clarity & Comfort
Having launched its first VR headset in late 2017, alongside a handful of similar headsets as part of Microsoft's Windows Mixed Reality platform, HP is preparing to take its next step with the launch of a new headset that...
Founded by CERN Engineers, CREAL3D’s Light-field Display is the Real Deal
Co-founded by former CERN engineers who contributed to the ATLAS project at the Large Hadron Collider, CREAL3D is a Switzerland-based startup that's created an impressive light-field display that's unlike anything in an AR or VR headset on the market...
Foldaway Haptics is Making a Thumbstick for VR Controllers That Pushes Back
Switzerland-based Foldaway Haptics is building a haptic joystick with force feedback. The impressive device, which can push back against your finger in any direction, could bring rich feedback to VR controllers at reasonable costs.
Over the years we've seen some...
Hands-on: Pimax’s Ultrawide “8K” & “5K” Plus See Big Improvements on the Path to Launch
Last year at CES we took a good long look at Pimax's "8K" headset and saw potential, but identified a number of key issues that would need addressing before the headsets actually hit the market. This year at CES,...
New Smartphone-tethered Qualcomm Headset Has 2x the Pixels of Vive Pro
This week at CES 2019 Qualcomm is showing off a new VR reference headset sporting impressive new displays that may well define the next wave of VR headsets.
Qualcomm has been a somewhat silent enabler of most of the recent...
Hands-on: Vive Focus 6DOF Controller Dev Kit
While the Vive Focus initially launched with a single 3DOF controller, HTC recently announced a dev kit add-on which brings a pair of 6DOF controllers to the standalone headset. We got our first chance to try out the system...
Hands-on: HaptX’s VR Glove is the Closest I’ve Come to Touching the Virtual World
HaptX, a company building a VR glove offering impressively detailed haptic feedback as well as force feedback, is steadily improving. My hands-on with their latest device—which is smaller, lighter, and more comfortable than prior iterations—offered me moments of magic...
Hands-on: 3DHaptics Achieves Compelling Directional Haptics with Simple Hardware
MIRAISENS is Japan-based haptics company which is developing what they call 3DHaptics technology. I got a chance to try their latest demo this week at VRS 2018, which is able to achieve unique directional haptic feedback from a handheld...
Oculus Quest Hands-on and Tech Details
Oculus Quest was the main attraction at Oculus Connect 5 this week. Following the high-end standalone headset's reveal, attendees of the conference got to try several demos to experience the headset's inside-out positional head & hand tracking, including in...
Hands-on: StarVR One is the Most Complete Ultra-wide VR Headset to Date
When it comes to VR headsets aiming for ultra-wide fields of view, three devices dominate the discussion: Pimax "8K", VRgineers XTAL, and StarVR One. Having recently had the opportunity to get a thorough hands-on with each, the one that...
