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Preview: Virtuix Omni VR Treadmill Production Model (video)
I've been fortunate to try the Virtuix Omni VR treadmill several times over the course of its development. At every point though, I was testing some variation of the original prototype seen in the company's highly successful Kickstarter campaign....
Take a Whirlwind Tour of VR/AR at CES 2015 in 6 Minutes (video)
The movement of virtual and augmented reality from niche industrial and enthusiast technology to something the world is talking about really was palpable at CES this year. Here's a 6 minute video tour of the world's biggest technology event...
Three Bens in VR Podcast: Episode 0 – Engadget’s Ben Gilbert, Polygon’s Ben Kuchera, and Road...
Apparently bound by the fate of our names, Ben Gilbert, Ben Kuchera, and myself gathered 'round the virtual table to chat VR on the pilot episode of Three Bens in VR podcast.
It so happens that tech journalist extraordinaires Ben Gilbert, Senior...
Two Companies Working on Products that are Eerily Similar to Microsoft’s HoloLens
HoloLens, a newly announced augmented reality device from Microsoft, is definitely turning some heads to the possibility of interacting with floating apps and games. We can't help but notice though that there seems to be an eerie convergence of...
Rev VR Podcast (Ep.91): What is HoloLens? A look at Microsoft’s New Augmented Reality Device with...
As usual, something fun gets announced, and I am stuck in a conference room at work trying to suppress the non-stop beeping of my phone. Microsoft announced it's new augmented reality headset today, HoloLens. I felt this needed to...
Hands-on: FOVE’s Eye-tracking VR Headset Was the Next Best at CES
FOVE, a VR headset prototype in the works by a Japan-based team, is quickly closing the experience gap between itself and the Oculus Rift. If they continue at this pace, they could catch up, and with a trick up...
Rev VR Podcast (Ep.90): It’s Not Just Gaming – Corporate Applications of VR with Stefan Pernar
It's easy to see that virtual reality will change the face of gaming. We can see just by the volume of VR developers that have stepped into the spotlight over the course of the last year that video games...
Hands-on with Pinć VR Prototype, the VR Headset Hidden in a Smartphone Case
'The best camera is the one that's always with you,' so goes the saying. The folks from Cordon, a Canadian digital agency, are hoping that the same will be true about virtual reality; that's why they're making a...
CastAR: Hands-On with the Early Dev Kit and Through-Glasses Gameplay (Video)
Technical Illusions recently began shipping their first early, pre-production sets of castAR augmented reality glasses to backers. We met up with the team at CES 2015 and got the chance to try out the new hardware. Here's what we saw.
It's a...
Oculus Rift ‘Crescent Bay’ is Designed for Audiophiles – Here’s Why that’s Important for VR
Oculus' latest feature prototype VR Headset, code-named Crescent Bay, was out in force at this year's CES, blowing minds left, right and centre. But whilst debate rages over precisely what optics and display it contains, Crescent Bay's audio has...
Exclusive: Visionary Genius Behind ‘BUTTS’ Elucidates on Must-see VR Masterpiece
Tyler Hurd's Proto Award nominated "BUTTS: The VR Experience" is a VR masterpiece for the ages. How did this creative genius manage to distill such tear-worthy beauty into a VR experience of only two minutes? Not content to guess, we...
CES 2015: But Seriously, This is What 3DHead Had to Say for Themselves
It looks like many of you enjoyed our concise analysis of 3DHead. While we had a bit of fun with the company's massive gaming helmet (making sure here that we don't confuse it with an actual VR headset), we...
Rev VR Podcast: CES 2015 Recap – Day 4
It is the final day of CES 2015 and Road to VR Editor Paul James is already on his way home. No worries though, because we still have Executive Editor Ben Lang to report on his final day of...
CES 2015: We Talk CastAR with Jeri Ellsworth and Rick Johnson (Plus: ‘Toby the Cat’ Health...
Paul James sits down with Jeri Ellsworth and Rick Johnson, the masterminds behind the unique augmented reality system CastAR, to review what's happened in the 12 months since CES 2014.
There's no doubt that covering a show as large as...
Rev VR Podcast: CES 2015 Recap – Day 3
It's time for the day three recap as our pals Ben Lang and Paul James report on even more VR stuff from CES 2015. The meetings continue to stack up, and they are running on empty today. Luckily, they...
