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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...

Qualcomm’s New Mobile Tech Unlocks Impressive Inside-Out Tracking

At CES 2017 Qualcomm unveiled its Snapdragon 835 processor and along with it a solid focus on the mobile VR market. We got a chance to test that new focus by going hands on with Qualcomm's latest reference hardware...

Pico Bumps the Resolution in Newly Revealed Version of Mobile VR Headset

Pico Technology, a China-based VR hardware company, today unveiled the latest iteration of their mobile VR headset, the Pico Neo CV. Pico hasn't published any price information yet, but has stated it will launch in the the US later this year. Like...

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...

Qualcomm Positions New Snapdragon 835 Mobile Processor Toward AR and VR

According to a leaked blog post, Qualcomm, one of the world's leading semiconductor companies, has today announced that their latest SoC (system on chip) is not only 30% smaller, 27% more powerful and 40% more efficient then previous designs,...

NOLO VR Promises $99 Positional Tracking and SteamVR Gaming on Any Mobile VR Headset

NOLO VR is an intriguing Lighthouse-like positional tracking system designed to bring 'room scale' positional tracking and motion controls to mobile VR headsets. On top of that, the company is claiming SteamVR 'compatibility' through remote play via Riftcat's VRidge software, all with...

10 Daydream Apps Launch Today, 40 More Coming By Year’s End

Alongside the official reveal of the Google Pixel phone last month, Google announced Daydream View, a VR headset and controller combo designed for use with the company's first Daydream-ready phone. Now available on the Google Store, Verizon and Best...

Hands-on: Idealens’ All-in-one VR Headset Looks Crazy, But You’ll Wear it Anyway

There's been a lot of talk lately (including from yours truly), about the impressive comfort of Sony's PlayStation VR headset, but Idealens K2, a mobile all-in-one VR headset out of China, features a promising new ergonomic approach that might...

Lyrobotix Merges Ultrasonic and Lighthouse-like Tech for Portable Positional VR Tracking

Lyrobotix is developing a portable outside-in positional tracking system for mobile VR headsets that uses a combination of ultrasonic and Lighthouse-like tracking. While big names in the VR space hope to create a robust inside-out positional tracking solution for mobile...

Apple CEO: VR Has “Lower Commercial Interest” than AR, New Hires from Magic Leap & Oculus

Apple CEO Tim Cook has stated that in his view, augmented reality and not virtual reality holds the ticket for commercial success in immersive technologies in the future. On the subject of virtual and augmented reality Apple is still largely...
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Hands-on: New and Improved 2016 Samsung Gear VR vs. 2015 Model

Announced alongside the new Galaxy Note 7 smartphone last month, the 2016 Gear VR headset is new and improved, with thoughtful backward compatibility with prior Gear VR phones. Our pal Ritchie Djamhur explores the differences compared to the 2015...

Intel Reveals Project Alloy, an All-in-one VR Headset With Mobile Positional Tracking

Today at the Intel Developer Forum event in San Francisco, Intel revealed Project Alloy, an all-in-one mobile virtual reality headset which the company says will launch in 2017 as an "open platform." On stage at IDF 2016, Intel CEO Brian...

New Gear VR for Note 7 Announced with Wider Field of View, Compatible with Prior Gear...

Samsung today announced a new version of their Gear VR headset with a wider field of view. The headset is compatible with both the Note 7's new USB Type-C connector as well as micro-USB, offering support for all phones...

New Gear VR Has a Bigger FOV and Looks Like This, Leak Suggests

Samsung has a special event coming up on Tuesday August 2nd at which it's widely it'll launch not only the latest in its 'Note' line of phablets, but also a brand new Gear VR headset to match. This is...

Existing Phones Unlikely to Qualify as ‘Daydream Ready’, Says Google, VR Fans Should Wait to Upgrade

Google's ambitious Daydream VR platform for Android hinges on a combination of hardware and software to enable a high quality VR experience. To ensure the desired level of performance, Google will certify phones of a certain minimum specification as...
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