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GameFace Labs Has the First VR Headset on the Block with a 2.5K Display—And It’s Mobile
GameFace Labs may very well be the furthest along in the quest to create a mobile VR headset. Based on Android, GameFace Labs has been working hard to iterate on their prototypes, their latest is the first VR headset...
TPCAST Announces Business Edition Wireless VR Kit, Up to 6 Simultaneous Users
TPCAST, makers of a 60GHz wireless VR add-on for the HTC Vive, have announced a Business Edition version of the device which is said to allow up to six of the units to work in one local space without...
Samsung’s VR Live Pass Will Let You Watch ‘X Games’ and Live Nation Events in 360
VR Live Pass, Samsung’s 360-degree video livestream partnership for Gear VR, continues in July with live coverage of the X Games Minneapolis. Samsung is offering unique access to live events this summer free for all Gear VR users, which...
Zero Latency Raises $7 Million for Expansion of ‘Warehouse Scale’ VR Tech
Melbourne-based firm Zero Latency has raised $7 million in venture funding. The company specialises in out-of-home ‘warehouse scale’ local multiplayer VR experiences, and is beginning to open attractions around the world.
Consumer VR headsets are optimised for use in a...
DreamWorks Reveals Glimpse of 360 Degree ‘Super Cinema’ Rendering for VR Films (video)
On stage at Samsung's 2014 developer conference last week, Warren Mayoss, Head of Technology Product Development at DreamWorks Animation, spoke about the company's initial work with virtual reality on the Oculus Rift and Gear VR. Though they've produced several real-time...
‘Panzerwehr: 1949’ Reimagines Mechs in VR as WWII-era Combat Machines
In development by indie studio KUKURU3, Panzerwehr: 1949 is a mech combat simulator made for VR which imagines an alternate WWII timeline where mechs rule the battlefield as anti-tank hunters in a war that's dragged on to 1949.
Panzerwehr: 1949 began as a tech...
WorldViz is Creating a VR Platform for Enterprise Collaboration
WorldViz, provider of virtual reality solutions for the enterprise and public sectors, is launching a new VR communication platform for businesses. Based on their popular Vizard software, it enables complex visual ideas to be assessed remotely, through VR presentations...
Watch: IKinema’s HTC Vive Powered Full Body Motion Capture System is Impressive
Motion capture specialist IKinema has demonstrated its new in-development low-cost motion capture system which uses use 6 points of SteamVR tracking points to deliver a pretty accurate recreation of real world motion.
The potential diversity of uses for Valve's SteamVR...
Palmer’s Post-Oculus Interview, Part 2: Virtual Relationships, Sleeping Under a Bridge, & His Next Project
Having founded Oculus in 2012 and been an important face for the company throughout its growth from fledgling startup to $2 billion acquisition by Facebook and beyond, it was a shock to see Palmer Luckey leave the company just...
HTC Sweetens Viveport Subscription Deal with 75 More VR Games
HTC launched its interesting Viveport Subscription service back in April; for $7/month, the program lets users choose five VR games from a pool of available apps, and grants them unlimited access. The company is sweetening the deal with 75...
After Raising More Than $55,000, Dexta Robotics Cancels Kickstarter for Haptic Hand Exoskeleton
After raising just over $55,000 with the assistance of online crowdfunding, the Chinese mechanical exoskeleton company Dexta Robotics has canceled the Dexmo campaign on Kickstarter.
This affordable mechanical exoskeleton was developed to provide forceful feedback to those wearing it and...
Dexta Shows Off Latest Exoskeleton Gloves That Let You Touch VR
Dexta Robotics are looking to create the next generation VR input device, one that not only lets you interact with virtual objects but also lets you sense the size and solidity of them, letting you touch virtual reality. This is...
HTC Confirms Each Vive is Sold at Profit, “Much More” Than 140,000 Units in Sales
In the company's most recent earnings call, HTC confirmed it's making a profit on each Vive headset sold, and that the company has sold "much more" than a widely reported 140,000 units.
Following recent financial troubles from the tumbling smartphone...
Avegant Claims Newly Announced Display Tech is “a new method to create light fields”
Avegant, makers of Glyph personal media HMD, are turning their attention to the AR space with what they say is a newly developed light field display for augmented reality which can display multiple objects at different focal planes simultaneously.
Most...
HTC to Offer Wireless Vive Upgrade Kit, Pre-orders Start Friday
HTC plans to offer a wireless upgrade accessory for the Vive created by TPCAST. Launching in early 2017 with pre-orders starting Friday, HTC claims the device will eliminate the direct connection to the PC without any noticeable difference in...



















