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AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Now Available, Offering Close Competition with NVIDIA GTX 1080
AMD's Radeon RX Vega 64 is finally out after the long wait, promising to offer stiff competition with what's become the new standard for high-end VR, NVIDIA's 16nm Pascal architecture-based GTX 1080.
Created as a replacement for the Radeon Fury X and...
Review: ‘The Gallery: Call of the Starseed’
The Gallery: Call of the Starseed (2016) is a first-person adventure from Cloudhead Games that's unashamedly a 'first' in many categories. As a Vive launch title, it was one of the most cutting-edge adventure games of its time, and although it's showing...
Multiuser VR Sculpting & Paint Tool ‘MasterpieceVR’ Now Available on Vive & Rift
MasterpieceVR is a 3D creation tool that's looking to get an edge on the competition by offering something no other volumetric art program has so far; a multi-user, spectator-friendly, sculpting and painting tool that promises to house everything you need in...
Dell’s VR ‘Visor’ Headset Now Available For Pre-order at $350, Shipping Mid-October
Dell's virtual reality headset may be only one out of an entire fleet of PC VR devices designed with the auspices of Microsoft, but it appears to be the first consumer headset of the bunch currently up for pre-order.
Slated...
HTC Registers ‘Vive Focus’ Trademark in EU & US, Likely Intended for Standalone VR Headset
HTC has submitted a new trademark application in both Europe and the US, specifically requesting the use of a new name: Vive Focus.
First revealed at Google I/O 2017 developer conference, both HTC and Lenovo announced they were building standalone VR...
Tribeca Storyscapes Award Winner on Using VR to Connect with the Beauty of Nature
Marshmallow Laser Feast is a collective of artists who are interested in using VR technologies to capture the aesthetic beauty of nature, and provide immersive experiences that inspire people to cultivate an even deeper with the reality that surrounds...
Microsoft Publishes New System Requirements for Windows VR Headsets, and An App to Check Your PC
As the holiday launch of the Windows VR headsets nears, Microsoft has published a new set of system requirements and an app allowing you to see if your PC will be ready for the company's "Mixed Reality" platform.
A while...
‘Star Wars: Battlefront II’ Won’t Be Supporting PSVR Headsets After All
Criterion Games, the EA studio that developed the PlayStation VR-exclusive Star Wars Battlefront Rogue One: VR Mission, says Battlefront II won't be getting the virtual reality treatment the developers previously announced, and that no VR missions will be present in the game.
As...
Report: Magic Leap Could Reach $6B Valuation, First Device Shipping in 6 Months to “small group...
Magic Leap, the mysterious augmented reality startup with a multiple-billion dollar valuation, could soon be taking on more investments, bringing its total valuation close to $6 billion, Bloomberg reports.
Citing sources familiar with the situation, the report contends that Temasek Holdings Pte., a Singaporean investment...
Apple is Bringing AR to “Hundreds of Millions” of iPhones and iPads Starting September 19th
Apple's iOS 11 is coming to compatible devices starting September 19th, which means that if you own a recent Apple iPhone or iPad, you may have an augmented reality-capable device in your hands before the new iPhone line even...
Apple Reveals Short List of AR Apps Coming to App Store This Month
With ARKit in the wild for a few months now, Apple's special iPhone 8 event was the place to announce the coming wave of augmented reality apps. Senior VP of worldwide marketing Phil Schiller took the stage to introduce...
Watch Apple’s Live iPhone 8 Event @10am PT, Suspected Augmented Reality Announcements
Today at 10am PDT, Apple is releasing news about upcoming products like the new iPhone 8 and Watch, taking place at the company's newly debuted Steve Jobs Theater. Among the announcements, many of which have supposedly already been leaked, is sure...
Google ‘Tilt Brush’ Now Lets You Easily Import Objects From ‘Blocks’ 3D Modeling App
Google has pushed an update to its VR paint program Tilt Brush (2016) that finally lets you intuitively drag your 3D creations in from Blocks (2017), the company's latest 3D modeling app for VR.
Before the new Tilt Brush update, importing a model...
Felix & Paul’s ‘The People’s House’ 360 Video Wins an Emmy
The second night of the 69th Emmy Awards saw a number of nominations for virtual reality content, including rendered experiences and 360 video spanning a diverse swath of genres. Taking home an Emmy this year was The People's House: Inside the White House...
Acer Upgrades VR Headset’s Headstrap for Consumer Launch
Acer's Windows VR headset initially became available earlier this summer as a development kit. In October the company will launch the consumer version of the headset now with an upgraded head strap.
The Acer "Mixed Reality" VR headset is due...




















