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Movidius’ Dedicated Vision Processing Chip is Coming Soon to AR and VR Headsets

Movidius may be a little known name to the average consumer, but the company behind Google Project Tango's Myriad 1 vision processing chip is gearing up to release their new chip architecture in both VR and AR headset manufacturers, and a...

The Good, the Bad and the ‘Meh’ of LG 360 VR

Unveiled at MWC 2016, LG 360 VR has become the newest entry into the world of mobile headsets. Touted as a lightweight solution for on-the-go media consumption, the 360 VR gives us an interesting look at the future of VR headset...

Indie Board Game ‘Boss Monster’ coming to AltspaceVR

Boss Monster is an 8-bit-inspired indie board game from Brotherwise Games, and it's made virtual reality its new home. To welcome the tabletop game, AltspaceVR is hosting a Boss Monster Day celebration on February 23rd so you learn, play, and even win Boss Monster decks...

Boost VC Invests in 15 More VR Startups in Latest Accelerator Class

Boost VC, a startup accelerator based in San Mateo California, announced its seventh accelerator 'Tribe' with 15 new investments in VR companies, bringing its total VR portfolio to 34 startups. Boost VC, which invests in bitcoin and VR startups, has...

A Tour of Samsung’s New Gear 360 Camera in 9 Hi Res Images

At Unpacked in Barcelona today, Samsung announced the Gear 360, a highly portable, monoscopic 360, spherical camera designed for the everyday user. Samsung have pulled out all the stops on the Gear 360 and its design is one of the...

Free Gear VR with Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge Pre-orders “While Supplies Last”

Samsung today announced their next generation of Galaxy S smartphones, the S7 and S7 Edge. The company says Gear VR will be included for free with pre-orders. On stage at Samsung's Unpacked event in Barcelona today, the company revealed the...

Samsung Announces Gear 360 Camera with Facebook Partnership for Sharing

Samsung at their Unpacked event today revealed the Gear 360 camera, a new consumer-focused device for shooting 360 video which can also be viewed in VR. On stage at their Unpacked event in Barcelona, Samsung took the wraps off of...

19 VR Experiences Coming to Tribeca Film Festival

Virtual reality is coming to the Tribeca Film Festival in a big way this year. Festival visitors will have the chance to try out 19 VR exhibits, most of which are seeing their world premier. Interactive installations and VR content...

‘Super Ventures’ Announces $10 Million Fund to Incubate AR, VR, and Wearable Startups

Super Ventures is a new incubator focusing on AR, VR, and wearables. The group recently announced the opening of its first $10 million fund a well as two initial investments. Founded by AR and wearable industry devotees, Super Ventures says they're...

One Explosion and Three Launch Aborts Later, HoloLens Finally in Use Aboard ISS

NASA has been quite active in experimenting with the latest AR and VR technology to explore how it might be useful for space exploration. They have several ongoing collaborations with Microsoft's HoloLens, including 'Project Sidekick' which aims to aid...

The HTC Vive Will Let You Call and Text in Virtual Reality

HTC Today unveiled the price and launch date of its SteamVR powered VR headset the Vive. They also revealed a new feature to launch with the Vive 'Consumer Edition', HTC Phone Services, a service which lets you make calls whilst...

LG Reveals Mobile VR Headset ‘360 VR’ for G5 and New 360 Camera

LG has today revealed at MWC 2016 two of their first entries in the virtual reality space, a 360 camera dubbed 360 CAM, and lightweight mobile VR headset called LG 360 VR. Much like the Ricoh Theta, the new LG 360...
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This Zelda-style HTC Vive Game Scales its World to Fit Your Room

Legend of Luca is a VR-exclusive title, designed from the ground up to utilise the HTC Vive's room-scale emphasised tracking capabilities. Heavily influenced by Nintendo classic The Legend of Zelda, the title will work aims to scale your virtual experience...
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SMI to Unveil Eye-Tracking and Foveated Rendering for Gear VR at MWC

Having demonstrated their impressive eye-tracking and foveated rendering technology to us at CES last month on a modified Oculus Rift DK2, the company have now unveiled they've applied the same principals and technology to Samsung's mobile VR headset, the...

Samsung is Streaming its Unpacked Event to Gear VR and Cardboard

Samsung is keeping the lid shut on exactly why they featured the Gear VR in their 'Unpacked' teaser trailer, an event that promises to see the unveiling of the Galaxy S7. But if you've already got your hands on...
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