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Hands On: SMI Proves that Foveated Rendering is Here and it Really Works

SMI, a company working in the field of gaze detection for over 20 years, hit CES this year with an application of their latest 250hz eye tracking solution coupled with a holy grail for 2nd generation virtual reality - FOVeated...

Leaked $800 PlayStation VR Price Was an Error, Says Sony

With rather curious timing, a day after Oculus Rift pre-orders became available, Amazon Canada let slip a listing for Sony's PlayStation VR headset. As reported by Forbes, on January 7th, one day after Rift pre-orders opened, a PlayStation VR product...

Oculus Founder: “pre-orders are going much better than I ever could have possibly expected”

With the Oculus Rift's seemingly high $599 price tag coming as quite a surprise to the VR community, one might be tempted to think that it would put a major dent in pre-orders. Indications from Oculus suggest it may...
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HTC Shows Vive Pre Working Great for Seated VR at CES

While the HTC Vive is known for its 'room-scale tracking space, the company maintains that it works just as well for seated VR experiences. At CES 2016, HTC showed just that, using Elite Dangerous running great on the new Vive...

Oculus Rift Pre-Order ETA is Now June for New Orders

There's been a serious demand for pre-orders of the consumer Oculus Rift since going live Wednesday, and if you haven't thrown your credit card at Oculus yet, you may be waiting until as late as June to get your hands on...
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Hands On: Audi’s Stunning Next-gen Showrooms are Powered by Vive and Rift

We went hands-on with Audi's new room-scale VR showroom experience that the company is hoping will add new dimensions to the car buying experience whilst also introducing entirely new demographics to VR. Audi are serious about VR it turns out, very...

Hands-on: HTC Vive Pre Brings Notable Improvements to Visuals, Tracking, and Ergonomics

Although the HTC Vive saw a significant delay, pushing its expected delivery date way back from Q4 2015 to April 2016, development of the headset has not stalled. The new Vive Pre, the second Vive development kit, makes improvements...

‘Oculus Ready’ PC Bundle Pre-Orders in Feb From $1499, Rift Included

Oculus has partnered with Asus, Alienware, and Dell to provide a number of 'Oculus Ready' badged systems to VR fans looking to jump head first into the world high-end virtual reality gaming. The all-inclusive Rift/PC bundle will be available for pre-order in...

Oculus Founder Talks Pricing, Remote, Touch and More in Reddit AMA

Palmer Luckey, Oculus' founder and inventor of the company's iconic first VR headset, answered number of questions from the Reddit community in last night's AMA (ask me anything), even admitting in a comprehensive question that his $350 ballpark figure on...
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Hands on With the Latest Infinadeck Treadmill at CES 2016

Infinadeck, the active omnidirectional treadmill is back after it's debut at SVVR Expo 2014. The latest prototype is on show at CES 2016 in a form that's half the size, twice as quiet and now includes a harness to...

Oculus Promises 100+ Rift Games by End of 2016

Like new consoles, new VR headsets are only as good as the games you can play on them. Playful's Lucky's Tale and CCP's EVE: Valkyrie are coming for free to customers that pre-order the Oculus Rift, but the company says that they expect...

Oculus Shows Off the Rift’s New Carrying Case, Looks “doper than ever”

Oculus released a bevy of teaser photos in today's rush to pre-order the new Rift, the company's first consumer grade tethered VR headset. Among them was the DK1-style carrying case containing all the goodies set to come along with it....

Oculus Says €700 Price Tag is Based on Fees, Not “Artificially Bloated”

The Oculus Rift pre-order bundle is selling for €699 in select EU countries, or just about $750—a hefty $150 more than the US price of $599. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey shot off a round of tweets this morning defending...

The Leaked ‘Oculus Remote’ Returns as Part of Rift Package

Oculus Rift pre-orders are now live, and it seems that the previously leaked Oculus Remote has returned and will be included in the Oculus Rift pre-order bundle. Little is known about Oculus Remote as of yet. The first time we...

Oculus Rift Priced at $599, Expected to Ship in March

The hotly anticipated Oculus Rift VR headset is now available for pre-order for $599. The device is expected to ship March 2016. This morning Oculus Rift pre-orders went live on the company's site. Initially the Oculus Store was serving up...
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