OSVR
OSVR is Offering a 20% Discount on the HDK 2 for Students and Developers
OSVR is currently offering the HDK 2 at a 20% price reduction as part of their Academia and Developer Program. The HDK 2 is the most recent iteration of the organization's open-source VR headset, normally priced at $399.
The OSVR HDK...
Sensics is Building a VR Headset Specially Made for Arcades and Theme Parks
OSVR co-founder and long-time HMD maker Sensics is building a new 'Goggles for Public VR' headset which is designed for the unique needs of the Out-of-Home market.
While the same consumer-facing headsets that you'll find on a shelf at Best...
OSVR HDK 2 Headset Gets Detailed Teardown – Scores High in Repairability
The venerable iFixit has done it again: taken a brand new, perfectly good VR headset and ripped it apart for our pleasure.
OSVR's recently launched HDK 2 headset is starting to land in the hands of eager users. iFixit has promptly...
OSVR HDK 2160×1200 Screen Upgrade Kit Now Available
OSVR has launched a display upgrade kit for the HDK headset which allows users to swap a new, higher performance panel into their existing HDK headsets.
The $220 screen upgrade kit, sold at the OSVR Store, offers HDK 1.3 &...
OSVR Launches Pre-orders for HDK 2 VR Headset, Begins Shipping July 29
Starting today OSVR is taking pre-orders for the HDK 2, the modular, open source ‘Hacker Development Kit’ VR headset which the organization says will ship starting on July 29th.
Sold in its basic configuration for $399, the new HDK 2 will be largely the same...
OSVR Will Offer HDK 2 Display Upgrade for Older Headsets
OSVR's newly announced HDK 2 packs a new display which brings a significant improvement in resolution and performance. The organization says they will make available a display upgrade allowing older HDK headsets to swap for the improved display.
When OSVR...
Razer Earmarks $5 Million to Encourage OSVR Content Development
Today Razer is announcing a $5 million OSVR development fund which the company will use to incentivize support of its open-source VR platform.
With tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars being invested by Oculus and HTC into content...
What to Expect in VR This Week at E3 2016
E3 2016 kicks off this week; it's the first E3 since the launch of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, and the last before the launch of Sony's PlayStation VR headset. What does the year's biggest consumer gaming show...
Razer Want to Make OSVR the “De Facto” VR Platform in China
Razer Chief Executive and co-founder Min-Liang Tan has stated his company's intent to dominate China's rapidly growing virtual reality market, with new products built around the OSVR platform, tailored to the region launching next month.
Razer, along with VR specialists Sensics, is...
WEARVR Weekly Top Ten VR Downloads – January #2
Looking for something fun to play in VR? We’ve got the top 10 downloads from the last week on the WEARVR app marketplace, a cross-platform repository of virtual reality experiences.
This is a combat racer on the moon designed for VR. Trick...
OSVR Supporters Grow to 300 with 70 New Developers Added
The organisers of the Open Source Virtual Reality movement (OSVR) have today announced that their supporter list has grown to 300, with the recent addition of 70 new companies and groups interested in developing for Open Source VR.
Razer announced OSVR,...
This HDK Teardown Offers Detailed Look at OSVR’s Flagship Headset
OSVR, the Open Source Virtual Reality initiative lead by Razer and Sensics, has had a busy year welcoming dozens of companies pledging support. Whilst OSVR's flagship virtual reality hardware the Hacker Development Kit 1.3 have yet to ship to developers in...
OSVR Roadmap: Creating an Ecosystem of Interoperable VR Hardware and Software
OSVR (Open Source Virtual Reality) aims to create an open and universal standard for the discovery, configuration, and operation of VR/AR devices. Created by Sensics and Razer, OSVR includes two independent components: 1) the OSVR software platform and 2)...
New OSVR HDK v1.3 Headset Gets 120Hz OLED Display, New Optics – Ships in October
OSVR, the open source virtual reality project founded by Razer and Sensics, today announced the latest version of their HDK (Hacker Development Kit) VR Headset. The v1.3 version of the open source headset includes an improved display and optics.
After...
OSVR Gets NVIDIA ‘Gameworks VR’ Support, Adds 65 New Industry Collaborators
The OSVR project is celebrating the addition of a further 65 companies in support of their initiative, among them GPU technology giant NVIDIA, adding a low latency, driver optimised 'Direct Mode' to the list of OSVR's features.
OSVR has evolved rapidly since we...















