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Hands-on: Experiencing Shock & Awe with Teslasuit’s Electro-stimulation Haptics

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Jan 10, 2020

teslasuit — Photo by Road to VR

Teslasuit is a London-based company that makes an enterprise-focused haptic suit like none other I’ve experienced thus far. I got a chance to go hands-on at CES 2020 this week to find out just what sets it apart from other haptic suits, many of which employ a series of vibrating motors in an attempt to simulate the sense of touch. Teslasuit is different though. In homage to Nikolai Tesla’s advances in electricity, Teslasuit delivers to the body a range of amperage that’s designed to leave a lasting impression.

Varjo’s ‘Workspace’ Demo is a Glimpse of VR’s Long Term Future in the Workplace

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Jan 10, 2020

varjo-workspace — Image courtesy Varjo

Beyond the unique selling point of Varjo’s headsets—a novel display concept which offers ‘retina resolution’—the company is pioneering the way in which VR headsets could be a part of the day-to-day enterprise workflow.

Hands-on: Pico Neo 2 Could Be the Next Best Standalone After Quest

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Jan 10, 2020

neo2 — Photo captured by Road to VR

At CES this week, Pico unveiled a pair of its latest standalone VR headsets, Neo 2 and Neo 2 Eye. While the company is targeting enterprise customers in the West, the Neo 2 line is eyeing up the same hardware category as Facebook’s Oculus Quest, and doing a solid job at that.

Hands-on: Pico ‘VR Glasses’ Prototype is the Most Impressive VR Viewer Yet

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Jan 10, 2020

pico vr glasses ces 2020 (4) — Photo by Road to VR

This week at CES 2020, Pico quietly revealed a prototype headset which its calling the Pico VR Glasses. This phone-tethered 3DOF ‘VR viewer’ was surprisingly complete, offering a decent resolution and field of view, focus adjustment, and motion controller in a compact form-factor that’s light enough to stay on your head.

CREAL Picks up $7.4 Million in Funding for Its Light-field Tech

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Jan 9, 2020

creal ces 2020 (3) — Photo by Road to VR

When we caught up with CREAL and its light-field tech at CES 2020 this week, the founders also filled us in on the latest happenings with the company, including the closure of a recent funding round which, between investments and grants, brought in $7.4 million.

‘Job Simulator’ Goes Platinum, Selling Over 1 Million Copies to Date

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Jan 9, 2020

job-simulator-paint-app — Image courtesy Owlchemy Labs

Owlchemy Labs has something to celebrate, as the Google-owned VR studio announced that its tongue-in-cheek parody simulator game Job Simulator (2016) has officially broken the one million unit sales mark.

Hands-on: CREAL is Shrinking Its Light-field Display for AR & VR Headsets

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Jan 9, 2020

creal ces 2020 (1) — CREAL light-field display prototype at CES 2020 | Photo by Road to VR

Switzerland-based CREAL is developing a light-field display which it believes will fit into VR headsets and eventually AR glasses. An earlier tech demo showed impressive fundamentals, and this week at CES 2020 the company revealed its progress toward shrinking its tech toward a practical size.

VRLEO Brings Competition to Out-of-Home VR with Ingenious Arcade Kiosk

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Jan 8, 2020

vrleo-cabinets — Photo captured by Road to VR

VRLEO is a company based in Los Angles and Shanghai that’s looking to shake up the out-of-home VR scene with its arcade kiosks. At CES this week we got a chance to go hands on with the company’s flagship product, the LEO cabinet system, which includes a few novel technologies that aim to give it an edge over the competition.

Hands-on with TEGway’s VR Thermal Haptics Dev Kit, Launching in March

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Jan 8, 2020

tegway thermoreal ces 2020 (4) — Photo by Road to VR

Korea-based TEGway, developers of a haptic accessory which generates hot and cold temperatures with impressively low latency, plans to launch a wearable VR thermal haptic dev kit aim in March. We got to try the latest prototype this week at CES 2020.

Pimax’s Full VR Headset Lineup Compared

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Jan 8, 2020

pimax-8k-5k — Pimax consumer version, Image courtesy Pimax

Pimax announced some new additions to its line of wide field of view VR headsets recently. With the constantly growing number of headset variations and mind-boggling additional prefixes to account for, you’re certainly not alone if you can’t keep all of their headsets straight.

NextMind Unveils $400 Brain-Computer Interface Developer Kit

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Jan 8, 2020

HEROCOVER — Image courtesy NextMind

NextMind, a Paris-based brain-computer interface (BCI) startup, debuted a $400 neural interface dev kit at CES this week, something the company intends to release to developers in the first half of 2020.

JBD Shows Micro LED Display for AR/VR with Absurd 3,000,000 Nits Brightness

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Jan 8, 2020

jbd-micro-led-penny-display — Photo by Road to VR

This week at CES 2020, China-based Jade Bird Display (JBD) revealed its latest portfolio of micro LED displays which the company is positioning as an ideal fit for AR and VR devices. Among the company’s miniscule displays is a one that’s smaller than a penny but capable of a blinding 3,000,000 nits.

Qualcomm Chips Now in More Than 30 Headsets, First XR2 Devices Expected in 2H 2020

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Jan 8, 2020

ar-headset — Image courtesy Qualcomm

Qualcomm has been using its heft as a mobile chip maker to accelerate the development of AR and VR devices because it believes the ‘immersive compute’ category is the long term future of the smartphone. It’s still early days, but with more than 30 headsets with Qualcomm chips now on the market, the company has become the key enabler of mobile XR devices. With the recent launch of Snapdragon XR2, its latest and greatest made-for-XR chipset, the company has further expanded its commitment to the sector.

‘Firefox Reality’ VR Web Browser to Launch on Pico Headsets Soon

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Jan 7, 2020

firefox-webvr — Image courtesy Mozilla

Mozilla announced at CES this week that it’s bringing Firefox Reality, its VR web browser, to Pico headsets soon.

5 Million PlayStation VR Units Sold, Sony Announces

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Jan 6, 2020

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Despite the growing age of PlayStation VR, Sony has continued to effectively market and sell the headset, leading to steady sales which have now reached 5 million units total, the company has announced.

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