Exclusive: World’s First Hands-On With the InfinitEye 210° FOV HMD [video]

InfinitEye is a prototype head mounted display that uses dual 1280x800 displays to create a massive 210 degree field of view. I traveled to Toulouse, France to be the first journalist in the world to go hands-on with the unit....

Road to VR Joins the Rev VR Podcast on Its 20th Episode

Last week I joined host 'Reverend Kyle' on the 20th episode of the Rev VR podcast. Kyle has been giving a voice to the virtual reality community, through the Rev VR podcast, interviewing a number of prominent individuals from the...

IPD Adapter for Oculus Rift Now Available from VR-Gear

If you've got an outlying IPD, there's now a simple adapter you can purchase to better fit the Oculus Rift's lenses to your eyes. We're a bit behind the curve on this one but wanted to make sure people knew...

Intel Claims It Can Improve Image Quality for HMDs — Daniel Pohl Tells Us How

Intel's Daniel Pohl speaks to Road to VR about Intel's research into improving the user experience for the new generation of virtual reality HMDs. Intel Inside  With modern GPUs, this method is fairly cheap in terms of compute cycles, but...

Sony Patent for Optical Distortion Correction Hints at PlayStation HMD

We've dug up a patent filed by Sony which describes a method for independent RGB distortion and gamma correction on a "wide angle... virtual reality" HMD, bolstering our confidence that Sony is working on a PS4 VR head mounted...

Oculus Co-founder, Palmer Luckey, Also Confirms Oculus Rift Developer Kit 2 Coming in 2014

Earlier words from Oculus CTO, John Carmack, seemed to confirm that a second Oculus Rift developer kit (DK2) was in the works, but the language was a bit ambiguous. Now, Oculus Co-founder Palmer Luckey explains clearly that a second...

John Carmack Confirms Oculus Rift Developer Kit V2 Is Coming

In an Interview with Engadget, recently appointed Oculus VR CTO John Carmack confirms possible new specifications for an as yet unannounced Developer Kit Mark II. Next Gen, On Schedule Speaking with Engadget's Ben Gilbert, Carmack talked about his work at Oculus...

Last Day to Back the PrioVR Kickstarter

There's one day left for the PrioVR Kickstarter; with a little less than 50% of their funding raised so far, PrioVR needs the help of the VR community to hit their goal. PrioVR is a VR motion tracking suit by...

Tactical Haptics Reactive Grip Controller: Smaller Size, STEM Support, Heading to Kickstarter

Reactive Grip is an interesting technology by Tactical Haptics which lets you feel feelback from games in the palm of your hands. The company plans to take their prototype to Kickstarter to raise money for production versions of their...

Sixense STEM Kickstarter Ends With 241% Funding, Teases Collaboration with NASA and Project Holodeck

The Sixense STEM Kickstarter had a very successful end this past weekend, reeling in over $600,000 in funding. In addition to teasing some collaboration with NASA and Project Holodeck, Sixense says that STEM pre-orders will be available through their...