Report: Qualcomm to Unveil New Snapdragon Chip Specifically Designed For Standalone Headsets
It's possible standalone headsets are poised to leave the smartphone parts bin behind in the near future in a big way, as Qualcomm is reported to unveil a new Snapdragon system-on-a-chip (SoC) built specifically for standalone AR/VR headsets, according...
Here’s a Look Inside Both Samsung & JDI’s High Pixel Density VR Panels
SID Display Week played host to a number of big names in display technology showing off their respective high pixel density VR panels. UploadVR's Ian Hamilton was on the scene, and managed to get a pretty good capture of...
HTC & Seagate to Produce External Battery+Data Storage Solution for Vive Focus
HTC and Seagate have partnered to produce an external power & data storage accessory for Vive Focus, ideal for people using the headset for local media consumption.
Dubbed the Seagate ‘VR Power Drive’, the external battery+storage device is said to...
Vive Focus to Get 6DOF Controller Mode, Optical Hand-tracking for Gesture Input
While it's exciting to start seeing 6DOF standalone VR headsets like the Vive Focus and Mirage Solo, both unfortunately include a 3DOF controller which in many cases functions as an immersion barrier compared to a fully 6DOF VR system....
Vive Focus Can Now Stream PC VR Games from Steam, Viveport
Today at the Vive Ecosystem Conference 2018 in China, HTC announced that the Vive Focus standalone headset will be able to wirelessly stream PC VR content from both Steam and Viveport over a 5GHz WiFi connection.
HTC says the Focus'...
‘Red Matter’ Review – Adventure, Intrigue & a Retrofuture Cold War in Space
Red Matter is a first-person puzzle adventure set in a strange and mysterious alternate universe, which takes old Cold War rivalries and teases them out to an interesting logical conclusion: space bases, astronaut espionage and a healthy dose of intrigue...
NOLO VR Completes $10 Million Series A Financing Led by BlueRun Ventures
Nolo VR, the China-based company behind the 6DOF mobile tracking system Nolo CV1, today announced they have successfully completed a $10 million Series A financing round. The Series A was led by the Menlo Park-based BlueRun Ventures, and included...
Hulu’s VR Comedy ‘Door No. 1’ Launches Today, Catch the Trailer Here
Hulu's new VR comedy Door No. 1 launches today on the Hulu VR app. Written and directed by Nora Kirkpatrick (The Office, Greeks) and produced by AOL’s immersive film studio RYOT, the single-episode VR comedy will be available on Oculus Go,...
GameFace Starts Dev Kit Pre-orders for Standalone Headset with Tethered SteamVR Support, Powerful NVIDIA Chip
GameFace Labs, a company that's been in ongoing development of an ambitious standalone VR headset over the last few years, has finally opened pre-orders for its dev kit, a system built around NVIDIA's powerful Jetson TX2 computing platform. Priced...
VR Co-op Shooter ‘Gunheart’ to Leave Early Access Next Month
Gunheart, the VR co-op shooter from Drifter Entertainment, has been in Early Access for almost a year, and now the studio says the alien bug-exploding game is getting an official street date for its full release: June 4th, including...
