HTC Vive Mobile Phone Spotted in Promotional Video (Update: Perhaps Not)

An HTC Vive phone has been spotted in a promotional video ahead of a scheduled press conference for the company on January 12th. But what should we expect from a Vive branded phone? In another in a series of revealing...

Oculus Partners with BBC Earth to Create VR Video and Interactive Content

Oculus VR and BBC Earth, the British Broadcasting Corporation's own natural history producer, have announced a new partnership. The first order of business: three VR experiences based on the lives of three different animals, Black Bears, the Caracal Cat, and an...

TPCAST Wireless VR Add-On Available Worldwide Q2 for $249

HTC has confirmed that the TPCAST wireless VR solution for the Vive VR headset will be available worldwide in Q2 this year at $249. As predicted in our recent VR retrospective, there were a lot of companies showing solutions that...

Lumus Packed a 55 Degree Field of View into Optics Less than 2mm Thick

At CES 2017, Lumus is demonstrating its latest waveguide optics which achieve a 55 degree field of view from optics less than 2mm thick, potentially enabling a truly glasses-sized augmented reality headset. Israel-based Lumus has been working on transparent optics...
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Build and Race on Your Own Tiny Racing Track with ‘Tiny Wheels’

The days of setting up ludicrously long Hot Wheels tracks and launching the tiny diecast metal cars straight into the side of a hastily constructed LEGO fort are all but over—not when you can practically revisit the glory days...

Lenovo and Kopin Form Joint Venture to Grow Enterprise AR Headset Market

Lenovo's own investment group and wearable displays manufacturer Kopin Corporation have formed a joint venture named Lenovo New Vision. The combination of Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group's (LCIG) global resources and Kopin’s wearable technology expertise hopes to grow the enterprise Augmented Reality...

Kopin Unveils ‘Lightning’ 2k x 2k 120Hz OLED Microdisplay for Mobile VR

Display specialists Kopin have unveiled a tiny, high resolution OLED 'microdisplay' designed specifically for the use inside immersive headsets. It's dubbed 'Lightning' and it could open the door to a thinner and lighter form of VR headset. Myriad VR hardware...

HTC to Offer Monthly Subscription Service for VR Content

Starting in Spring 2017, you'll be able to pay a flat monthly fee for VR games using the Viveport digital distribution platform. HTC calls itself the first ever global app store to announce a subscription service for VR content. Announced...

‘Job Simulator’ Surpasses $3 Million in Sales, Becoming “most popular VR title to date”

Owlchemy Labs today announced that its tongue-in-cheek simulator game, Job Simulator (2016), has earned over $3 million in sales since its launch last April. According to Owlchemy Labs, this combined with the fact that Job Simulator has generated over 250...
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Trinity VR’s ‘DiamondFX’ Batting Simulator is Made for the Major Leagues

We speak to Trinity VR about their Vive Tracker powered Diamond FX project which aims to provide realistic virtual reality simulations for major league baseball teams, all powered by years of real pitching statistics. One of the more off-beat uses...