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Watch Google’s Pixel 2 Event Livestream Here, Starting at 9AM PT / 12PM ET

According to Google "There's something new to love on October 4th," as the company is slated to unveil its newest smartphone today, Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. Watch here for suspected updates surrounding the company's AR/VR aspirations. Google does VR...

‘Pigeon Panic’ Proves That AR is Only Going to Make the World a Stranger Place

As first to market with a robust augmented reality function baked right into its mobile operating system, the various projects we've seen using Apple's smartphone-based AR platform have tended to range from the useful, to the artful, to the...

Intel to Bring 2018 Olympic Winter Games Experience to Windows Mixed Reality

Announced during the main press briefing at Microsoft’s event held in San Francisco, Intel will be bringing a ‘Windows Mixed Reality experience’ for the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. This forms part of a multi-year technology partnership between...

Stanford Event Seeks Innovative Uses of VR for Behavioural Health

The first VR Innovation Lab for Behavioral and Brain Health takes place on October 7th at Brainstorm, Stanford University’s new VR/AR startups laboratory. Selected finalists will pitch their innovative solutions for behavioural health problems to the audience and a...

‘From Other Suns’ FTL-inspired Co-op Shooter to Launch November 14th on Rift

Gunfire Games' upcoming FTL-inspired shooter From Other Suns now has an official street date after celebrating a successful open beta last weekend. The co-op shooter is expected to launch November 14th. From Other Suns is launching exclusively on Rift (Touch required), coming with a price tag of $40....

Hands-on: Samsung Odyssey Windows VR Headset & Controllers

Microsoft and Samsung formally announced the Odyssey Windows VR headset today, positioning it as the "premium" option among the Windows VR headsets, with a range of features not found on the other headsets, and the top price point. The...
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Hands-on: ‘Halo: Recruit’ is the First Taste of Halo’s True Scale

Today Microsoft revealed the Halo: Recruit experience, launching on October 17th for Windows VR headsets. I got to go hands-on with the experience during an event today at the company's San Francisco developer hub. Among a number of exciting announcements Microsoft...
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Microsoft’s Newest Headset Advert Focuses in on Portability, Ease of Use & Travel

Microsoft's special Windows "Mixed Reality" event today saw the unveiling of its latest addition to the VR family, the Samsung HMD Odyssey, and also announced that all VR headsets slated to ship before holiday season are currently in pre-order. With...

The First ‘Halo’ VR Experience Comes to Windows VR Headsets This Month

We learned back in August that Microsoft was planning to bring content from the iconic Halo series to the Windows "Mixed Reality" VR headsets, and now the company has announced that its coming sooner than expected. Though we're not expecting a...

5 Windows VR Headsets Now Available for Pre-Order Including Samsung Odyssey

At Microsoft's special Mixed Reality event today, the company announced that all of their VR headsets destined to ship this holiday season are accounted for, and are now available for pre-order including headsets from Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo and...