Oculus 1.17 Update Will Let You Launch SteamVR Apps From Oculus Home

Until recently, Oculus Rift owners have had to maintain two separate repositories for games; Steam and Oculus Home. And depending on where you bought a game, that's usually where you'd launch it from. Revealed in a forum post, Oculus...

Magic Leap Researchers Reveal “Deep SLAM” Tracking Algorithm

Magic Leap, the mysterious AR startup with a multiple-billion dollar valuation, still doesn't have a headset to show the world, but in a recent paper published by Magic Leap researchers entitled Toward Geometric Deep SLAM, we get a peek...

New York City Invests in AR/VR Incubator to Bolster City’s Jobs, Tech Talent

New York City’s Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development, Alicia Glen, recently announced the selection of NYU Tandon School of Engineering to “develop and operate” the “first government-funded” VR/AR hub for education, training, research, investment and business creation...

Google Expects 11 Daydream Ready Phones Available by Year’s End

In a few years' time Google expects to operate Daydream on "Android scale," one day opening the VR door to "hundreds of millions of users." But in order to get there, the company needs a much wider selection of Daydream ready...

Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus Daydream VR Update Begins Rolling Out

Announced back in May, an update bringing Google Daydream support to the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus has begun rolling out, making those phones the only two to support both Daydream VR and Gear VR. The Android Soul reports today...
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‘Smashbox Arena’ Now Available on PSVR – Launch Trailer

Smashbox Arena, one of SteamVR's best rated titles, today launches on Playstation VR. The game plays like a mashup of a first person shooter and a game of dodgeball. Smashbox Arena originally launched for the HTC Vive in late 2016. On...

Motorola to Launch 360 Camera ‘Mod’ Alongside Latest Moto Z Phone

Motorola today unveiled their latest phone, the Moto Z2 Force Edition, and alongside it will come a 360-degree camera that the company says snaps onto any phone in the Moto Z lineup. Launching with the Moto Z2 Force on August...
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‘Bigscreen’ Overhaul Brings High-Quality Multiplayer Video Streaming, More Users Per-room to Follow

Bigscreen is a social VR app which lets VR users bring their PC desktops into virtual reality, as if sitting at their computer next to friends or co-workers. Users inside of Bigscreen can see each other's desktops which means you...
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Arcade Slot Car Racer ‘Tiny Trax’ Launches on PlayStation VR

Tiny Trax (2017), the tiny slot car racing game, is now out for PlayStation VR. Created by Brighton-based studio FuturLab, Tiny Trax gives you the tiny HotWheels-sized cars from your childhood and lets you tear around and the room,...

Facebook Update Adds 4K 360 Video Streaming Support to VR Headsets and More

Facebook today announced new updates coming to their 360 streaming service including live 4k streaming support to VR headsets, image stabilization and a number of features that puts VR-ready 360 video more in line with the company's standard streaming video service. Facebook...