VR Hardware
Tactical Haptics’ Reactive Grip Technology is Still Magical
Frank He caught up with Tactical Haptics at VRLA's Winter Expo earlier in the year to get a personally much anticipated hands-on demo of their Reactive Grip technology and finds himself at first disappointed and then astounded at its...
Acer to Introduce VR Tech “to surprise everyone” at MWC
Acer has announced its plans to release a VR device in the first half of this year. While Acer is staying mum on the details, we could be seeing prototypes at next week's Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona.
Acer...
Apple’s Latest Acquisition Adds to ‘Secret VR Team’, Report Suggests
The latest news in the world of Apple is the latest acquisition of computer vision company Flyby, together with a recent comment from Apple's CEO seems to be indicating some significant virtual reality commitments from the company.
The FT reported...
On Expectations: What Our Audience Thinks About Rift, Vive, and PlayStation VR Prices
After a negative outcry about the $600 price of the Oculus Rift, founder Palmer Luckey admits that he "handled the messaging poorly" on setting the price expectation. The loudest voices may not be the majority however, so we set...
NVIDIA Launches ‘GTX Geforce VR Ready’ PC Program
NVIDIA has announced a new program designed to alleviate confusion for consumers wanting to ensure their next PC or notebook computer is capable of running consumer VR applications when VR headsets hit the market this year.
NVIDIA is working with PC...
AuraVisor Hands-On Impressions and Photos, Kickstarter Goal Now Passed
The AuraVisor is an untethered 'all in one' VR headset which strive to address issues with both mobile and desktop VR. The Kickstarter has just passed its £100,000 goal, and we went hands-on with an early prototype to see...
New Untethered VR Headset ‘AuraVisor’ Kickstarter Passes 50% of Target in 24 Hours
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1714346163/auravisor-virtual-reality-head-mounted-computer#
A UK firm is making a bid for the untethered virtual reality headset space with a new headset called AuraVisor, a self-contained immersive device which packs processing power and display into one headset. The device hit Kickstarter on Monday and...
AMD Partners With Dell on Oculus Ready ‘Alienware’ PC’s
At Oculus Connect 2 last month, amongst the myriad announcements, an important initiative by the virtual reality company was revealed, affordable 'Oculus Ready' PCs that meet the minimum, recommended requirements of virtual reality. Now, AMD have announced a strategic...
Former Oculus Engineering VP Teases ‘Reverse Lighthouse’ Tracking System That Can Fit in a Smartphone
Jack McCauley worked as VP of Engineering at Oculus, joining the company in the early days back in 2012. No longer with the company but continuing on with various engineering projects, McCauley is teasing some Lighthouse-like tracking technology that he...
Oculus Rift Manufacturing Overview Reveals 200+ Custom Parts, IPD Adjustment Mechanism
In a session at day 1 of Connect, Oculus' Caitlin Kalinowski and Stephanie Lue took to the stage to speak about the challenges associated with making the Oculus Rift a mass-producible product.
While the Rift Crescent Bay prototype, revealed by Oculus...
‘Shipping Hardware: The Evolution of the Rift’ Liveblog @ 5:30PM PT
Oculus' Caitlin Kalinowski, Product Design Engineering Manager, and Stephanie Lue, Hardware Program Management Manager, will take to the stage at Oculus Connect to talk about the challenges of designing virtual reality hardware. We'll be liveblogging the session which begins at 5:30PM PT (check...
NVIDIA Bring Full GTX 980 GPU to Claimed “First Virtual Reality Notebooks”
NVIDIA have just announced that their bringing their desktop class GTX 980 GPU to portable computers. Not to be confused with the lower powered GTX 980M, found on many 'performance' laptops currently, this initiative supposedly offers identical performance to...
