VR Hardware
PSVR Gets Rift-Like Audio Solution with ‘Mantis’ Aftermarket Headphones
Peripheral manufacturer Bionik are building a Rift-life aftermarket integrated headphone solution for the PlayStation VR called 'Mantis' and, they look pretty neat too.
Regardless of which VR headset you personally may prefer, there's little argument that the Oculus Rift's solution...
Oculus Cuts Price of Rift Sensors to $59
Alongside the $100 price cut of both Rift headset and Touch controllers, Oculus also permanently reduced the price of additional Sensors to $59. This is the first major price reduction for high-end PC VR hardware since launch.
Oculus have applied...
PSVR Aim Controller Launches with ‘Farpoint’ on May 16th, Co-op Confirmed
At GDC 2017, developers Impulse Gear confirmed that their VR shooter Farpoint has Co-op, and will launch in a bundle with the PS VR Aim Controller on May 16th. An ‘unnerving space adventure set on a hostile alien world’,...
NVIDIA Announces ‘FCAT VR’ Frame Analysis Tool to Help Demystify VR Performance
The latest version of NVIDIA's FCAT VR analysis tool is here and it's equipped with a wealth of impressive features designed to demystify virtual reality performance on the PC.
NVIDIA has announced a VR specific version of its FCAT (Frame Capture...
Hardlight VR $499 Haptic Suit Kickstarter Passes $80k Target
Hardlight VR is a new haptic suit from Nullspace VR that launched its Kickstarter last week. It's already set to pass its original goal and the team have announced the project's first stretch goal.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/morgansinko/hardlight-vr-suit-dont-just-play-the-game-feel-it/updates
We wrote recently about Nullspace VR's...
Valve to Sell Base Stations Directly, Lower Barrier to SteamVR Tracking Development
Valve today announced plans to begin selling SteamVR Tracking base stations directly later this year; the first units on offer are expected to be the new single-rotor models the company recently teased. Valve is also making it easier to...
Valve’s Gabe Newell Expects PC VR Headsets to Have Integrated Wireless in 2018
Valve chief Gabe Newell is optimistic about the future of VR, considering the studio is in development of three VR titles—not mini-games or experiences, but “full” VR games—but what about the future of VR hardware?
During a recent press briefing...
‘rEvolve’ Vive Flip-Up Head-Mount is Nearing Six Times its Kickstarter Goal
The third-party head-mount for the HTC Vive from SynergyWiz quickly reached its crowdfunding goal on Kickstarter, and is now approaching 6x the required amount. The rEvolve is designed to improve comfort and adds a visor-flip function.
We recently reported that...
Oculus Touch Insides Revealed in Detailed Teardown
iFixit continue their relentless quest to pull apart every electronic gadget they can get their hands on, including a detailed teardown of the Oculus Touch controllers (which slipped by us on the run up to the Winter holiday season).
The...
EXOS Haptic VR Exoskeleton Glove Aims to Deliver Practical Touch Feedback
EXOS is a new haptic enabled VR glove which uses force feedback to deliver the sensation of physicality when inside immersive applications.
Tokyo based developer Exiii are working on a new VR glove which delivers so-called "reactive force" in response...
Hands-on: PiMAX’s 8K Headset Proves that High FOV VR is Coming
Frank He goes hands on with PiMAX's ludicrously high-spec 8k, 200 degree FOV prototype at CES and find the company has some innovative solutions to some of the substantial challenges driving a headset like this poses.
While there were many...
Qualcomm’s New Mobile Tech Unlocks Impressive Inside-Out Tracking
At CES 2017 Qualcomm unveiled its Snapdragon 835 processor and along with it a solid focus on the mobile VR market. We got a chance to test that new focus by going hands on with Qualcomm's latest reference hardware...
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...
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...
First Look at Windows Holographic VR Headsets from Dell, HP, Acer & 3Glasses
Here's a visual tour of some of the first VR headsets to be shown adopting Microsoft's new Windows Holographic platform. At CES Acer, 3Glasses, Dell, HP and Lenovo are all showing VR headsets due for 2017, this is what...


















