VR Headset
IMAX to Use StarVR 210 Degree FOV Headset for Premium VR Film Experiences
Starbreeze, the company behind the 210 degree FOV VR headset StarVR are to work with large-scale cinema specialists IMAX to create "premium location-based VR" experiences "worthy of the IMAX brand".
It seems IMAX, the brand known for their huge, immersive cinema...
Google-Approved VR Headsets With Motion Controller Coming This Fall
Announced today at Google I/O 2016, VR team lead Clay Bavor revealed on stage that the company will be partnering with manufacturers to build Google-approved VR headsets based on an internally generated reference design. To boot, Google is also providing their new...
Acer Partners with Starbreeze to Design and Manufacture StarVR Headset
Game developer Starbreeze has announced a new partnership with consumer electronics firm Acer to further the development of its high FOV, high resolution VR headset, StarVR.
Starbreeze made a sizeable splash at E3 last summer when the unveiled StarVR, their 210 degree,...
Infinitus Prime is an Enterprise Focused VR Headset with 5k Horizontal Resolution
The latest virtual reality headset to join the race is a headset not bothering to court the consumer market at at all. The Infinitus Prime tVR headset packs two 1440p displays and the Czech company behind the project are...
HTC Vive Review: A Mesmerising VR Experience, if You Have the Space
We go hands on with Valve and HTC’s new room-scale virtual reality system the Vive and discover that with incredible VR experiences come great real estate requirements.
We’ve been reporting on virtual reality since 2011 here at Road to VR, and it’s...
GTC 2016 Highlight: NVIDIA to Explore Prototype Design of Next-gen VR & AR Headsets
At GTC 2016 next week, NVIDIA Research will take to the stage to explore "computational display" prototypes for next-generation fidelity and form-factors in VR and AR headsets.
David Luebke, NVIDIA's Vice President of Graphics Research, at GTC 2016 next week will...
Unboxing Video of Early Oculus Rift Prototype ‘PR4’ Revealed
Oculus founder Palmer Luckey was of course tinkering and prototyping ideas for VR HMDs long before the 2012 Kickstarter campaign for the Oculus Rift DK1 propelled VR back into the spotlight. One of the Oculus Rift DK1's closest descendent prototype,...
PlayStation VR Launch Bundle Pre-orders Opening at Amazon Today (Update: Sold Out)
Sony's PlayStation VR headset is due to reach consumer homes in October and Amazon in the US are going live with PlayStation VR launch bundles today from 7AM PST for $499.
Update (3/22, 7:22 PT): In less than 10 minutes...
Serious Simulations Claim Their ‘Zero Frame Latency’ Tech Can Make VR Headsets Wireless
Serious Simulations, a virtual reality, military training solutions provider, say they may have a solution to the tethered desktop virtual reality conundrum. Serious claim that their wireless streaming solution is capable of delivering wireless streaming video at a latency...
Sulon Q AR / VR Headset Specs and High-res Images, Launches “Late Spring”
AMD's Capsaicin GDC event is over and we now have official high resolution images and technical specifications for the new Sulon and AMD powered augmented and virtual reality headset the Sulon Q.
Billed by Sulon as the world’s first and only...
The ‘Big Three’ at GDC 2016 – What to Expect from Oculus, Sony, and HTC/Valve
In what's being widely called the "Year of VR", GDC 2016 will be the first major battle in the War For Your Head. VR headset frontrunners Oculus and HTC/Valve are due to begin shipping the Rift and Vive in less...
Google’s Unannounced VR Headset Will Launch This Year, Report Suggests
Late last month we spotted Google job postings that heavily pointed toward the company developing its own high-end mobile VR headset. Now a new report from Financial Times indicates the company plans to launch the headset this year.
Google's Cardboard...
Google Developing “High Volume” Consumer VR Hardware, New Job Postings Suggest
The latest slew of virtual reality job postings from Google suggests the company is working on dedicated consumer VR hardware that will be manufactured at large scale.
For some time now it's been clear that Google is excited about virtual...
The Oculus Rift Will be in Retail Stores Come April
Oculus says that getting the Rift into "broad retail around the world" is going to be critical to the success of the Rift headset and VR in general. The company plans to have a retail presence starting in April.
A...
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...



















