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HTC and Intel to Show New WiGig Wireless VR Solution at E3 2017 (Updated)

HTC have announced that, in addition to its TPCAST wireless add-on, it's also working with Intel on a WiGig powered wireless VR solution and it's keen to find more partners to work with on further solutions too. HTC seems to...

Hands-on: IMR’s Wireless VR System Aims to Untether Today and Tomorrow’s VR Headsets

IMR is one of several companies creating technology to enable a future where high-end VR headsets can break free of the tether that keeps them connected to the host PC. The company's secret sauce is their proprietary compression algorithm...

AMD Acquires Valve-invested Wireless VR Company Nitero

AMD has announced that it's acquired Nitero, a company lately focused on creating technology to eliminate the tether from VR and AR headsets. In a rare move, Valve—co-creator of the Vive and creator of Steam—invested a “significant amount” in the...

Wireless Vive Adapter TPCAST to Ship First Pre-orders by Month’s End

Shipping of the first TPCAST Wireless Adaptors for HTC Vive has been delayed for a few weeks and is now expected by the end of April. In a statement posted on Weixin, TPCAST apologised to pre-order customers, explaining that...

Oculus’ Jason Rubin on Wireless VR “the Wrong Direction for Right Now”

Speaking at GDC 2017, Jason Rubin described VR wireless technology as “compressed, not perfect, and expensive” and “the wrong direction for right now”. Rubin’s task at Oculus is to deliver compelling VR content, and believes that hardware features such...

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...

Yes, TPCast’s Wireless VR Solution Does Work with Vive’s New Deluxe Headstrap

Wondering if Vive's newly announced powered up Deluxe Audio Strap upgrade will work with TPCast's promising wireless VR solution? Wonder no longer. With the huge wave of accessories announced by HTC for it's SteamVR powered Vive headset at CES yesterday,...

NOLO VR Promises $99 Positional Tracking and SteamVR Gaming on Any Mobile VR Headset

NOLO VR is an intriguing Lighthouse-like positional tracking system designed to bring 'room scale' positional tracking and motion controls to mobile VR headsets. On top of that, the company is claiming SteamVR 'compatibility' through remote play via Riftcat's VRidge software, all with...

KwikVR is an Oculus & Vive Compatible Wireless VR Solution to Debut at CES 2017

Cloud compute specialists Scalable Graphics are to debut a new 1 pound wireless PC VR solution compatible with both Oculus Rift and HTC Vive VR headsets at next weeks CES convention in Las Vegas. As we stated in our recent...

IMR are Building a Wireless Video System to Power 4k Per-Eye VR Headsets

Australian startup Immersive Robotics are poised to deliver what they claim is a truly universal wireless solution for PC VR headsets that delivers tether-free virtual reality with minimal compromises in quality and extremely low latency. I've always found it fascinating...

More Details Surface on Wireless Vive Upgrade Accessory, Global Orders May Be on the Way

Earlier this week it was revealed that HTC would be offering a wireless Vive upgrade kit made by TPCAST. More details have surfaced on the device ahead of its Q1 2017 launch. Made available so far only through HTC's Chinese...

HTC to Offer Wireless Vive Upgrade Kit, Pre-orders Start Friday

HTC plans to offer a wireless upgrade accessory for the Vive created by TPCAST. Launching in early 2017 with pre-orders starting Friday, HTC claims the device will eliminate the direct connection to the PC without any noticeable difference in...

Valve is Investing in Wireless VR via Video Streaming Company Nitero

Valve's annual Steam Dev Days event is underway and news about how the company is investing in VR's future is seeping out. One interesting development is that they're reportedly investing in 60Ghz wireless video streaming specialists Nitero, with a view...

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...
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