Hardware Reviews & Previews

Our reviews and previews of the latest XR headsets and hardware.

Hardware Reviews & Previews

Our reviews and previews of the latest XR headsets and hardware.

Hands-on: HaptX’s VR Glove is the Closest I’ve Come to Touching the Virtual World

HaptX, a company building a VR glove offering impressively detailed haptic feedback as well as force feedback, is steadily improving. My hands-on with their latest device—which is smaller, lighter, and more comfortable than prior iterations—offered me moments of magic...

Hands-on: 3DHaptics Achieves Compelling Directional Haptics with Simple Hardware

MIRAISENS is Japan-based haptics company which is developing what they call 3DHaptics technology. I got a chance to try their latest demo this week at VRS 2018, which is able to achieve unique directional haptic feedback from a handheld...

Oculus Quest Hands-on and Tech Details

Oculus Quest was the main attraction at Oculus Connect 5 this week. Following the high-end standalone headset's reveal, attendees of the conference got to try several demos to experience the headset's inside-out positional head & hand tracking, including in...

Hands-on: StarVR One is the Most Complete Ultra-wide VR Headset to Date

When it comes to VR headsets aiming for ultra-wide fields of view, three devices dominate the discussion: Pimax "8K", VRgineers XTAL, and StarVR One. Having recently had the opportunity to get a thorough hands-on with each, the one that...

Hands-on: Cybershoes Aim to Deliver a VR Treadmill Experience at Lower Cost & Space

VR treadmills are usually pretty bulky, expensive, and have a questionable utility outside of the initial wow moment of seeing one in action. Vienna-based Cybershoes however are aiming to get your feet into the game with a pretty simple...
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Magic Leap One Developer Review – An Ambitious Headset with Untapped Potential

There’s a lot that can be said about the Magic Leap One. It’s trying to do a ton—eye-tracking, hand-tracking, 6DoF controllers, real-time meshing and a number of other features that haven’t been seen in a mobile MR device before....

Hands-on: Vive Wireless Adapter Shows Strong Performance Ahead of Summer Launch

After revealing the Vive Wireless Adapter earlier this year, the company confirmed this week at E3 2018 that the device is on track to launch by late Summer, and offered up some details on the device's battery and operation....

Hands-on: Varjo’s Latest ‘Beta’ Prototype is a Promising Shortcut to Retina Resolution

Today's VR headsets may have relatively high resolutions on paper, but when the pixels are stretched across a wide field of view, the effective angular resolution is far lower than what you might expect from a typical 1080p TV or...
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Hands-on: VR Goes Skydiving at iFLY – The Ultimate Haptic Simulation

iFLY, a leading provider of indoor skydiving facilities, today launched their iFLY VR initiative which combines the company's indoor skydiving experience with immersive visuals powered by a Gear VR headset. I got to try to experience for myself at...

Lenovo Mirage Solo Review: Positional Tracking Comes to Mobile VR (sort of)

Tis the season of standalones, it seems. Right on the heels of the Oculus Go launch, the Lenovo Mirage Solo is here. The headset promises to bring one of the top features of high-end VR headsets—positional tracking—to Google's casual...

Oculus Go Review: Standalone VR Priced for the Masses

Nearly seven months after its announcement back in October 2017, Oculus Go, the company's first standalone VR headset, is finally here. The company's thesis is that this affordably priced unit, which doesn't rely on a docked smartphone, will make...

Hands-on: Infinadeck’s Latest Prototype is the Most Natural Feeling VR Treadmill Yet

Infinadeck is an active omni-directional VR treadmill that lets you walk in any direction. Compared to others, which generally rely on low friction surfaces to emulate the act of walking, Infinadeck's design actually has a tread that moves beneath...

HTC Vive Pro Headset Review: Welcomed Improvements Overshadowed By a Steep Price

Set to launch this week, on the two year anniversary of the original Vive, HTC's Vive Pro shows the progress the company has been able to make on their VR headset in the same span, though it isn't being...

Hands-on: Massless Wants to Bring High-precision Stylus Input to VR

Massless is developing a stylus designed specifically for high-precision VR input. We got to check out a prototype version of the device this week at GDC 2018. While game-oriented VR controllers are the norm as far as VR input today...

Hands-on: HTC Vive Focus Brings Best-in-class Displays to Standalone VR, For a Price

Now available in China, and quite possibly on its way to a wider release, HTC is prominently showing its new standalone Vive Focus headset at MWC 2018 this week. The company says the Focus is positioned as the premium option among...
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