VR Headset Archives

Live-stream of Oculus Connect VR Event

February 6, 2020October 11, 2017 by Emory Craig

Oculus Connect VR conference live-stream

Here are the keynotes from Facebook’s Oculus Connect 4 conference. A number of major developments in VR were announced on Wednesday including the new Oculus Go …

VR News

The New Google VR Headset – New Colors, Better Lenses

February 17, 2020October 4, 2017 by Emory Craig

The new Google VR headset appeared today along with new Pixel phones and Google Home devices. Google’s Daydream View headset arrived in November 2016. While not …

VR News

Here Comes Pimax – The World’s First 8K VR Headset

February 6, 2020September 21, 2017 by Emory Craig

Ready for an 8K VR Headset? The much-hyped Pimax project arrived on Kickstarter two days ago. It’s a VR headset that blows away anything you’ve experienced in virtual …

Augmented Reality, VR News

Mimesys Connect – a Fascinating Experiment in VR Collaboration

February 6, 2020September 11, 2017 by Emory Craig

Mimesys Connect is offering a fascinating experiment in VR collaboration through Apple’s ARKit. It’s access to VR without the need for a VR headset. Just using …

Augmented Reality, VR News

AR VR News at Europe’s Massive Tech Show – IFA 2017

February 6, 2020September 7, 2017 by Emory Craig

AR VR news coming out of Europe’s IFA 2017 conference? Looks like CES 2018 in Las Vegas has a competitor. A few years back IFA was basically a …

Virtual Reality

Total Solar Eclipse in VR – You Knew this was Coming

February 7, 2020August 20, 2017 by Emory Craig

With all the focus on Monday’s rare astronomical event, there are options for watching the solar eclipse in VR. Of course, you’ll want to be outside …

VR Games

Here Comes Your First Mind-Controlled VR Game

February 17, 2020August 10, 2017 by Emory Craig

There’s fascinating news out of the SIGGRAPH conference this week. The Boston-based start-up, Neurable, unveiled the world’s first mind-controlled VR game. As you may know, we’ve never been …

Virtual Reality

Oculus Rift Sale – The VR Headset’s Price Drops to $399

February 7, 2020July 10, 2017 by Emory Craig

If you’ve been sitting on the sidelines of VR due to the cost, the current Oculus Rift sale may be just what you need to take …

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VR Headset Resolution that Blows Away Oculus Rift and HTC Vive

February 7, 2020June 21, 2017 by Emory Craig

We know immersive technologies are changing fast, but the VR headset resolution announced by Varjo even caught us by surprise. The Finnish startup revealed that they are …

Augmented Reality, VR News

AR and VR News at the Google I/O Event

February 17, 2020May 18, 2017 by Maya Georgieva

It’s no surprise that there has been a flood of AR and VR news at the Google I/O event. As we predicted, Google announced a new standalone mid-range …

Augmented Reality, VR News

Is A New Google VR Headset Coming?

February 7, 2020May 17, 2017 by Emory Craig

A new Google VR headset may come at Google I/O

According to Variety, a new Google VR headset will be announced at the upcoming I/O conference. Google’s conference runs Wednesday through Friday of this week and has taken on …

Learning, Mixed Reality

Microsoft’s View Mixed Reality is Bringing 3D and MR to Education

February 7, 2020May 8, 2017 by Maya Georgieva

Microsoft’s new View Mixed Reality feature was announced last week along with new Surface Laptops and its latest Windows 10 S operating system. The most interesting part is …

Learning, Virtual Reality

ELI Webinar | Virtual and Augmented Reality: Stepping Into the New Frontier of Learning

December 10, 2023May 1, 2017 by Emory Craig

Welcome to our ELI Webinar, “Virtual and Augmented Reality: Stepping Into the New Frontier of Learning.” We have included information on the event and the videos …

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Inexpensive Microsoft VR Headsets Coming This Year

February 7, 2020April 8, 2017 by Emory Craig

New Microsoft VR headset to supplement HoloLens

At $3,000 a piece, HoloLens has a limited market. But Microsoft is now promising to deliver inexpensive VR headsets that also do mixed reality by the end of this year.

Virtual Reality

The New Samsung Gear VR Headset – A Quick Review

February 17, 2020April 2, 2017 by Emory Craig

The new Samsung Gear VR headset was released last week, moving into the space staked out by Google’s Daydream View. While we were hoping for something completely …

VR News

Intel VR Headset to be Released This Year

February 7, 2020March 21, 2017 by Emory Craig

The announcement of an Intel VR headset is great news. Project Alloy has been on our radar since the initial demo and Matrix-like video showed up …

Virtual Reality

Google Cardboard: Over Ten Million Cardboard VR Headsets Shipped

April 25, 2017March 2, 2017 by Emory Craig

Looking at Google Cardboard VR, it’s hard to imagine that a piece of cardboard would help kick off the VR revolution but it did. Following the recent …

VR News

Oculus VR Lawsuit – Facebook to Pay ZeniMax $500 Million

February 6, 2020February 2, 2017 by Emory Craig

The Oculus VR lawsuit wrapped up on Wednesday with a Texas court awarding ZeniMax $500 million in damages. The lawsuit charged that the Oculus VR device …

Future, VR News

Mind Controlled VR Sounds Straight Out of the Future

February 17, 2020January 31, 2017 by Emory Craig

Mind Controlled VR sounds like a Sci Fi world – but it’s where we’re headed. According to GMA News Online, there’s a fascinating project at the …

Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality

The Best VR – Our VR and AR Oscars for 2016

April 6, 2020January 26, 2017 by Maya Georgieva

It’s time to select the best VR of 2016 – the Digital Bodies’ VR Oscars. Our awards honor the best Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Mixed …