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Google’s Daydream VR Coming Soon

February 17, 2020August 24, 2016 by Emory Craig

Are you ready for Daydream VR? After Google’s announcement at the I/O 2016 conference in the spring, Daydream will finally see daylight. Google is pushing it on …

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Intel’s Amazing New VR Headset – Project Alloy

February 6, 2020August 17, 2016 by Emory Craig

New VR Headset from Intel - Project Alloy

Intel plunged into the virtual reality space yesterday with the unveiling of a new VR headset at IDF16, the Intel Developer Forum. It’s a wireless VR …

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Thinking about the Future of VR?

February 6, 2020August 13, 2016 by Emory Craig

Future of VR - The Martian VR Experience

Thinking about the future of VR? You might want to listen to Roy Taylor’s interview at GamesBeat 2016. Taylor is Corporate VP at Advanced Micro Dynamics …

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Does VR Need a Hit? No, We Have Hardware Problems

July 27, 2018July 31, 2016 by Emory Craig

Does VR need a hit experience? One that blows away the audience? That’s the question asked by TechCrunch in Jon Evan’s article, “VR Needs a Hit.” …

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A Google Standalone VR Headset?

February 6, 2020July 19, 2016 by Emory Craig

We have to confess we were a bit disappointed in the Google I/O conference when they did not announce a standalone VR headset. While the new Daydream …

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Be your own Band: Virtual Reality in “The Music Room”

February 17, 2020June 26, 2016 by Emory Craig

Virtual reality keeps pushing forward with new experiences and The Music Room is a fascinating development. Launching in July from Australian developer Chroma Coda, The Music Room is a full music creation package.

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Was that the Magic Leap VR Headset?

June 19, 2016June 8, 2016 by Emory Craig

Did we learn anything about the Magic Leap VR headset? Yesterday began with an article in Quartz that spread throughout the tech media. And with images and …

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Your New VR Phone is Coming Soon

February 17, 2020May 30, 2016 by Emory Craig

Shopping for a new Smartphone in 2017? Then you’ll be looking for a VR phone. New Smartphones will be Daydream enabled with motion sensors and better processors. …

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Project Goa: Mobile VR on any Smartphone

February 6, 2020May 27, 2016 by Emory Craig

Simple solutions intrigue me – especially when it comes to mobile VR. And Project Goa falls into this category. It offers real virtual reality through your smartphone.

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Will Sketchfab Make VR Content Sharable?

February 17, 2020May 25, 2016 by Emory Craig

With VR headsets and cameras coming fast, the question is: where’s the content? If Sketchfab has its way, you’ll find it on their platform, as the YouTube of virtual reality.

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Google VR – Day 2: DayDream Gets Real

February 17, 2020May 20, 2016 by Emory Craig

Google VR took center stage in Day 2 of the I/O conference. The Daydream platform is a full ecosystem designed for both developers and users. We’ll …

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Google VR at I/0 – Meet The Daydream Platform

February 17, 2020May 19, 2016 by Maya Georgieva

Here’s the Google VR news from the wide-ranging keynote at the I/O conference. The speculation that we’d see a new VR headset didn’t come to pass. But …

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Google Cardboard Availability Expands

February 6, 2020May 11, 2016 by Emory Craig

Google Cardboard VR is now available in four more countries according to Engadget. Of course, the inexpensive VR viewer has been available through other sellers on …

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Virtual Reality – SteamVR and HTC Vive Trailer

April 6, 2016 by Emory Craig

Here’s a great video on virtual reality using the SteamVR platform and HTC Vive headset. You’ll see VR games and experiences from the growing SteamVR catalog. …

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Virtual Reality is Everywhere – Even McDonalds

February 6, 2020March 1, 2016 by Emory Craig

It seems that virtual reality is everywhere these days – even McDonald’s. At least in Sweden, where for next two weekends, your Happy Meal will come bundled …

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Virtual Reality News from MWC 2016

February 6, 2020February 29, 2016 by Emory Craig

Lot’s of virtual reality news coming out of the MWC 2016 conference in Barcelona last week. And it’s hardly a surprise. These days, every conference covering mobile and …

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Google VR and Project Tango

February 6, 2020February 25, 2016 by Emory Craig

[UPDATE: Google’s Project Tango shut down in March 2018 as focus shifted to ARCore. An early forerunner of location-based AR, we’re in a vastly different place …

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