The Best Black Friday VR Deals for 2020
Updated: November 27, 2020. This is not going to be the year to score great Black Friday VR deals in this peculiarly American holiday event. The most popular VR headset around, the …
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Discover the latest VR news on hardware, software, and apps, with analysis of the groundbreaking developments that will impact education, society, and culture.
Oculus Quest 2 Update Arrives – 90Hz Support, Fitness Tracker, and More
Facebook’s new VR headset showed up barely a month ago, and we have our first Quest 2 update. It adds a ton of new features and, more importantly, reveals Facebook’s plans for …
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Oculus Quest 2 Sales: 5X More Popular than the Original
Facebook reported yesterday that Oculus Quest 2 sales surpassed their expectations, coming in at 5X the initial sales of the original headset. That’s hardly a surprise, given that it’s the best standalone …
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Latest Quest 2 News: Facebook Account and Head Strap Issues
We’ve been using Facebook’s new VR headset since it first arrived, and in our initial review, it comes in as the best standalone HMD we’ve ever used – with the major exception …
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Oculus Quest 2 Review – The Best VR Headset (Almost)
Our Oculus Quest 2’s arrived (yes, we bought more than one), and we’ve been running them through our favorite VR experiences. Is it the best standalone VR headset you can buy? The …
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HP Reverb G2 VR Headset will Measure Cognitive Load
In a fascinating development, the HP Reverb G2 VR headset will get eye-tracking and the capability to measure cognitive load. We don’t have all the details, but let’s unpack what we know …
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Ekto One VR Boots Will Keep You Walking in One Place
Ekto One VR Boots is a fascinating attempt to resolve the difficult challenge of simulating walking in VR. They promise “fully immersive natural movement” through a pair of wearable robotic boots. It’s …
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Oculus Rift S Gone – The End of PC-only VR Headsets?
Every technology advance results in something being taken the trash bin. With the announcement of a new Oculus Quest 2 at Facebook Connect, the victim this time is the Oculus Rift S. …
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Watch the Facebook Connect 2020 Conference – Sept. 16
Join us Wednesday, September 16th, at 10:00 am PDT for a live stream of the Facebook Connect 2020 conference. We will be following and highlighting the latest Facebook developments in VR, AR, …
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Oculus Quest Back in Stock – the Popular Headset Returns
It’s been out less than a year (debuting May 21, 2019), but it’s good to see the popular Oculus Quest back in stock. Both the Rift S and the Oculus Quest VR …
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Oculus Quest Hand Tracking – A Major Breakthrough for VR
Oculus Quest hand tracking has finally arrived as promised at OC6, and we’re delighted. We had the opportunity to demo this breakthrough feature at the conference this fall. While it’s not perfect, …
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Best Black Friday VR Deals – Virtual Reality at a Discount
There are some good and not so good Black Friday VR deals for VR headsets this year. Don’t expect to find the popular Oculus Quest at huge savings. You’re going to pay …
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New Skin Patch Could Add Virtual Touch to VR
A newly invented skin patch could bring virtual touch to our VR experiences. Up to now, virtual reality has mostly been confined to visual and audio sensations. Adding haptics through virtual touch …
A Simple VR Headset that Could be a Game Changer
Let’s be honest: we need a simple VR headset. Something like the Oculus Quest, but a device that anyone can pick up and use without assistance. For all the talk about the …
Sandbox VR Raises Millions from A-List Celebs but can it Succeed?
Sandbox VR is one of the latest players on the location-based VR scene. And we get the idea behind it – it’s easy to grasp when you’re living in cramped spaces in …
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The End of Google’s Daydream VR Platform
So much for Google’s Daydream VR platform. Initially a promising development in mobile VR, Google has officially killed it off. The new Pixel 4 phones won’t support it, they’ve stopped selling Daydream …
Is Wearable Skin the Haptic Breakthrough for VR?
Ready for an ultrathin layer of wearable skin? It may be precisely what we need for haptic feedback in our virtual experiences. There’s several haptic solutions coming to the market, from full-body …
Oculus Connect 6 – The Next Chapter for VR and AR
We’ll be out in California next week for the Oculus Connect 6 conference on September 25-26. With the speculation on Facebook’s AR initiatives and the next steps for the Quest standalone HMD, …
Google Daydream VR is Dead
Scratch another immersive technology development off the list. After high hopes and promises of a ubiquitous mobile VR platform, Google Daydream is essentially over. The HMD is still available on the Google …
Oculus Quest: A New Era for VR
The Oculus Quest is here, promising to be the next generation of VR. We finally get a mass-market headset that’s relatively low-cost, has 6DOF functionality and doesn’t need to be tethered to …
An Expanding VR Program at Tribeca Film Festival 2019
Here’s the lineup for Tribeca Immersive, the VR Program at Tribeca Film Festival this spring. The Festival is a favorite of ours since we get to experience cutting-edge projects in our own …
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A Perfect Match – Google Tilt Brush on Oculus Quest
Google Tilt Brush on Oculus Quest is a perfect match for virtual reality. A free-form VR painting and design tool on a standalone HMD with six degrees of freedom. Last year, Facebook …
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Feelreal – Smell in VR Arrives on Kickstarter
We’ve written a lot on the need for better haptic feedback in VR. The Feelreal mask prototype has been around for a while but it is finally making its debut on Kickstarter …
It’s Finally Here – The New Valve VR Headset
It’s been a long wait with endless rumors, but the new Valve VR headset is finally coming. 2019 is turning out to be the year of new HMDs, and we’re not close …
The HP Reverb VR Headset Sets a New Standard
You might have overlooked the new HP Reverb VR headset last week with all the HMDs at GDC 2019, but the company just set a new standard in Windows Mixed Reality platform …
The Latest VR and AR News at GDC 2019
We’re only on day two, but it’s time to highlight the VR and AR news at GDC 2019. Here’s a quick summary of the announcements which have focused on both hardware and …
Google Closes VR Studio “Spotlight Stories”
In a blow to VR filmmaking, Google is closing their VR studio, “Spotlight Stories.” The popular immersive film studio shuttered with an announcement in Variety: Google Spotlight Stories is closing its doors …