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HTC Vive VR announcements at CES 2019

February 7, 2020January 8, 2019 by Emory Craig

A barrage of HTC Vive VR announcements kicked off the press briefings at CES 2019. We were expecting a new VR headset, but HTC gave us …

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SIGGRAPH 2019 – A Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality Showcase

July 6, 2020December 20, 2018 by Emory Craig

It may be the dead of winter but it’s not too early to think about next summer’s SIGGRAPH 2019 – Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality showcase. …

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Shareable VR finally arrives with Viewr

September 10, 2020December 13, 2018 by Emory Craig

Shareable VR? We’ve been waiting for something like Viewr to come along. It’s designed to solve the isolation that we have in our current VR experiences. You …

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New VR event for British Cycling changes the game for eSports

February 6, 2020December 8, 2018 by Emory Craig

Virtual Reality is already transforming healthcare, education, and corporate training. But there are other areas such as eSports where immersive technologies could profoundly impact human behavior. …

Tom Turkey will lead the Thanksgiving Day Parade in VR and AR

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2018 Thanksgiving Day Parade in VR and AR

February 6, 2020November 22, 2018 by Emory Craig

It’s that time of the year again in the States, and you can watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade in VR and AR. As with last year’s …

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Nomadic’s new approach to location-based VR

February 6, 2020November 19, 2018 by Emory Craig

We’re definitely fans of location-based VR, the large-scale facilities that The Void and a few other companies are building. They’re the best VR experiences available to …

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New Vive Focus standalone headset launches worldwide

February 6, 2020November 10, 2018 by Emory Craig

The arrival of the new Vive Focus standalone headset makes one thing clear – 2019 will be the year we go cable-free with our VR headsets. Facebook’s …

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IMAX VR Centres – another failed VR experiment

February 6, 2020October 29, 2018 by Emory Craig

The failure of the IMAX VR Centres shows once again that Virtual reality is still seeking its place in the world. Much like early cinema (do …

Is the Oculus Rift 2 VR headset canceled?

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Developing Story: Oculus Rift 2 VR headset canceled

February 6, 2020October 23, 2018 by Emory Craig

Has the Oculus Rift 2 VR headset been shelved? We’re not sure what to make of the rumors but according to TechCrunch, it’s been a tumultuous week …

Googles Daydream VR headset new experimental features

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New features coming to Google’s Daydream VR headset

February 17, 2020September 24, 2018 by Emory Craig

While this week’s VR news will focus on the upcoming Oculus Connect conference, Google’s Daydream VR headset is gaining new features. Two of the experimental developments are …

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Elon Musk: SpaceX will livestream moon mission in VR

February 7, 2020September 19, 2018 by Emory Craig

You no doubt heard the news about Elon Musk’s SpaceX project that will take a billionaire to the moon. Tuesday, he tweeted that they would livestream the moon …

Oculus Santa Cruz VR Headset Prototype should arrive by Spring 2019

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What to expect with the Oculus Santa Cruz VR headset

February 7, 2020August 22, 2018 by Emory Craig

Like many of you, we’ve been waiting for the Oculus Santa Cruz VR headset and it seems we’ll be waiting a little while longer. Originally thought …

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StarVR: an innovative nextgen VR headset with eye-tracking

February 6, 2020August 15, 2018 by Emory Craig

We were already feeling bad about missing SIGGRAPH 2018 this week due to scheduling issues and the latest Virtual Reality news just added to it – …

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We’re eagerly awaiting the new Insta360 camera

February 6, 2020August 7, 2018 by Emory Craig

We’ve been avid fans of the Insta360 camera line, using several models from the Chinese firm over the past few years. We started with the Insta360 …

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YouTube VR app drops into the Samsung Gear VR headset

February 6, 2020July 26, 2018 by Emory Craig

Another VR app in the popular Samsung Gear VR headset is not exactly earth-shattering news, but when it’s the YouTube VR app, you take notice. There …

VR without a headset - the Looking Glass Holographic Display

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The Looking Glass – VR without a headset

February 17, 2020July 24, 2018 by Emory Craig

Doing VR without a headset is a longterm goal in the immersive tech industry. We’re not there yet but the new Looking Glass holographic display is a …

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Goodbye completely annoying VR cables

February 7, 2020July 19, 2018 by Emory Craig

It’s time. It’s so time to bring an end to that annoying tangle of VR cables that we all deal with. So we were thrilled to …

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Will the Amazon VR kiosks reinvent retail shopping?

February 17, 2020July 13, 2018 by Emory Craig

A new Amazon VR experience opened this week as the online retailing giant set up virtual reality kiosks in shopping malls to promote its upcoming Prime Day. …

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Full body VR – the HoloSuit haptic feedback outfit

February 6, 2020July 10, 2018 by Emory Craig

If you’re ready for a full body VR experience, you might want to take a look at the HoloSuit project on Kickstarter. Put this on and …

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