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The new HTC Vive Wireless VR Kit sold out yesterday in 18 minutes. We’ve always said people want VR without cables. Mobile VR is self-contained but HTC just made high-end immersive experiences …
Read more HTC Vive Wireless Kit Cuts the Cord for High-end VR
Want to create in VR? Without code? Totally nontechnical? If Unity has its way, you’ll be doing that in the next 18-36 months. All you’ll need to do is grab a VR …
The Google Daydream View VR headset, announced on October 4th, will be in stores on November 10th. The headset will be available in the online Google Store and via retailers in 5 …
Read more Google Daydream View VR Headset Arrives November 10th
Microsoft’s new VR headset announcement was a surprise. Everyone was expecting another HoloLens demo or upgrade, and more about Windows 10. Not a full-blown virtual reality development. So now Microsoft follows on the heels …
According to RoadtoVR, Facebook’s Social VR platform for Oculus Rift is coming sooner than you think. Ben Lang tried to pin down Social VR product manager Mike Booth on a release date …
PlayStation VR (PSVR) arrives this week, marking the latest development for virtual reality. At $399, it’s more expensive than Google’s VR headset, Daydream View, but considerably less than Rift or HTC Vive. The actual …
Read more Playstation VR Arrives – the Next Step in Virtual Reality
Facebook’s social VR demo at OC3, the Oculus Developer Conference on October 5-7, shows just how fast virtual reality is progressing. The avatars are more realistic, incorporate hand and arm gestures, and even have …
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 many fronts – from content production …
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 headset without cables, without hand controllers, …
To quote Meta’s Facebook page, VRLA “was an unforgettable and dazzling ‘VR playground’”. It’s the largest VR expo around and this year included over 130 exhibitors and demos (including the Meta 2 Glasses). …
Read more The VRLA Expo was Epic: Three Stories You Need to Know
Within (formerly Vrse) tries another virtual reality experiment today with a one time broadcast of the Mr. Robot show. The segment will air at the San Diego Comic Con and then go …
Read more Updated: Mr. Robot Virtual Reality Broadcast – July 21, 1:45pm EST
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 platform holds tremendous potential by establishing …
In a telling development for virtual reality, VR studio Vrse has renamed itself “Within”. For founder Chris Milk, the name change marks an inflection point in VR as it shifts from a …
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.
Musician and comedian Reggie Watts tries a unique social VR experiment tonight (Thursday, May 26th), partnering with AltspaceVR for a live virtual performance. [Updated]
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.
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 look at the new direction the …
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 we got designs and standards for …
Google VR will be a major focus of the I/O conference this year and we will livestream the sessions. The conference runs May 18 – 20th and CEO Sundar Pichai keynote kicks off …
Read more Watch Google VR Sessions and I/O Conference Keynote Here
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 Amazon and it’s free if you …
The new immersive world by Linden Lab, creator of the well-known Second Life, came a little closer to reality this week. Project Sansar will now take “hundreds” of developer applications for a preview …
Virtual reality was the focus of the final night at the Tribeca Film Festival Unscripted & Immersive Talks series. It brought the artists of Vrse and its founder Chris Milk to the stage. …
Read more Tribeca Film Festival VR Talk with Chris Milk and Vrse
Virtual reality is front and center of the conversations in Hollywood as filmmakers explore a new form of storytelling. But one point not resolved is the format that this media might use for …
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 with VR goggles. They’ll be somewhat …
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 emerging technology developments becomes a forum for …
[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 today with ARCore and Apple’s ARkit.] …
What a difference in a single year of virtual reality. A year ago, the HTC Vive VR headset was announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. This year, the price ($799) and …