Tag: vr

February 23, 2017

In February 2017 Facebook lost $500m in the US lawsuit over the Oculus VR headset. Although the Oculus side announced it would appeal the court order, the outcome marks an important setback for Mark Zuckerberg. The Facebook CEO held a […]

February 22, 2017

Virtual reality headsets like the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive promise incredibly immersive experiences, including 360-degree games, apps and videos. But before you can take a walk on the virtual side, you’ll need a laptop with the proper specifications […]

February 2, 2017

If you listen to some tech leaders, like Mark Zuckerberg for example, you might also subscribe to the theory that VR and AR will be the next big platforms in computing. It is a logical step considering people are continually […]

December 16, 2016

When the new Nintendo Switch comes out in March we’ll finally know if it will support virtual reality. But until then, impatient gamers are searching for clues. Evidence has emerged that supports speculation that VR will be part of the […]

December 15, 2016

The last thing anyone expected from virtual reality was the ability to create things that can live in the real world, but that’s exactly what Oculus delivered last week with the release of Oculus Medium. Although we’ve shown how the […]

December 9, 2016

Sometimes, the best tech is simple. While 2016 was littered with futuristic gadgets — mind-melting virtual reality headsets, an iPhone without a headphone jack — we’d wager most of the technology you use day to day is a bit less […]

December 5, 2016

Samsung Canada has come up with a brilliant promotional campaign to help the company sell more Gear VR headsets and Samsung Galaxy S7 handsets. With the hashtag #BeFearless, the manufacturer recommends that Canadian consumers user Virtual Reality technology to help […]

December 2, 2016

When Google introduced its Daydream View virtual reality headset, it showed the device off in three colors. After just one of those three colors launched last month, the other two are now available for pre-order. Google is now taking pre-orders […]

November 22, 2016

MSI has started to sell its VR One backpack PC designed for virtual reality enthusiasts. The MSI VR One system is now available in the US, and comes equipped with an Intel Core i7 and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060/1070. […]

November 10, 2016

Virtual Reality (VR) is the technology of the moment, as companies are trying to brings new products that can offer consumers more immersive experiences. Google isn’t going to let the VR train leave the station without jumping aboard, so the […]

November 7, 2016

The launch of the Playstation VR has been tipped to transport Virtual Reality tech from the heads of rich early adopters to more mainstream consumers by the time Christmas rolls around this year. Sure, there are more powerful PC-based rival […]

November 3, 2016

Those who desire to immerse themselves in virtual reality space end up only bearing witness to what goes on around them when they’re just sitting there. It usually takes a button, a controller, a quasi-visible physical detachment from the environment […]

November 2, 2016

Google’s Daydream View virtual reality headset will start shipping on Nov. 10 for $79. The VR headset will work with phones compatible with Daydream, including Google’s Pixel. Users can place a smartphone in the Daydream View to roam virtual worlds, […]

October 24, 2016

Some folks already find virtual reality devices prohibitively expensive, but the haptic feedback devices that attempt to pull the sensation of touch into the normally visually focused experience of virtual reality tend to command figures that only the likes of […]

October 17, 2016

A sad reality of modern urban living and the corporate grind is that many of us are starved of nature in our daily lives, despite the fact that the United States alone contains around 750 million acres of forests. But […]

October 5, 2016

As expected, the Nexus name is gone for Google’s phones, replaced by “Pixel,” which comes in 5” and 5.5” sizes and have identical specs other than the battery (2770 mAh and 3450 mAh, respectively). Unlike most of the Nexus phones, […]

October 4, 2016

Google is expected to announce a host of new hardware at a media event on Tuesday, and its first Daydream virtual-reality headset may be among the new offerings. The headset, which the company will reveal tomorrow morning in San Francisco, […]

September 30, 2016

The emergence of application containers has come with questions about where this technology fits in the enterprise technology landscape, and more specifically how it compares to virtual machines. A new report from 451 Research has some provocative findings on just […]

September 16, 2016

With the PlayStation VR arriving in time to meet up with a couple of new PlayStation 4 variants, Sony would have done well and good to start planning 360° TV and movie content a long time ago. Alas, we’re hearing […]

July 18, 2016

Rumors have been blowing up the perception of Google’s ambitions to manufacture its own products. Sure, it’s made its own Chromecasts, it’s going to make its own Google Home smart assistant, but what about that Pixel C tablet? How about […]