No Half-Life 3 reveal today, sorry.
Prepare to Surf the VR Web With Firefox
Microsoft’s HoloLens Merges Holograms With VR
Microsoft’s new HoloLens tech aims to marry the worlds of VR and AR using projected holographic images.
Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition On Sale Now
The new Samsung VR headset add-on for use with only its Galaxy Note 4 has arrived for sale on Samsung’s store for $199.99.
Mionix Goes To Kickstarter With Its Sensor Packed Mouse
Japan’s Largest Historical Warship Gets a VR Refit
A crowdfunding campaign in Japan is about to resurrect one of World War II’s most historical Japanese battleships of all time.
A Retail Version of Oculus is Still a Long Way Off
Facebook Banks on VR as the Future of Computing
Facebook is banking on virtual and augmented reality to play a big part in a revolution in computing platforms in the next 10 to 15 years.
Archos’ VR Headset Can Use Any Smartphone
The Archos VR headset touts itself as one of the most affordable, easy-to-use, hassle-free VR headsets out there.
Dexmo Exoskeletons Bring Sensation of Touch to VR
With the advent of hand-fitted exoskeletons, Dexta Robotics wants to bring the sensation of touch to VR.
Dexmo Exoskeletons Bring Sensation of Touch to VR
With the advent of hand-fitted exoskeletons, Dexta Robotics wants to bring the sensation of touch to virtual reality.
Mario Kart VR Gives You Another Reason to Buy an Oculus Rift
One indie dev brings the thrills and spills of Nintendo’s iconic go-kart racer to the realm of virtual reality, giving gamers a solid reason to pick up an Oculus Rift.
About Face Aims to End Sweaty Oculus Rifts Once and for All
Thanks to a brand new Kickstarter campaign, virtual reality has become a whole lot more comfortable.
PlayGirls Lets You Frolic With Ladies On A VR Beach
Immersion is undoubtedly the most important aspect of VR. Who can deny the wonderful sensation of seeing and hearing inside a virtual fantasy world? But you know what’s even more fantastic? Bringing the ‘R’ in VR closer to us, and there’s no other better example of this than this upcoming VR game that lets you play with bikini-clad ladies at the beach. PlayGirls is the brainchild of PG Production and Japanese game company Illusion that combines VR and lovely AV actresses. Why are actresses involved you say? Well, the concept is described as the “Sexy Actress Perfect Simulation Project”, which, as suggested, recreates an actress
Need a Quick VR? Slap Your Phone Into This Device
The VR boom that Oculus Rift has made created a lot of new innovations and ideas, but it has also spawned many creations that try to emulate the concept in a much simpler form. Take this new VR headset in Japan for example. If you need some quick and cheap VR experience, then this simple gadget might be the thing you need. Called the Smartphone Virtual 3D Goggles, this VR headset has the same concept of slapping your own smartphone into your face a la Google Cardboard. There’s not much tech specs to be introduced here, but it is advertised to be able to use most
AirVR Gives Your iPad VR Functionality
Apple is now officially joining the VR revolution. Well, sort of. In our current world of HD, VR is now all the hype and it’s clear that the tech market is headed that way. However, access to this wonderful technology is still awfully limited, but thankfully this Kickstarter project will make VR a lot closer to us. AirVR is the name of the new project by the Canadian company Metatecture, and it is as you can see in the feature image, a VR headset that uses your iPad to give you that immersive VR experience. To be specific, it actually uses an iPad mini, in
Samsung Unveils The Note 4 ‘Powered’ Gear VR Headset
Virtual reality is now the next big hype in consumer tech, and it is definitely proved by Samsung’s big announcement. Samsung unveiled a new flagship phone at the IFA 2014, which is the long awaited Galaxy Note 4. Aside from the new phone however, an even more interesting announcement came in the form of a new VR headset, the Samsung Gear VR, which the company also promptly presented at the event. The Gear VR is a VR headset that basically uses the Galaxy Note 4 as it base. It is very reminiscent of the Google Cardboard, where the unit is strapped in front of 3D
Land Rover, Toyota Show Awesome Tech: Gran Turismo 6, Augmented Reality in Cars!
Past two decades saw the automotive industry trying to push advanced electronics onto a very old and slow serial backbone protocol called CAN bus, which resulted in less than satisfactory technology. This is the main reason why pardon us saying, most car electronics of today aren’t integrated and crash worse than Windows 95 on a no-name PoS system made in rural China. With the advancement of MOST15, ethernet-based optical protocol with speeds of up to 150Mbps (CAN is 40-125 Kbps on a good day – yes, slower than what you used to connect to the Internet in 1990s), car manufacturers are finally starting to push the
