SprintR: A 3DRudder Competitor Emerges By Seth Colaner published 10 March 17 A VR foot controller competitor to 3DRudder is emerging in the form of SprintR.
OSVR Gets A Chaperone-Like System, Home Screen, And Commerce Platform By Seth Colaner published 9 March 17 With the release of Sensics Home Suite, OSVR gets a proximity alert system, home screen for applications, and more. Including a commerce platform.
XMIT Hall Effect Keyboards Arriving To Massdrop Buyers By Seth Colaner published 8 March 17 The Hall Effect keyboard resurgence took an important step--the XMIT keyboards are arriving on the doorsteps of Massdrop buyers.
Why It Matters That Microsoft Rebranded 'Windows Holographic' To 'Windows Mixed Reality' By Seth Colaner published 7 March 17 What's in a name? A lot.
SMI Eye Tracking In A Vive HMD, Hands-On By Seth Colaner published 3 March 17 At GDC, we met with SMI in Valve’s showcase area and got a chance to see what the companies built together.
Microsoft Debuts Acer-Made Mixed Reality HMD Dev Kit (Updated) By Seth Colaner published 2 March 17 Today at GDC, Microsoft announced that an Acer-made HMD dev kit that bears the ungainly title of Acer Windows 10 Mixed Reality Development Edition is nigh.
'GORN' For HTC Vive: Stupid, Silly, Gross, Violent, Fun By Seth Colaner published 2 March 17 Among the many VR titles we’ve previewed this week at GDC, "GORN" stands out as particularly stupid, silly, gross, and violent--which is to say, it was one of our favorites.
LG's VR HMD Shows High-End Promise, May Offer Mixed Reality By Seth Colaner published 2 March 17 It looks like LG is building a true competitor to the Rift and Vive. With Valve's help.
Real-Time Cinematic VR Rendering With Epic Games And The Mill By Seth Colaner published 1 March 17 They call it the Blackbird. It looks like a dune buggy with a fancy camera rig on top, and in truth, that’s kind of what it is, but that’s not what it’s for.
Kicking Dinos To Death With HTC Vive Trackers By Seth Colaner published 1 March 17 We revisited "Island 359," and this time we brought another weapon: Our tracked feet, with which we curb stomped a bunch of dinos into oblivion.
LG Is Making A ‘Next-Gen’ VR HMD, Details At 11 By Seth Colaner published 27 February 17 LG made a non-announcement announcement concerning a new “next-gen” VR HMD it’s developing. We know it supports SteamVR, though.
Ignore That Fishy Email From Razer By Seth Colaner published 24 February 17 Razer issued a warning about a fake email going around that will deliver malware to your system.
Qualcomm Launches VR HMD Accelerator Program, Offers Dev Kits By Seth Colaner published 23 February 17
You Can Preorder AMD Ryzen CPUs Now By Seth Colaner published 22 February 17 The AMD the Ryzen 7 1800X ($499), 1700X ($399), and 1700 ($329) are up for preorder. Even though no one has officially tested them yet.
HoloLens Heads To The Operating Room By Seth Colaner published 21 February 17 Microsoft announced that it’s partnering with a medical technology company called Stryker to use HoloLens to design better operating rooms.
Magic Leap Acquiring Dacuda's 3D Scanning Assets By Seth Colaner published 19 February 17 Magic Leap, the secretive MR startup with a sky-high valuation, is acquiring 3D scanning software company Dacuda. Or at least, parts of it.
Tackling The High-Res Display Needs Of VR: Kopin's Lightning OLED Microdisplay By Seth Colaner published 17 February 17
The Razer Yellow Mechanical Keyboard Switch, Hands On By Seth Colaner published 9 February 17 Recently, Razer added its third desktop mechanical keyboard switch, the Yellow linear switch, to its stable. The switches are available on the new Razer BlackWidow Chroma V2.
HyperX Expands Keyboard Lineup With Alloy RGB, Adds Red And Brown Switch Options By Seth Colaner published 8 February 17 Kington’s HyperX division officially jumped into the mechanical keyboard market with the HyperX Alloy FPS keyboard, and now it’s expanded that lineup to include more switch choices and RGB lighting.
XMIT Hall Effect Keyboard Delayed By Manufacturing Issues By Seth Colaner published 7 February 17 The XMIT Hall Effect keyboards have been delayed by a manufacturing issue, as well as the work slowdown from Chinese New Year celebrations.
Blue Light Special: Rosewill RK-9300 Keyboard With Cherry MX Blue Or Brown Switches By Seth Colaner published 7 February 17 Rosewill has a new keyboard, the RK-9300, which comes in Cherry MX Blue and Cherry MX Brown varieties. It's a fairly simple and austere device.
Another Mouse From Biostar, The GM5, Is Not So Cheap By Seth Colaner published 2 February 17 Biostar has another relatively inexpensive mouse (the GM5) hitting the market, but it's not quite as cheap as its siblings.