HTC Vive’s Project Photon Prototype Is Rose Gold-Colored Smart Glasses By Scharon Harding HTC Vive has a smart glasses prototype called Project Photon that targets AR and VR applications.
HTC Vive Is Prepping a Cheaper Version of its Cosmos VR Headset By Scharon Harding HTC Vive will soon offer three different SKUs for the Cosmos VR headset, including the cheaper Cosmos Play and the Cosmos Elite with external tracking base stations.
Oculus Rest: Facebook Expects Coronavirus to Impact Oculus VR Headset Production By Nathaniel Mott Facebook said the recent Coronavirus outbreak is likely to affect the production and availability of its hardware production.
Pico's VR Glasses May Be the Slickest VR Headset Ever By Scharon Harding We went hands-on with a prototype of the lightweight Pico VR Glasses at CES 2020.
Pimax Vision 8K X VR Headset Hands-On: 8K Resolution VR Gets Comfier By Scharon Harding Even the smallest text looks sharp with the Pimax Vision 8K X doing VR at 8K resolution.
Pimax Gets Budget-Friendlier With the $450 Artisan VR Headset By Scharon Harding Known for VR headsets with up to 8K resolution, Pimax is finally releasing an entry-level offering in the Artisan.
Valve's Half-Life: Alyx VR Game Is Free, if You're Willing to Own an Index Headset By Nathaniel Mott Valve announced that its flagship VR title, Half-Life: Alyx, is now available for pre-order with a planned release in March 2020.
Valve Is Bringing Back Half-Life Through VR By Nathaniel Mott Valve announced a new Half-Life: Alyx VR game, as well as a major update to CS:GO.
Rude Awakening: Google Quietly Says Goodbye to Daydream VR By Nathaniel Mott Google dropped Daydream VR support from the Pixel 4 smartphone and removed the Daydream View headset from its online store.
PSVR 2 May Be Wireless, With AR Potential By Ash Puckett Sony filed a patent for an interesting new VR headset that seems worthy of being called the PSVR 2.
Microsoft Patents Virtual Reality Floor Mat By Nathaniel Mott Microsoft filed a patent application for a virtual reality (VR) floor mat in April 2018.
Hand Tracking Coming to Oculus Quest in New Update By Andrew E. Freedman Oculus VR unveiled a wave of new features coming to the Oculus Quest—including hand tracking—expected to release by early 2020.
HTC Vive Cosmos Hits Preorder for $699 With Modular Features By Scharon Harding HTC Vive Cosmos will be the first of the family to not require base stations. It's currently available for pre-order for $699.
PSVR Earns VR Crown as Low-End VR Bottoms Out By Nathaniel Mott Strategy Analytics said that Sony's lead on the VR market increased as low-end products from Google and Samsung became less popular.
Tobii Spotlight Technology Uses Eye Tracking to Lighten the Load for VR Headsets By Scharon Harding Tobii's benchmarks show that its Spotlight Technology eye tracking reduces GPU load for VR headsets, helping to increase efficiency and maintain frame rates.
VR Headset Sales for 2019 Are Already Impressive By Nathaniel Mott IDC said that shipments of VR and AR headsets rose 27.2% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2019.
HTC Vive Cosmos Will Have Greater Resolution Than the Vive Pro (Update) By Scharon Harding At CES 2019, HTC Vive has announced an upcoming lightweight VR headset, the HTC Vive Cosmos, and an enterprise VR HMD, the HTC Hive Pro Eye.
HTC Vive Pro Eye Hands-On: Feeling Powerful With Built-In Tobii Eye Tracking (Update) By Scharon Harding I tried out a beta version of the feature myself playing MLB Home Run Derby VR. It’s still in development and thus was a little wonky, but I can’t deny its cool factor.
10 Things You May Not Know About Valve’s Index VR Headset By Kevin Carbotte Here are 10 things about Valve new Index VR headset and controllers that you may have missed.
HP Drops Omen Branding From New VR Backpack, Makes it More Powerful By Matt Safford Shifting away from a consumer focus, HP’s latest VR backpack gets souped up internals and a push toward arcades and theme parks.
