HTC Vive Is Prepping a Cheaper Version of its Cosmos VR Headset By Scharon Harding published 20 February 20 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 published 7 February 20 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 published 9 January 20 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 published 8 January 20 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 published 7 January 20 Known for VR headsets with up to 8K resolution, Pimax is finally releasing an entry-level offering in the Artisan.
Oculus Link Tested: Awesome, But Don’t Sell Your Rift Yet By Kevin Carbotte published 8 December 19 A standalone headset gets into PC virtual reality gaming.
Oculus Go Standalone VR Headset Review: Convenient VR For The Masses By Kevin Carbotte published 29 November 19 Welcome to the beginning of the next era of virtual reality hardware, where host devices aren’t needed, and cables are just for charging.
Valve's Half-Life: Alyx VR Game Is Free, if You're Willing to Own an Index Headset By Nathaniel Mott published 21 November 19 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 published 19 November 19 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 published 16 October 19 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 Hill published 9 October 19 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 published 7 October 19 Microsoft filed a patent application for a virtual reality (VR) floor mat in April 2018.
Lenovo Mirage AR Headset Review: Marvel Dimension of Heroes to the Rescue By Scharon Harding published 6 October 19 The Lenovo Mirage AR headset is more tempting with Marvel Dimension of Heroes and new controllers.
Hand Tracking Coming to Oculus Quest in New Update By Andrew E. Freedman published 26 September 19 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 published 12 September 19 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 published 5 August 19 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 published 5 August 19 Tobii's benchmarks show that its Spotlight Technology eye tracking reduces GPU load for VR headsets, helping to increase efficiency and maintain frame rates.
Oculus Rift S Review: First-Gen VR Gets a Reboot By Kevin Carbotte published 30 June 19 The Rift S isn’t a second-gen headset, but more like a do-over of the original, with improvements and compromises. If you have a headset, you can skip this one.
VR Headset Sales for 2019 Are Already Impressive By Nathaniel Mott published 27 June 19 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 published 25 June 19 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.
