Strange Bedfellows: HTC’s VR Store Now Supports Oculus Rift By Kevin Carbotte HTC today revealed that Rift owners will have access to Viveport in September.
Vicon Debuts Unbreakable Tracking for Multi-User VR By Kevin Carbotte Vicon is taking the location-based VR (LBVR) business model seriously and its doubling down on its efforts to be a leader in the space at Siggraph 2018.
WorldViz Vizard 6 Gets Support for Windows MR, HTC Vive Trackers and More By Kevin Carbotte WorldViz today revealed a new edition of its VR development platform. The latest version offers support for Microsoft Windows MR, HTC Vive Tracker and more.
Pimax Concedes GTX 1070 Not Powerful Enough to Drive 8K Headset By Kevin Carbotte Pimax's latest backer update reveals that the company underestimated the GPU requirements to drive the Pimax 8K headset.
Electronauts VR DJ Game Made Me Feel Like I’m In Daft Punk By Scharon Harding Survios’ new VR game lets even the rhythmically challenged mix an impressive list of electronic songs in an imaginative, colorful virtual world.
Google's Chrome Browser Finally Comes to Daydream VR By Kevin Carbotte Now you can browse the web with your Daydream headset. Google released a Chrome browser designed for its VR platform.
Suiting Up With HoloSuit’s Full-Body VR Suit By Scharon Harding We tried on Kaaya Tech’s HoloSuit for ourselves to see what impact it can have on VR, AR and MR.
Next-Generation VR Headsets Will Connect to Your PC With a VirtualLink USB-C Port By Kevin Carbotte The rumors were true; Nvidia is working on a new display interface standard for its upcoming graphics cards. However, it’s not a new port.
The Best Selling SteamVR Games of 2018 By Kevin Carbotte Two years into consumer VR, Valve's list of top selling VR titles reveals that the earliest developers had some of the best ideas.
HTC Is Testing Multi-Room Vive Tracking Configurations By Kevin Carbotte Valve is making progress with multi-room VR configurations using SteamVR Tracking 2.0--the latest SteamVR beta update can address up to 16 base stations.
Magic Leap Signs Distribution, Content Deal With AT&T By Andrew E. Freedman AT&T's investment in Magic Leap will have the headset for sale and demonstrated in its stores.
HP Windows Mixed Reality Headset Review: Narrow FOV Is Not What You Want By Kevin Carbotte The HP Windows Mixed Reality headset offers a handful of excellent features, but the product value is marred by a handful of poor design choices and a high asking price.
Pimax Misses Q2 Shipping Timeline, Swears Production Will Begin Soon By Kevin Carbotte Pimax issued a backer update saying that it once again missed its projected delivery timeframe, but it’s gearing up for mass production over the summer.
Rift Reprieve: Judge Cuts $250 Million From Facebook's Debt to Zenimax By Kevin Carbotte The fight between Facebook and Zenimax isn’t over, but the tables have shifted. A U.S. District judge cut Facebook’s burden from $500 million to $250 million.
Oculus Drops Support for Windows 7 & 8.1 By Kevin Carbotte Oculus revealed new minimum and recommended system specs for the Rift, and they don’t include Windows 7 and 8.1, so it's time for Rift owners to get Windows 10.
Lucid Shifting Focus From Hardware to AI-Driven 3D Software By Kevin Carbotte Lucid is shifting away from the hardware business. The company is now licensing its 3D Fusion AI-based depth sensing technology to device manufactureres.
SteamVR Skeletal Input Animates VR Hands Using Real-Life Motions By Kevin Carbotte Valve’s new SteamVR Skeletal Input technology enables game developers to use your actual hand motion to animate virtual avatar hands in SteamVR games.
Valve Completely Redesigned the Knuckles Controllers By Kevin Carbotte Valve's second-gen Knuckles prototypes feature improved ergonomic and structural design, a thumbstick instead of a trackpad, and new force sensor inputs.
Quit Holding Your Breath For Xbox VR By Kevin Carbotte Microsoft seems to have abandoned its plans for console VR, leaving Sony’s PSVR in a class of its own.
