Best VR Headsets for PC and Gaming 2019 By Scharon Harding We tested the best VR headsets for PC and gaming that you can buy in 2019. From cheap to premium, here are our favorites.
Oculus Go Standalone VR Headset Review: Convenient VR For The Masses By Kevin Carbotte 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 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.
What Is Variable Rate Shading? A Basic Definition of VRS By Scharon Harding What does VRS mean? Variable rate shading, and which graphics cards support it, explained.
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.
Lenovo Mirage AR Headset Review: Marvel Dimension of Heroes to the Rescue By Scharon Harding The Lenovo Mirage AR headset is more tempting with Marvel Dimension of Heroes and new controllers.
HTC Vive Cosmos VR Headset Review: Solid Upgrade By Kevin Carbotte The HTC Vive Cosmos is a great VR headset held back by bad controller ergonomics. It's comfort and lack of base stations makes it a good upgrade from the Vive.
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.
Valve Index VR Headset and Controllers Review: First Benchmarks By Kevin Carbotte Not yet rated The Valve Index VR headset and controllers offers an excellent visual experience and best-in-class tracking, and the Index controllers are the best out there.
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.
Oculus Rift S Review: First-Gen VR Gets a Reboot By Kevin Carbotte 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 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.
Insta360 Evo VR Camera Review: Good Camera, Bad Stitching By Kevin Carbotte The Insta360 Evo 5.7K VR camera with 360-degree mono and 180-degree stereo captures clear images and video, but could use an improved stitching algorithm.
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.
