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Lenovo Gets the Okay to Cop PlayStation VR's Style

By Nathaniel Mott published

Lenovo and Sony announced that they signed a two-year patent license agreement that allows Lenovo to use the PSVR's industrial design for the Mirage Solo.

HTC Brings Vive Wave Platform Stateside Ahead of Vive Focus Headset

By Kevin Carbotte published

HTC today released the SDKs for the Vive Wave platform so that developers around the globe can prepare thier software for the upcoming Vive Focus headset and other Vive Wave devices.

Oculus Co-Founder Quits as VR Firm Promises a New Rift Headset

By Nathaniel Mott published

Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe departed amidst reports that he butted heads with Facebook execs, who may also have canceled the Rift 2 headset.

Samsung Fights VR's Screen Door Effect, Doubles PPI With HMD Odyssey+

By Nathaniel Mott published

Less than a year after releasing the original HMD Odyssey, Samsung continues to chase the Windows Mixed Reality crown with the revised HMD Odyssey+.

SteamVR Tries Bringing VR to Weaker GPUs With Motion Smoothing Feature

By Nathaniel Mott published

Valve announced beta testing of a new feature in SteamVR called Motion Smoothing that "enables more players on more PCs to play high-fidelity VR games and experiences."

Oculus (Finally) Rolls Out Rift Core 2.0 to All

By Nathaniel Mott published

Oculus released the Rift Core 2.0 update to all Rift owners exactly one year after announcing the overhauled software at Oculus Connect 4.

Pimax 5K+ M2 Pre-Production Headset: Eating GPUs for Breakfast

By Kevin Carbotte published

Pimax's 5K+ headset is the first consumer VR device with an ultrawide field of view. We strapped it on to find out if that's something you should care about.

Oculus Quest Hands-On: Freedom to Explore VR

By Sherri L. Smith published

The Oculus Quest is an exercise in carefree exploration that shows if nothing else, that virtual reality isn't dead (for now).

Oculus Adding Custom Avatars, Hybrid Apps

By Sherri L. Smith published

Oculus announced a new platform chockfull of useful features during its developer conference.

$399 Oculus Quest Offers Premium Standalone VR

By Sherri L. Smith published

Scheduled to ship next spring for $399, the Oculus Quest headset is the company's first standalone headset to launch with Oculus Rift-level graphics.

Watch the Oculus Connect 5 Keynote Live!

By Kevin Carbotte published

Oculus Connect 5 kicks off today and the company is touting this year’s conference as the biggest Oculus Connect event yet! Join us to watch the live keynote presentation this afternoon.

What Tom’s Played This Weekend: Creed: Rise to Glory

By Kevin Carbotte published

Creed: Rise to Glory is a first-person VR boxing game based on the Rocky spin-off, Creed. You take the roll of Adonis Creed and must fight your way up through the ranks of the boxing circuit.

HumanEyes' 5.7K Vuze XR Camera Supports 360- and 180-Degree Video

By Kevin Carbotte published

HumanEyes technologies today revealed the Vuze XR camera, which supports 360-degrees or 180-degree stereo video capture at up to 5.7K resolution.

HTC Officially Releases the $300 Vive Wireless Adapter

By Nathaniel Mott published

HTC Vive and Vive Pro headset owners can finally experience wireless VR with the long-awaited $300 (or $360) Vive Wireless Adapter.

Valve Extends Battery Life With Third Evolution of Knuckles VR Controllers

By Kevin Carbotte published

Valve revealed a new revision of the upcoming Knuckles controllers which should be more reliable than the previous version.

Mozilla Releases VR and AR Firefox Browser for Oculus, Viveport, Daydream

By Nathaniel Mott published

Mozilla released the Firefox Reality browser to make it easier to access web content on Viveport, Oculus and Daydream headsets.

Pimax Finally Prepping 8K, 5K+ VR Headset Shipments

By Kevin Carbotte published

Pimax is preparing to ship the first run of Pimax 8K headsets to early Kickstarter backers at the end of the month. The company also revealed a new model of Pimax 5K headset.

Pixvana VR Video Streaming Tech Is Now Open Source

By Kevin Carbotte published

Content creators now have access to cloud-based distribution for streaming VR Video content.

Acer Goes Premium With New Windows MR Headset

By Andrew E. Freedman published

At IFA, Acer announced a Windows Mixed Reality Headset with a detachable design, integrated audio and software IPD adjustment technology.

Microsoft Was Making an Xbox VR Headset, But Not Anymore

By Kevin Carbotte published

News surfaced this week that Microsoft was planning on bringing a VR headset to the Xbox console but scrapped its plans earlier this year.

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