FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Microsoft Shows Off Haptic VR Controller, Simulates Grabbing With Thumb & Two Fingersuploadvr.com - David Heaney Microsoft Research showed off a new haptic VR controller which simulates grabbing small objects with the thumb and first two fingers, delivering rich …
Oculus Quest Facebook wants to bring your entire body into virtual realityCNN - By Rachel Metz, CNN BusinessSan Jose (CNN Business) — Facebook is working on full-body virtual reality avatars that look and move just like real people, in hopes of making the technology feel even more engaging and immersive. The
Sony Announces 4.2 Million PlayStation VR Units Soldroadtovr.com - Ben Lang Sony today revealed its latest PlayStation VR sales milestone of 4.2 million units. The company says this figure represents headsets ‘sold through’ …
FundamentalVR Integrates HaptX Gloves Into Virtual Reality Surgical Trainermedgadget.com FundamentalVR, a company that makes virtual reality training tools for medical education, has integrated the HaptX Gloves into its Fundamental …
Corporations, not consumers, drive demand for HP’s new VR headsetArs Technica - Peter Bright HP's second gen headsets have more resolution, more comfort, and wipe-down face cushions. HP was one of the many companies that built a virtual …
Ottawa Hospital team pioneers virtual reality to treat Parkinson's patientsottawacitizen.com - Elizabeth Payne With a virtual reality goggles fixed on his head and wands in his hands, neurosurgeon Dr. Adam Sachs can step inside a patient’s brain for an extreme …
Microsoft brings OpenXR to Windows Mixed Reality for cross-platform virtual realitytechradar.com - By Matt Hanson Wearables Microsoft has just added the OpenXR standard to its Windows Mixed Reality devices, which aims to make it easier to port virtual reality apps and …
Oculus VR Facebook prepares to push Oculus VR headsets for businessesCNET - by Ian Sherr The social networking giant is following Microsoft, selling its Oculus Go and Oculus Quest headsets for "enterprise" customers.
Microsoft plans to bring your phone into Mixed Realitypocket-lint.com - Adrian Willings Microsoft revealed the HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset at MWC 2019. The company made it clear that the device is not yet intended for consumer use, …
Play button Virtual reality adds to tourism through touch, smell and real people's experiencestheconversation.com - Erik Malcolm Champion Back in 2001, an acquaintance who worked for Lonely Planet told me about a surprise discovery. The travel guide business had an audience of people …
Walmart plunges into retail future, bringing VR to the massesAd Age - Jack Neff . A trailer in the parking lot of a Walmart in Burbank, California, isn't where you'd expect to find the future of retail marketing. But inside is the …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo CES 2019: Lemnis ‘Verifocal’ Optics Focus Naturally In VR And ARuploadvr.com - Ian Hamilton Lemnis Technologies demonstrated a series of prototype optical designs at CES 2019. Though none were in a consumer-ready state, each showed promising …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo CES 2019: First Pictures Of HTC Vive Cosmos And Pro Eye Arriveuploadvr.com - Jamie Feltham We’re at HTC’s booth at CES 2019 where the company just revealed two new VR headsets. Did someone say Vive Cosmos images gallery?The first of the two …
Facebook Open-sources DeepFocus Algorithm for More Realistic Varifocal VR Renderingroadtovr.com - Scott Hayden DeepFocus is Facebook’s AI-driven renderer that’s said to produce natural looking blur in real-time, something that’s poised to go hand-in-hand with …
NVIDIA Announces Flagship GPU ‘Titan RTX’ with VirtuaLink Connectorroadtovr.com - Scott Hayden NVIDIA today unveiled their most powerful GPU yet, the TITAN RTX (nicknamed T-Rex). While it’s priced clear out of the regular consumer market at …
Lemnis Demonstrates Latest Varifocal Lens Tech in New VR Headset Prototyperoadtovr.com - Scott Hayden Eye-tracking is an important technology that many would consider a ‘must have’ for the next generation of VR headsets, although that’s just one step …
Samsung Samsung Emerged In The Augmented Reality Market With The New SXR SDKbillionaire365.com - Jackson Bey Korean tech giant Samsung held its developer conference in San Francisco on November 7th and 8th. In addition to significant announcements such as …
Facebook reorganizes Oculus for AR/VR's long-haulTechCrunch - Lucas MatneyFacebook is again looking to whip Oculus into shape for its 10-year journey towards making virtual reality mainstream. According to two sources, Facebook reorganized its AR and VR team this week from divisional
ZOTAC VR GO 2.0 backpack PC introducedgeeky-gadgets.com - Julian Horsey PC manufacturer ZOTAC has this week unveiled its new second-generation VR GO 2.0 backpack PC, improving on the virtual reality experience thanks to …
Sources: Valve Planning 135° VR Headset Bundled With ‘Knuckles’ Controllers And Half-Life VRuploadvr.com - Upload Images of a prototype VR headset with a Valve logo visible on the circuit board leaked on the image sharing website imgur. Our independent sources …
Oculus founder says price isn't what's holding back VR adoptiontechradar.com - By Henry St Leger Wearables Oculus founder Palmer Luckey has spoken out on the long-term future of VR headsets, and what's holding back the technology his company helped to …
Walmart Walmart is using virtual reality to train more than 1 million in-store employeesDigiday - Michael Bodley Following a promising pilot program, Walmart has turned to virtual reality to train its more than 1 million U.S. in-store employees. Every one of the …
New Valve Data Gives Fresh Insight into Number of VR Headsets Used on Steamroadtovr.com - Ben Lang During Melbourne Games Week this week, Valve revealed a fresh set of official figures about it’s user population on Steam. Mashing up the figures …
Oculus co-founder is leaving Facebook after cancellation of 'Rift 2' headsetTechCrunch - Lucas MatneyBrendan Iribe, the co-founder and former CEO of Oculus, announced today that he is leaving Facebook, TechCrunch has learned. Iribe is leaving Facebook following some internal shake-ups in the company’s
HTC Vive Pro update brings finger tracking to VRslashgear.com - Chris Burns So you’d like to dive in to the virtual reality universe, but you’d rather not have to hold controllers. The most recent announcement from HTC’s Vive …
Samsung’s Odyssey+ Costs $500, Uses Anti-Screen Door Effect Displayuploadvr.com - Jamie Feltham Samsung’s Odyssey+, a successor to last year’s Odyssey Windows VR headset, was one of the company’s worst-kept secrets of the past few months. Now …
Oculus Go Gets Replacement Facial Interface With VR Coveruploadvr.com - David Heaney VR Cover offers custom facial interfaces for popular VR headsets such as the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear VR, and Windows Mixed Reality …
Ultra-light glove lets users “touch” virtual objectstechexplorist.com - Amit Malewar Scientists at the EPFL in collaboration with ETH Zurich have developed a light-weight glove that can feel and manipulate virtual objects. Moreover, …
Starlight Children's Foundation, the Walt Disney Company, and Google Unveil New VR Program for Childrenbroadwayworld.com - TV News Desk Starlight Children's Foundation, an organization whose mission is to create moments of joy and comfort for hospitalized kids and their families, …
