Virtual Reality

Most recent stories in Virtual Reality

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  Eric Robinson

  

  Sony opens pre-orders for its $840 Google Glass alternative

  The Verge - Rich McCormick

  Google might have shelved its Glass project for now, but its rapid about-face doesn't mean that its peers have given up on their own augmented reality goggle projects. Sony today made a developer version of its Google Glass-esque SmartEyeglass available for pre-order, before it goes on sale in the …

• Again!

  

  Andy

  

  Mozilla Wants To Bring Virtual Reality To The Browser

  TechCrunch - Frederic Lardinois

  Last summer, Mozilla launched a very experimental version of Firefox with support for web-based virtual reality apps that could be experienced through the Oculus Rift. Earlier this week, support for WebVR also landed in Firefox’s Nightly and Developer Edition release channels. So why is Mozilla …

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  Eric Robinson

  

  See The Incredibly Goofy Evolution of Virtual Reality Headsets

  TIME

  1988 Andrew Mishkin wearing a 3-D virtual display helmet that is connected to a six-wheeled roving vehicle. The rover was meant to explore the surface of Mars and send back information. Roger Ressmeyer—Corbis 1 of 20 1993 "Reality +" at the Virtual Reality Systems 93 show was described as a next …

• Strap a catheter to this bad boy and we're really cookin.

  

  Eric Robinson

  

  The Virtuix Omni VR treadmill made us all hot and sweaty

  Ars Technica - Lee Hutchinson

  Stand-up device is sprinting toward a Q1 2015 release—and a price bump. There have been big changes to the Virtuix Omni since we last strapped …

• Now that I own an Oculus, I'd love to see Apple's take on this.

  

  Skye Book

  

  Job Listing Points Towards Apple's Continued Interest in Virtual Reality

  MacRumors - Juli Clover

  Over the past several years, Apple has expressed an interest in both virtual reality and augmented reality, and has applied for a number of patents related to both technologies. The company has explored a goggle-like video headset that would possibly allow for 3-D viewing, much like the Oculus Rift …