Most VR companies have stayed relatively tight-lipped about sales figures. We don’t have a clear idea on precisely how many units have been sold for the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PlayStation VR, Daydream View, or any other major headset on the market. However, uncovering sales figures for comparable and similar platforms, such as Homido’s line...
Month: January 2017
The Future of Music in VR: Mobile or Tethered?
Strap on a headset and fire up Tyler Hurd’s “Old Friend,” and you’re instantly transported to a world of little green men flailing in time to indie band Future Islands. The experience is beautiful and immersive — for a few minutes, you feel like you’ve left earth and headed to another dimension in a bizarre,...
NOLO VR Promises $99 Positional Tracking and SteamVR Gaming on Any Mobile VR Headset
NOLO VR is an intriguing Lighthouse-like positional tracking system designed to bring ‘room scale’ positional tracking and motion controls to mobile VR headsets. On top of that, the company is claiming SteamVR ‘compatibility’ through remote play via Riftcat’s VRidge software, all with an expected launch price of $99. You can sense CES is just around the corner as...
Facebook Will Have AR Integrated with Oculus in 10 Years
Facebook announced at its F8 Developer’s Conference on April 12th that, in addition to the VR-ready Oculus Rift we have today, it plans to bring Augmented Reality (AR) into the fold of their social machine. The company is looking to dominate the ‘new’ reality market, no doubt about it. Just look at the lofty goals...
VR in the OR—Watch Live Surgery on April 14th in 360 Degrees
If you’ve ever wanted to be right in the thick of an operating room, you’re about to get your chance. On Thursday, April 14th, you’ll be able to watch a VR live stream of a tumor removal surgery. With their 360-degree camera, you’ll be able to see the entire operating table and its surroundings. Medical...
Oculus Is Collecting a Scary Amount of Data for Facebook
The highly anticipated VR headset hasn’t been on the market long, but there’s an issue that has some consumers, and even government officials, concerned about the Oculus Rift. You probably guessed the issue surrounds privacy and the extensive, not-so-secret way that it’s collecting your personal data. The privacy concerns came about as various customers and...
This Is the Easiest Way to Try Out HTC's Vive Right Now
If you’ve been debating on whether or not HTC’s new virtual reality headset, the Vive, is worth the $800 price tag, then you’ll be able to find out for yourself soon enough. HTC Vive test runs have already been available at Microsoft Stores in New York City, Bellevue, and Salt Lake City, but starting April...
10 Virtual Reality Apps to Get You Started with Google Cardboard
Virtual reality is all the rage these days, especially with devices like the Oculus Rift, Gear VR, and HTC Vive hitting shelves lately. But before any of those fancy, expensive headsets ever made it to the market, Google came up with a thrifty and inventive substitute in the form of Google Cardboard. It’s a fun...
The Big List: 50 VR Games We Can’t Wait To Play In 2017
Last year, we rounded off a list of 35 VR games we couldn’t have to play in 2016. We’ve had some great times playing great games, and last week we picked the best of the bunch with our 2016 Game of the Year Awards. But VR has only grown in 2016 and so it’s only fair...
Deal: $100 Gift Card Offer Still Available for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift
The holidays have come and gone, but Microsoft is still offering a $100 gift card with your purchase of the HTC Vive or Oculus Rift through their store. This holiday season saw the first significant sales, deals, and coupons to come to the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, which were both launched earlier this year....