Yesterday, BMW revealed that it will introduce 40 self-driving test cars to U.S. and European roads in 2017. But until that happens, the German automotive giant announced that it will let car buyers check out some of its currently available electric and hybrid cars virtually, thanks to the powers of augmented reality (AR). With the...
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CyberPowerPC Introduces New PCs Including A Line Of VR-Ready Laptops
Over at AMD’s booth, CyberPowerPC was one of many that made an appearance with a design that’s taking advantage of the motherboards powered by the new Ryzen processor. That’s not the only appearance they’re making, though, as they’re also bringing rigs that are based on Intel’s 7th generation Kaby Lake processor along with some VR-ready...
New ‘Arizona Sunshine’ Las Vegas-Themed Game Mode ‘Undead Valley’ Coming in Feb.
Arizona Sunshine by Vertigo Games is a great game. We liked it so much, in fact, that we awarded it the designation of our favorite VR game of 2016. The complete single player campaign mode, cooperative multiplayer support, and addictive horde mode delivered a lot of content to a game that was already overflowing with fun and...
‘Monkey King’ is a New Cinematic VR Series from Digital Domain
I’m not well-versed in Chinese mythology, but even I’ve heard of the Monkey King, otherwise known as Sun Wukong. Most notably, I know about his appearance in the 16th century novel, Journey to the West. This is of course the premise of Monkey King, a new cinematic VR series in development by Digital Domain. Although, this...
Nyko Unveils PS VR and HTC Vive Charging Docks and Other Accessories at CES
As someone that has a PS VR, Gear VR, HTC Vive, and Oculus Rift all in the same apartment, cables, controllers, and headsets are often scattered everywhere. Beside my couch in the living room I’ve luckily got the POWER A Charge and Display Station for my PS VR already, but my home office has the...
Huawei’s Mate 9 Pro is Daydream-compatible, Future Phones to Include Tango
Amit Singh, lead of business and operations at Google’s VR/AR team, today officially announced on stage during the Huawei keynote speech that the Huawei Mate 9 Pro and Mate 9 Porsche Design will be the next phones to conform to the Daydream VR platform. While this generation of Huawei handsets won’t have Tango support, unlike Asus’ ZenFone...
‘Arizona Sunshine’ Shows Potential Las Vegas-Themed Game Mode ‘Undead Valley’ at CES
Arizona Sunshine by Vertigo Games is a great game. We liked it so much, in fact, that we awarded it the designation of our favorite VR game of 2016. The complete single player campaign mode, cooperative multiplayer support, and addictive horde mode delivered a lot of content to a game that was already overflowing with fun and...
Hands-On at CES With Intel’s Project Alloy Standalone VR Headset
Project Alloy from Intel is a prototype VR headset with important new features from one of the world’s most influential tech companies, and we’ve just tried the first hands-on demo of the hardware at CES. Alloy sits in the same standalone category as the Santa Cruz prototype from Facebook’s Oculus, meaning the hardware you wear...
Dell Precision 7720 Is A VR-Ready Mobile Workstation Using Nvidia Quardo GPUs
If you like to get granular about how you define laptops, then Dell has something interesting to show you today: a VR-ready mobile workstation. That’s the Dell Precision 7720, announced at the company’s CES press conference in Las Vegas this week. The show held little news for VR fans overall, but the Precision is worth mentioning....
The Pico Neo CV Is A Fully Untethered, Positionally Tracked VR Headset
HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, PS VR, Samsung Gear VR, and Google’s Cardboard and Daydream platforms are all the most recognized names when it comes to virtual reality across the powerful home units and mobile markets, but there are still a handful that keep the industry competitive and honest. CES 2017, to no one’s surprise, has been...
