Facebook’s upcoming Oculus Rift S PC VR headset has received FCC approval. The FCC is a US regulatory agency with responsibility over wireless frequency use. The headset has no specific date for release, but Facebook says it will launch in Spring. Compared to the original, the Rift S features higher resolution better lenses, five-camera inside-out...
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PSVR’s Golem Makes Surprise Return At PAX East 2019
It’s been over a year now since the long-anticipated PSVR exclusive, Golem, was delayed at the last minute. Questions about cancellation have spiraled the project since but developer Highware Games has occasionally spoken up to deny them. Well, we’ve got some good news for you; Golem is stepping back into the spotlight at PAX East...
Snapchat Gives Movie Fans Augmented Reality Superpowers with Voice-Activated ‘Shazam!’ Lens
When the titular hero of your superhero movie activates his powers with a catchphrase, it would be pretty neat if your augmented reality promotion for that film could react to the user’s voice. Luckily for Warner Bros., Snapchat happens to have relatively new voice recognition capabilities for its AR Lenses, which the studio’s marketing team...
Nintendo Switch Labo VR Features Over 64 Games, First Trailer Revealed
Missed the news? Nintendo’s getting into VR. At least, it sort of is. Later this year the beloved gaming company will launch a Nintendo Switch Labo VR Kit. It’s a set of cardboard peripherals that you make yourself. One forms a Google Cardboard-style headset to plug the Switch into. The others all resemble controllers. But...
GDC 2019 Roundup: Oculus Rift S, Beat Saber For Quest, HP’s 4K PC Headset, Vive Finger Tracking
Now that the 2019 Game Developers Conference (GDC) is in full swing it can be tough to keep track of everything. Each day is jam-packed full of announcements and as we get the time to go hands-on with everything we’ve got impressions and news stories coming out extremely quickly. You can let this article serve...
WarDucks raises $3.8 million for augmented reality game studio
WarDucks raised $3.8 million in funding to launch a location-based augmented reality game studio, and it has tapped Doom co-creator John Romero for help.Read More Source: WarDucks raises $3.8 million for augmented reality game studio
Why 6G research is starting before we have 5G
While the world waits for the rollout of 5G wireless networks, researchers are already laying the groundwork for 6G, which could enable 1 Tbps speeds.Read More Source: Why 6G research is starting before we have 5G
GDC 2019: Beat Saber On Oculus Quest Feels Incredible
I’ve played a lot of Beat Saber across the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PSVR versions of the game. I’ve beaten every officially released song on Expert, a few on Expert+, and play a lot of custom downloaded tracks. I am by no means a pro Beat Saber player and I don’t play daily, but...
GDC 2019: Tobii Lauches VR, AR Eye-Tracking SDK
Eye-tracking specialist Tobii is honing in on VR and AR developers at GDC this week. The company yesterday announced the launch of its XR software development kit (SDK). It’s a set of tools and resources designed to get developers up to speed with its eye-tracking tech. Using the kit, creators can implement features like gaze-based...
Oculus Quest To Have 128GB Storage Model
While the $399 Oculus Quest model will have 64GB of storage, Facebook confirmed to UploadVR there will be a more expensive model with 128GB of storage space. This isn’t the first time Facebook has sold tiers by storage. The Oculus Go is currently sold as two models- a $199 32GB model and a $249 64GB...