CES 2019 was a busy one for HTC Vive. It’s biggest announcement was undoubtedly Vive Cosmos, a new PC VR headset. It’s not a sequel to the original Vive, but it is a consumer product unlike the Vive Pro and newly-announced Vive Pro Eye. Confused yet? Well don’t worry. Below, we’ve rounded up everything we...
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China’s Nreal raises $15M to shrink augmented headsets to size of sunglasses
A former Magic Leap engineer believes the problem with most consumer-facing augmented headsets on the market is their bulky size. “You wouldn’t want to wear them for more than one hour,” Xu Chi, founder and chief executive officer of Nreal told me as he put on a bright orange headgear that looked just like plastic Ray-Ban...
Daily Crunch: Nvidia breaks with tradition at CES 2019
The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here: 1. Nvidia launches the $349 GeForce RTX 2060 Nvidia broke with tradition and put a new focus on gaming at CES. Last...
Nissan Augmented Reality Concept Assists Drivers in Detecting Unseen Obstacles
While the technology companies continue to drive forward with autonomous vehicles, Nissan’s vision of the future of self-driving automobiles lies in a cooperative experience between human and machine, facilitated by augmented reality. At CES 2019, which officially kicks off this week, Nissan will present its in-car augmented reality concept, dubbed Invisible-to-Visible (I2V), via an interactive...
‘David Bowie Is’ App Delivers a Mesmerizing AR Tour of the Artist’s Career with Gary Oldman as Guide
Although next week will mark the late David Bowie’s 72nd birthday, his fans and admirers are the ones receiving a gift in the form of an augmented reality app that explores the artist’s career Available for $7.99 on the App Store and Google Play on January 8, “David Bowie Is” packs a virtual recreation of...
CES 2019: Pimax Displays Knuckles-Like Controller Prototype
Pimax is showing off its latest VR hardware at CES 2019 with Knuckles-like controllers “designed to free your hand for an open-palm immersive experience.” We scheduled an appointment to see Pimax hardware later today but a lack of clarity in the company’s press release leaves open the question of whether these controllers — either the...
CES 2019: HTC Vive Cosmos Is A ‘Tethered’ VR Headset, Not A Standalone Like Quest
Yesterday at HTC’s CES 2019 press conference, the company revealed not one but two brand new VR headsets known as the Vive Pro Eye and the Vive Cosmos along with a slew of other announcements. After the conference was over we got an up-close look at the Vive Cosmos and got the chance to chat...
Nreal raises $15 million and shows off its 3-ounce mixed reality smart glasses
Nreal said it has raised $15 million and is unveiling its mixed reality (MR) smart glasses today at CES 2019, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas.Read More Source: Nreal raises $15 million and shows off its 3-ounce mixed reality smart glasses
HTC makes Firefox Reality the default browser on Vive VR headsets
Mozilla announced today that the Firefox Reality VR browser will be the default browser on all HTC Vive headsets, including the newly announced Vive Cosmos.Read More Source: HTC makes Firefox Reality the default browser on Vive VR headsets
HTC debuts Vive Pro Eye with eye tracking, plus Vive Cosmos (Updated)
At a 2019 CES press conference, Vive announced two new VR headsets: Vive Pro Eye, a version of Vive Pro with eye-tracking hardware, and Vive Cosmos, a next-generation headset.Read More Source: HTC debuts Vive Pro Eye with eye tracking, plus Vive Cosmos (Updated)
