Lions and tigers and bears are just a few of the animals that Google users can now bring into their physical environments. Less than a month after previewing augmented reality capabilities in Search at Google I/O, Google has begun to roll out support for embedding 3D content into mobile search results, which can be viewed...
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Blood & Truth and Trover Saves The Universe PSVR Combo Livestream
Curious about how we livestream the way we do? Then look no further than this handy guide for general tips and this guide specific to our Oculus Quest setup. Two really big new PSVR games released today with Blood & Truth and Trover Saves the Universe. One is Guy Ritchie-style action thriller full of guns, explosions, and epic set piece moments,...
Oculus Releases Rift S Audio Update After Users Report Issues
Update: Oculus released the 1.38 update on its “public test channel” to address audio issues along with “updated firmware to reduce occurrence of display issues.” The Oculus Rift S features a few changes over the original. Many of them are for the better, like the new halo head strap for improved comfort. Some, like the...
Volvo Invests In Varjo After Testing XR-1 Prototypes On The Road
Volvo is investing in VR headset-maker Varjo after testing out its XR-1 prototypes to “test-drive virtual car designs on the road.” The XR-1 Developer Edition is a “video-pass-through headset” promising “visual parity” between augmented and real elements presented to the eyes. The headset is supposed to ship late this year. According to Varjo: The XR-1...
Oculus Rift S Has A Hidden Resolution Setting
The Oculus Rift S has a fairly hidden setting which changes the headset’s default resolution. The setting does not state the resolution for each choice, but we were able to discover it with some digging. How To Find & Change It To find the resolution setting for Rift S, open the Oculus app, click ‘Devices’...
Beat Saber DLC 2 Releases Next Month, Custom Songs Support Coming To Quest
Beat Games today made a surprise announcement: custom songs created with Beat Saber’s new Level Editor will be able to be played on the Oculus Quest in a future update. Beat Saber’s official level editor only launched last week, though the game has a long history of unofficial modding. This process required downloading third party...
Logitech’s New ‘VR Ink’ Pen Is A Physical Stylus For VR
Today Logitech is announcing the VR Ink Pilot Edition, which is a physical stylus you can use to draw and write on both 2D surfaces and 3D roomscale spaces. As you can see in the image above, you can use it while still wearing a VR HMD on 3D objects, but you’ll also be able...
Trover Saves The Universe Review: A Hilarious Action Adventure
It’s rare for me to find a game that genuinely makes me laugh. I’ve never really been the type of person that likes to watch comedy movies on my own as I prefer to treat laughter as a social experience. I also spend the vast majority of my time gaming alone — especially in VR....
Promising VR Adventure Game Zed Releases Next Month
Zed, a long in-development VR title and, curiously, one of the first games to be published by Myst developer, Cyan, is releasing in the very near future. Cyan recently confirmed the game will arrive on Steam on 4 June. For those not keeping count, that’s just a little more than a month away. Zed is...
Google rolls out dining and translation filters to Lens
Google Lens users on iOS and ARCore-compatible Android phones are getting some added utility when it comes to ordering at restaurants or translating foreign languages on-the-go. The functionality was announced earlier this month at Google I/O. Users can access Lens in the Google Assistant, Google Photos and main Google search apps. It’s also baked directly...
