Apple’s famous veil of secrecy was pierced on Friday during a rare interview with the company’s CEO, Tim Cook. The topic: augmented reality. SEE ALSO: Microsoft is bringing Windows Holographic to all Windows 10 PCs The comments from Cook were delivered during an interview session at Sen. Orrin Hatch’s Utah Tech Tour in Salt Lake...
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Unleash Your Virtual Feng Shui With Social VR Platform myVR for Google Cardboard
In virtual reality, transporting players into unique spaces is the foundation of the experience. Developers are able to immerse players into nearly endless possibilities using the medium. Social VR can offer a bit a malleability to the players themselves as they shape these virtual spaces to be a reflection of their personal interests, and this...
Facebook's immersive media head on why 360 video may need its own app
Most Silicon Valley heavyweights don’t take time out from their office job to get face to face with apex predators. Eric Cheng is the head of immersive media at Facebook, but he’s also a professional underwater photographer who uses his work to call for shark conservation. In Sydney to promote Tales by Light Season 2,...
Google's experimental Sprayscape app makes VR more like Snapchat
Imagine if you could share a virtual reality-ready 360-degree view of any moment, on the fly, as easily as you send a video on Snapchat. That’s the premise of Sprayscape, the latest experimental app from Google. Out today, the Android app makes VR selfies a reality — even if they are a bit blurry. SEE...
Here's what it was like to experience 'Westworld'
NEW YORK — I went to Westworld IRL. Ok, not actually. But for a brief 15 minutes on Friday afternoon, it definitely felt like I had. Comic Con is home to dozens of themed activations designed to promote various shows and movies. Many of these experiences now include some kind of virtual reality element. So...
See Mark Zuckerberg's entire virtual reality demo from Oculus Connect
On Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the Oculus Connect conference in San Jose, Calif. with a virtual reality demo which included nifty ways to socialize in virtual reality. In the demo, Mark and a couple of friends visit various virtual arenas, including the bottom of the ocean, the surface of Mars, Facebook’s offices, and even...
Facebook's standalone VR headset feels like the future
SAN JOSE, California — As far VR has come and as good as the experiences have gotten, there still aren’t many options for those who don’t own a high-end PC. But during the keynote at the Oculus Connect developer conference on Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg briefly teased an all-new headset: a standalone viewer that doesn’t rely...
Facebook just made Oculus Rift way more affordable
Virtual reality will soon be a lot more affordable. Oculus will be compatible with lower-end PCs, including an upcoming $499 laptop, the company’s CEO Brendan Iribe announced Thursday during the Oculus Connect conference in San Jose. Oculus introduced a new set of minimum specs required to run its Rift headset, making it compatible with much...
Oculus party rooms let you hang out with your friends' avatars
Virtual reality may soon be less of a lonely experience for Oculus hardware owners, as the company outlined how people can see each other and play together inside of virtual reality. Oculus announced a new party system during its Oculus Connect developers conference in San Jose, California, Thursday. The party system will allow friends to...
Oculus Touch controllers arriving Dec. 6 for $199
VR fans will finally wrap their hands around the Oculus Touch controllers starting on Dec. 6 for $199, Oculus announced Thursday. Oculus Touch, a set of controllers that lets virtual reality users bring their hands inside simulations, was announced in June 2015 — just prior to E3. The controllers were first promised to arrive a...