We’ve long wondered what mobile VR meant to HTC, and now we might know — a Vive-branded smartphone. The Taiwanese smartphone maker is hosting an event titled ‘For U’ on January 12th. We didn’t think it would have much to do with its VR headset, the HTC Vive, especially after the bevy of reveals the...
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Oculus Partners with BBC Earth to Create VR Video and Interactive Content
Oculus VR and BBC Earth, the British Broadcasting Corporation’s own natural history producer, have announced a new partnership. The first order of business: three VR experiences based on the lives of three different animals, Black Bears, the Caracal Cat, and an Oogpister Beetle. BBC Worldwide says that all three virtual reality experiences will be released separately on Oculus Rift...
TPCAST Wireless VR Add-On Available Worldwide Q2 for $249
HTC has confirmed that the TPCAST wireless VR solution for the Vive VR headset will be available worldwide in Q2 this year at $249. As predicted in our recent VR retrospective, there were a lot of companies showing solutions that promise to cut the cord on desktop headsets via wireless video streaming. The solution that...
Lumus Packed a 55 Degree Field of View into Optics Less than 2mm Thick
At CES 2017, Lumus is demonstrating its latest waveguide optics which achieve a 55 degree field of view from optics less than 2mm thick, potentially enabling a truly glasses-sized augmented reality headset. Israel-based Lumus has been working on transparent optics since 2000. The company has developed a unique form of waveguide technology which allows images...
Field In View: So, Where Was Oculus At CES 2017?
Remember the buzz you had this time last year? Rather than another agonizing wait for updates, Oculus hit the 2016 ground running with a massive blowout on the consumer Rift, launching pre-orders and taking extensive interview sessions from which hundreds more details spilled out. It wasn’t all good news, of course, but it was still...
‘SVRF Tabs’ Is a Chrome Extension That Turns New Windows Into 360 Images
If I had a dollar for every tab open on my computer right now I could afford to eat something besides these mini donuts for lunch (even though they are good for me I suppose). I think I may still have a tab open somewhere with a very malnourished NeoPet on it. That’s how hoarder-esque...
Relive Your Best Memories in AR/VR With Owlii’s Volumetric 3D Telepresence
Have you ever been in the middle of an experience and thought “I wish I could preserve this moment forever?” Currently what you’ll do is pull out your phone and snap a few pictures for the various snaps and grams available to you online. But what if you could bottle that moment exactly as it happened...
‘Flaim Trainer’ Uses Vive’s Tracker For A Realistic Firefighting Experience
It’s been a pretty cold CES. The industry has been hurriedly hopping on one foot to another as they wait outside for Ubers and taxis to get to their next appointment, and heat lamps have had queues of people lining up to feel their flames. If you really wanted to stay warm, though, all you...
Build and Race on Your Own Tiny Racing Track with ‘Tiny Wheels’
The days of setting up ludicrously long Hot Wheels tracks and launching the tiny diecast metal cars straight into the side of a hastily constructed LEGO fort are all but over—not when you can practically revisit the glory days in the cheap but serviceable Tiny Wheels (2016) for HTC Vive. Created by indie developer Robbie Tilton, Tiny Wheels...
Lenovo and Kopin Form Joint Venture to Grow Enterprise AR Headset Market
Lenovo’s own investment group and wearable displays manufacturer Kopin Corporation have formed a joint venture named Lenovo New Vision. The combination of Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group’s (LCIG) global resources and Kopin’s wearable technology expertise hopes to grow the enterprise Augmented Reality market. Since May 2016, the LCIG has been managing the initial $500 million from the Lenovo Capital...
