HTC have announced that, in addition to its TPCAST wireless add-on, it’s also working with Intel on a WiGig powered wireless VR solution and it’s keen to find more partners to work with on further solutions too. HTC seems to be ‘all in’ on ensuring its Vive VR headset is well supported for wireless upgrades...
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Community Download: HTC or Facebook – Who Is Doing More To Grow VR?
CES ends today and children around the world are singing happy songs. The massive consumer electronics convention is an absolute marathon for technophiles, businessmen and journalists alike. All of that effort culminates in some of the biggest tech announcements of the year and this year, for virtual reality, that meant one thing: the Vive tracker....
Forget VR: Resident Evil 7 Is Getting A Real Experience In London
Imagine being able to visit a world you’ve already explored in VR in real life. Would it feel like you’ve already been there? Would you know it inside out? You can put those questions to the test this month. We’re just a few weeks away from the launch of Resident Evil 7, arguably the biggest...
Second Google Daydream Headset Revealed – Manufactured by Huawei
Google continues to make its interest in virtual reality more and more apparent. Last year, the Silicon Valley super giant formed an official VR division within its secretive walls and appointed Clay Bavor as its head. Fast forward to today and Google’s VR platform, dubbed Daydream is in full swing. The Daydream View headset hit the...
HTC Vive Mobile Phone Revealed in New Video Leak
An HTC Vive phone has been spotted in a promotional video leaked ahead of a scheduled press conference on January 12th. But what should we expect from a Vive branded phone? In another in a series of leaks from Internet tipster Evan Blass over the CES period, two promotional videos which have allegedly leaked ahead of...
Report: HTC Leak Reveals New HTC Vive Branded Phone
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...
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...
