Intel CEO Brian Krzanich held his company’s CES press event inside virtual reality, as Intel provided more than 260 VR units in chairs for all of the press attending the event. Intel’s people began prepping the VR setup before Christmas, and it ran miles of wire through the press event room in doing so. ted...
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Vive Tracker Enables a Bevy of Bats, Guns, Gloves, and Other Tracked Accessories
Today at CES 2017 HTC announced the Vive Tracker, a standalone tracking module that’s designed to attach to anything to become tracked in the virtual world. We heard at least as far back as the reveal of the HTC Vive headset back in 2015 that we might one day see a standalone ‘puck’ tracker using...
New HTC Vive ‘Deluxe Audio Strap’ Adds Integrated Headphones, Ratcheting Headstrap
HTC has announced a serious looking upgrade for its Vive headset at CES 2017. The ‘Deluxe Audio Strap’ replaces the original device’s harness and upgrades it with integrated headphones and a new, more robust adjustable head assembly. At CES 2017, HTC may not be announcing the next generation of the Vive headset, but it is concentrating...
Samsung Confirms 5 Million Gear VR Mobile Headsets Sold To Date
Finally we have some indication of how many VR headsets are out in the wild, even if it’s only of the mobile variety. At CES 2017 today, VentureBeat reports that Samsung Electronics America chief Tim Baxter has officially stated during the company’s press event that they’ve officially sold 5 million Samsung Gear VR headsets, which are...
Gap And Google Just Showed Us How AR Shopping Will Work
Innovation across industries is being inspired by emerging AR and VR software and hardware, a fact that was made clear today during the ASUS press conference at CES 2017. During the Zennovation keynote, Asus revealed their ZenFone AR that contains a TriCam system for immersive and high-quality AR experiences. One of those highlighted experiences, the...
Google Introduces 60 Member ‘Tilt Brush’ Artist in Residence Program
Ever since Tilt Brush from Google first released earlier this year on Steam with official support for the HTC Vive, thousands of people have created amazing works of art. The app lets you paint in the air using brushes and strokes that actually occupy the 3D space that surrounds you. Game developers have prototyped levels...
Google Announces Tilt Brush ‘Artist in Residence’ Program Featuring Over 60 Artists
Google have announced a new ‘Artist in Residence’ program which will see over 60 artists introduced to the emergent artistic platform of virtual reality via the company’s own Tilt Brush application. As anyone who’s tried it knows, Google’s Tilt Brush is a delight. Not only was the application an apt demonstration of the HTC Vive’s...
Sansar Content Creation Experience Unveiled Showing Impressive Results
Virtual world Second Life creator Linden Lab from has revealed what its like to create worlds within their new multi-user creative VR platform Sansar in this new video which follows Second Life veteran content creator Loz Hyde as he builds an elaborate virtual space using Sansar‘s toolset. Sansar is Linden Lab’s shot at recapturing the success they...
ASUS Officially Unveils The ZenFone AR, The First Daydream and Tango Ready Smartphone (Update)
Update: During its press conference today, ASUS officially unveiled the ZenFone AR, which is poised to officially be the first Tango-enabled smartphone that also supports Google’s Daydream VR platform. The phone is reportedly “built to see like your eyes do” with its trademarked ASUS TriCam System that enables detailed area learning, motion tracking, and depth...
Audeze and JBL Unveil Headphone Solutions Specifically Developed for VR
No matter the fidelity, visuals in VR do a solid job of immersing users in their virtual worlds but audio is the way a good experience turns into a truly incredible one. Even with pure darkness, well designed audio can be as or even more impactful than what’s seen in these digital spaces. Sony recently...