Startup Tactai inked a deal with Ericsson as its first client and will offer CES 2017 attendees a hands-on demonstration of its “Dynamic Tactile Wave” technology at the Ericsson booth. The Waltham, Mass.-based company developed technology that works across traditional video, augmented reality, and virtual reality allowing users to touch, feel, grasp, and interact with...
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3DRudder Wireless Is A Cross-Platform Foot Controller That Lets You Move In VR
Locomotion issues are a major point of contention in the VR gaming scene right now. On the one hand, motion sickness is a real, verifiable problem that does plague a significant number of people that try VR, especially for the first time. Some developers are using subtle design techniques to combat this, while others are...
Asus’ $799 VivoPC X Is A Compact VR Ready PC That’s Prepped To Go
If you’ve just returned from your Christmas break with a massive VR ready rig in tow, you’ll appreciate the struggles of transporting VR. Asus thinks it might have an answer that doesn’t come in Notebook form. VivoPC X is a new PC from the Taiwanese company, revealed by The Verge. With 8GB of RAM, an...
Lenovo’s New VR Headset Packs in More Pixels at Lower Price, Weight Than Rift and Vive
The first VR headset for Window’s recently announced Holographic platform is almost here, and according to a report by The Verge, it’s going to cost between $300 and $400 when it goes on sale later this year. Ramping up for CES 2017 in Las Vegas, Lenovo has revealed their newest entry into the world of VR,...
BinaryVR Begins Shipping First Dev Kit For Facial Tracking Solution
While tech giants continue to invest in and acquire eye-tracking firms like Eye Tribe, BinaryVR is pushing on with its facial tracking solution for VR. The California-based company recently started shipping its first development kit for a device that doesn’t follow the user’s eyes, but instead reads facial motion in the mouth, chin and cheeks...
Lenovo’s Windows Holographic VR Headset Debuts At CES
Microsoft’s Windows Holographic VR headsets are going to run the gamut of specs like input, field of view, and resolution. Lenovo’s offering sounds like it might sit somewhere in the middle. The Chinese company revealed its first VR headset shortly ahead of CES 2017 in Las Vegas this week. As reported by The Verge and Engadget,...
‘DiamondFX’ Combines VR and Statistics to Create The ‘Moneyball’ of Immersive Tech
Home run! Great hit! Awesome swing! These are words that I never heard during my short lived little league baseball career. However, if I had been able to access Trinity VR’s technology at the time, perhaps I would have. Trinity VR is an ambitious new virtual reality company behind DiamondFX — an experience that combines...
Interactive 360-Degree Videos Are Now Live on YouTube
There’s a reason that YouTube continues to be the most popular video sharing site on the planet—ever since its purchase by Google, they’ve always made sure to load YouTube up with extra features to keep it ahead of the pack. Starting today, users can now upload full 360-degree interactive videos to YouTube. If you’ve ever...
LG Giving Away Free Virtual Reality Headset with Purchase of a New G3
With 2015’s generation of flagship smartphones fast approaching, LG is turning to virtual reality to clear its G3 inventory. VR for G3 is a Google Cardboard-inspired virtual reality headset that was custom fit to encase the phone and uses a pair of lenses to create stereoscopic imagery. The headset will utilize existing Google Cardboard software,...
CES 2015: ImmersiON-VRelia Can Turn Any Smartphone into a VR Headset
Samsung’s Gear VR headset is a thing of beauty; unfortunately, it only works with the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. That’s where ImmersiON-VRelia’s Head-Mounted Displays come in to play. With four different HMD models, we got a hands-on look at “The Go,” which is not only affordable (at $125), but also compatible with the majority of...