Microsoft today released a new preview for PCs with easier access to the Your Phone app. This build is from the RS5 branch, which represents the Windows 10 update the company plans to release later this year (likely in October 2018). The company is also releasing builds from the 19H1 branch, which, as its name...
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Samsung’s new Odyssey+ headset could fix its muddled VR vision
OPINION: As one of the world’s most technologically innovative companies, Samsung should be leading the pack in VR — one of the decade’s top transformative technologies. Instead, it has largely let Microsoft and Facebook determine its role in the VR space, leading to its current situation as an also-ran. If I was betting on whethe…Read...
Sony has sold 3 million PlayStation VR headsets
Sony announced today that its PlayStation VR headset has reached the 3 million sold milestone. It has also sold 21 million PSVR games. Over 3 million #PlayStationVR headsets have now been sold around the world. Thank you for being a part of our PS VR community! pic.twitter.com/uBUyRt3nV2 — PlayStation Europe (@PlayStationEU) August 16, 2018 P…Read...
Creed: Rise to Glory makes its PSVR heavyweight debut September 25
Creed: Rise to Glory enters the ring for the PlayStation VR virtual reality headset on September 25 for $30. For the first time, developer and publisher Survios will offer a preorder for one of its VR titles, as well as a physical copy of the game on PSVR. I’ve tried this game out, and it’s...
Microsoft’s HoloLens mall demos bring early AR glasses to the masses
Your phone or tablet might already have augmented reality capabilities, but the concept of AR doesn’t mean much to the average person right now: Apart from a couple of games and apps, AR is far from mainstream. Surprisingly, Microsoft is taking steps to change that, as it recently added HoloLens AR headset demos to its retail stores,...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with 16 bug fixes ahead of October 2018 Update
Microsoft today released a new preview for PCs with 16 bug fixes. This build is from the RS5 branch, which represents the Windows 10 update the company plans to release later this year (likely in October 2018). The company is also releasing builds from the 19H1 branch, which, as its name indicates, will arrive in...
StarVR reveals its next-gen virtual reality headset with eye-tracking
The new StarVR head-mounted display debuted at the SIGGRAPH 2018 technology event in Vancouver today. The StarVR One, as it is called, adds a suite of new features and improves on some of the standout specs of the original device — although the company did not share details on the price. StarVR’s headsets have floated...
VentureBeat is looking for a Director of Events Content
VentureBeat is seeking a Director of Events Content to report directly to the CEO. The role will oversee speaker recruitment for VentureBeat’s portfolio of events (Transform, VB Summit, GamesBeat, and BLUEPRINT). You will help determine the overarching themes for each of VentureBeat’s events and liaise with internal VB stakeholders in s…Read More Source: VentureBeat is...
Spatial launches Kickstarter for holographic mixed reality gaming device
EXCLUSIVE: Spatial is launching a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for a new kind of mixed reality device that uses holographic projection to overlay animations on top of tabletop gaming. The Spatial mobile device accessory is meant to create face-to-face entertainment between two people who compete by looking through the holographic screen to see…Read More Source: Spatial...
Nvidia will ship its first ray-tracing Quadro graphics chip in Q4
Nvidia announced its first graphics chips that take advantage of its new Turing-based computer graphics architecture, the Quadro RTX series. The new chips for workstations enable real-time ray tracing, a rendering technique that traces the paths of rays of light to create highly realistic animations that can power games and other interactive animat…Read More Source:...
