Eye-tracking is oft called the ‘next generation technology’ for VR headsets—lest we forget FOVE, the creators of the world’s first commercially available eye-tracking VR headset, the aptly named FOVE 0. The company has recently announced that they’ll begin shipping FOVE 0 around the world starting January 2017. Born from a successful Kickstarter campaign back in...
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The Taclim VR Boots Want You To Kick The Future In The Face
You hear that? At first you might think that’s the sound of Iron Man stomping towards you, ready to kill you with his wit and metal fists — but it’s not. That’s actually the sound of someone clumsily tripping over themselves and nearly falling over while wearing the Taclim VR boots from Cerevo at CES...
This HoloLamp Projector Lets You See AR Holograms Without Using Glasses
HoloLamp debuted its augmented reality projector system this week at CES 2017, the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas. The projector makes it possible for augmented reality to interact with real objects, and no special glasses or smartphone are required to see its animated images. The result looks a lot like that scene in Star Wars...
Pico Bumps the Resolution in Newly Revealed Version of Mobile VR Headset
Pico Technology, a China-based VR hardware company, today unveiled the latest iteration of their mobile VR headset, the Pico Neo CV. Pico hasn’t published any price information yet, but has stated it will launch in the the US later this year. Like its predecessor the Neo DK (developer kit), the headset features an all-in-one design based around...
Hands-on: HTC’s New Vive Tracker Makes VR More Immersive With Specialized Accessories
The Vive accessory market is about to get a huge boost thanks to the newly announced HTC Vive Tracker. Gaming, training, and more benefit from the enhanced immersion that comes from wielding “real” tools, weapons, and instruments. Today I was a sniper, a firefighter, and a professional baseball player, all thanks to VR. I’ve actually done...
Intel Says Project Alloy VR/AR Headsets Are Coming in Q4 2017
Intel revealed at their CES 2017 press conference that Project Alloy, their standalone mixed reality headset and reference platform, would be productized “by” Q4 2017 in partnership with major OEMs. Intel also emphasized that they would partner with anyone who wants to manufacture a Project Alloy headset, as they want it to be an open...
Project Alloy Debuts Multiplayer Merged Reality Gaming, Shipping in Q4 2017
The Intel press conference at CES 2017 was almost entirely about mixed reality technologies. A large portion of the show asked the audience to literally be inside VR viewing demos in real-time, including a live 360 sports broadcast. But most of this was using existing technology, such as the Oculus Rift, to show off content rather...
‘Hidden Figures’ AR Experience Takes You Around The US To Learn About STEM Innovators
Hidden Figures is an upcoming feature film that chronicles the lesser-known story of African American women at NASA and their crucial role into positioning the US at the forefront of the Space Race. The film is a critically acclaimed and pivotal sharing of an untold story and it’s getting a deep augmented experience to accompany...
AMD Debuts Extreme Performance PCs Powered By Their New Ryzen Processor
The battles between Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA are a constant clash of giants for the hearts and minds of the computing world and, more specifically, gamers. Intel has edged out AMD in recent years in terms of processing and the two will collectively continue to dominate for years to come in that field, but AMD may...
1,000 Vive Trackers to be Given Away to Developers Ahead of Launch
HTC’s new Vive Tracker accessory was announced today, and while the company says it will launch to consumers in Q2 2017, ahead of that release HTC plans to give away at least 1,000 to VR developers. At CES 2017 today, HTC announced their new Vive Tracker accessory, a standalone tracking device which is made to...
