Motivated by personal curiosity, Chris Miranda put himself through 100 straight hours of virtual reality. During that time he did everything in VR, including constant movement, sleeping, and even showering. The extended test is something we, the hosts of the ResearchVR podcast, are very interested in doing ourselves to see the effects of prolonged VR...
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Owlchemy Labs, IrisVR and Upload Featured In Forbes 30 Under 30
What better way to celebrate the New Year than to recognise some of the work done by a few of the youngest members of the VR industry? Forbes has posted its annual 30 Under 30 list and, unsurprisingly, several VR pioneers are featured on this year’s list across a range of categories. One figure in...
Hubblo Announces 360-Degree VR Camera That Makes Streaming 4K In 3D Portable
Hubblo is launching a new 360-degree camera to enable personal virtual reality broadcasting. Hong Kong-based Hubblo is announcing the Hubblo VR camera — a 3D livestreaming device that can stream at 4K — at CES 2017, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas this week. The all-in-one camera will shoot 4K video and debut...
Tactai Gets In Touch With Ericsson For AR and VR ‘Dynamic Tactile Wave’ Tech
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...
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...