Everyone has been rather excited at the news of the Oculus Quest. A proper 6DoF, all-in-one mobile VR headset seems like the perfect product to help get the VR market where it deserves to be. While Oculus has already announced the product, the actual release of the Quest is still some time away. With only … Continue reading Shadow VR Beats Oculus Quest to the 6DoF Punch
When it comes to VR display resolution, the war is certainly starting to gain intensity. Although current mobile display technology has achieved incredibly pixel densities, they still fall rather short when places just an inch or two from your eyeballs. So everyone seems to be chasing the holy grail – “retinal” VR displays. In the … Continue reading Facebook Nails Down Retinal Resolution VR Headset Patent
VR headsets, despite any apparent stagnation, are a hot area of development. Plenty of different companies are working on ways to improve the current generation of VR eyewear. So we’ve seen motorized screens, foveated rendering, curved screens, special lenses and more. Despite how good current VR headsets like the Oculus are, you have to admit … Continue reading The Varjo Bionic Display: We Have the Technology
Virtual reality will eventually tackle every one of our sensory inputs. For now, we have the audio-visual end of things well-covered. Although there’s still plenty of room for advancing the state of the art. There isn’t quite as much attention being given to the olfactory side of things however. That is to say, your sense … Continue reading FeelReal Plans to Get Up Your Nose with Their Kickstarter
While VR has reached an incredibly level of fluidity and realism, there’s still a lot of work to be done before we can produce all the visual inputs the human eye and brain expects. Ever since Facebook bought Oculus, they’ve really been investing in basic research to push the VR industry forward. One of the … Continue reading Facebook Makes DeepFocus VR Rendering Technology Open Source
Do you hear that cracking sound? That, my friends, is the sound of hell solidly freezing over. The flapping you hear is simply a flock of flying pigs, decorating the sky above this now frozen hellscape. Why all this apocalyptic commotion? Mystery company Magic Leap has made an announcement. While that’s an even rare enough … Continue reading Holy Moley It Really IS Christmas: Magic Leap Unveils “Magic Leap One” for 2018
Standalone VR headsets are set to play an ever more important role in the VR mass market. Not as expensive or cumbersome as AAA VR setups and way better at VR than clunky mobile-phone hybrids, these are probably the HMDs most people will want in the long run. The companies that stand behind most major … Continue reading HTC Unveils the Vive Focus Standalone HMD – Cans Daydream?
Let’s be honest, although there’s plenty of exciting stuff that in VR and AR we’re all waiting for, it’s been a while since anyone has announced something that actually feels like it’s changing the game. The boredom was roundly shattered by none other than Microsoft with its announcement of Windows Mixed Reality. No Hololens For … Continue reading The Windows Mixed Reality Launch is the Biggest VR News of 2017
HMD Name: VR One Designer: Zeiss Website: http://vrone.us/ Estimated price $120 (Excl. $10 phone tray) Display type: Phone dependent Resolution: Phone dependent Field of view: 100 degrees Head tracking: Yes Eye Tracking: No Audio: Own headphones Refresh rate: Phone dependent Latency: Phone dependent Optics: Custom Zeiss optics, no IPD needed Inputs: TBA Type: Smartphone HMD … Continue reading Zeiss VR One Virtual Reality Headset
The virtual world is now open, and it’s worth the entry fee “This is the future!” “It’s so real!” “Oh my God what just flew past me?” “WOW!” “Ok, this is the real deal. This is it.” “Show me something else!” “Hey, come look at this!” These are all … Continue reading Step into the future with the HTC Vive
