Sony's PlayStation VR reviewed
Plenty of 3D immersion in film and gaming entertainment
Back in October, Sony became the first console manufacturer to introduce its own virtual reality headset for the masses, complete with the industry’s highest refresh rate and a decent handful of games available at launch.
Virtual assistants to outpace VR sales over holiday season
Tied with wearables
In a new report from Reuters featuring interviews with nearly two dozen analysts, shipments of personal virtual assistants including Amazon Echo, Google Home, and other smart speaker devices featuring Microsoft’s Cortana are expected to outpace VR headset sales this holiday season.
Daydream VR gets Netflix support
Makes it more useful
Netflix is now available for Google’s Daydream VR platform. The app supports HBM and Hulu too.
Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR shipments to lead market in 2017
Sony's $399 VR headset expected to take the lead
According to a recent estimate from virtual reality market sources, Oculus and Sony are positioned to pull ahead in total shipments of their VR headsets next year as HTC trails behind due to a disadvantage in pricing.
Google Daydream wants 1080p+
Won't dream on 720p
Google has revealed specifications for Daydram and has defined a minimum specification that you will need to make a Daydream work.
Google's second headset brings the world into VR
Combines elements of AR and VR
Aside from the Daydream VR headset announced earlier this month, Google is reportedly working on a secondary headset that combines elements of augmented reality and virtual reality using a front-facing camera and motion tracking technology.
VR headsets are a “slow burn”
People go for cheap option
A report from research company Strategy Analytics said that by the end of this year only three percent of Brits will own a VR headset.
Virtually Touring Bank of England and new Nvidia Headquarters
Professional Quadro VR
We had a chance to see the VR deployed in a professional scenerio with a few demos that were compiling structural building data and showed us a simulations of buildings via HTC Vive glasses.
AMD’s Taylor becomes a film star
Bathing in the limelight
Last week the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) decided it would enter the world of virtual reality and has created a group to let it cover the developments in the medium.
Intel CEO loses touch with reality
Opinion: INTC goes bonkers
The CEO of Intel is trying to pretend that talking about virtual reality is masking the reality that his company has become irrelevant.