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HTC Viveport Moves Into Beta

Fergus Halliday October 19, 2016 No Comments

Originally announced back in August, HTC’s independent VR storefront moved into beta for Chinese users this week. Called the Viveport M, it’s a free Android-based marketplace that promises “best-in-class content to mobile VR users across…

Sony Punts On Virtual Reality To Deliver Growth After Several Past Failures

David Richards October 12, 2016 No Comments

Their much heralded 3D TV strategy failed and they were not smart enough to turn their highly popular Walkman into a digital device, now Sony is banking on Virtual Reality…

Facebook and Oculus Plan to Make VR Cheaper

Jon Bragg October 7, 2016 No Comments

Facebook and Oculus, the virtual reality company acquired by Facebook in 2012, are working on improvements to make VR tech more affordable and accessible. At the Oculus Connect 3 event, Facebook…

Intel Ramps Up VR Efforts With Movidius Acquisition

Fergus Halliday September 7, 2016 No Comments

Last month, Intel revealed its entry to the VR landscape: Project Alloy. At the time, the company said they were looking to work with a number of partner companies in…

Sony To Mine Virtual Reality Gold

Computer Daily News September 7, 2016 No Comments

Sony games development chief Shuhei Yoshida is already celebrating as the Japanese company looks set to score a major worldwide hit with the coming launch of its US$399 virtual reality…

IFA 2016: Lenovo Reveal First Handset With Support For Google AR

Fergus Halliday September 5, 2016 No Comments

Lenovo is set to be the first across the finish line when it comes to support for Google’s augmented reality initiative, Project Tango. The company announced their new phablet at…

Sennheiser IFA Showcase To Include VR-Ready Microphone

Fergus Halliday August 25, 2016 No Comments

Sennhesier have revealed that alongside their new PXC 550 and Sennheiser HE 1 headphones, their IFA presence this year will also include a new virtual reality production microphone that allows…

Vuzix Add SteamVR Support To iWear

Fergus Halliday August 17, 2016 No Comments

Independent VR player Vuzix have announced the complete integration of Valve’s SteamVR software drivers with their Video iWear Headphones. Vuzix’s iWear Headphones came to market late last year and, in the company’s…

GoPro Ready Omni VR Camera

Fergus Halliday August 11, 2016 No Comments

Action-cam company GoPro have announced that its upcoming six-camera VR footage rig, code-named Omni, will start shipping out to customers on August 17th. It’s an impressive AU$7499 package designed for production-grade…

HTC To Expand VR Content Lineup With Viveport

Fergus Halliday August 8, 2016 No Comments

HTC’s Vive VR platform is being expanded with a new online store, called Viveport It’ll be focused on adding non-gaming content including “education, design, art, social, video, music, sports, health, fashion, travel,…