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Nintendo Switch Could Be Sold Out This Christmas

Jon Bragg September 8, 2017 No Comments

Despite promising to ramp up production of the Switch in the lead up to the holiday season, Nintendo said it could not confirm whether there will be enough stock to…

Air New Zealand Trials Robot Check-In Assistant

Roma Christian August 28, 2017 No Comments

As witnessed at Sydney International Aiport, Air New Zealand is trialing a new robot check-in assistant. The robot – complete with ‘face’ and ‘arms’ – takes passengers through check-in, inclusive of…

Sydney Uni Opens Australia’s Largest VR Lab

Jon Bragg August 18, 2017 No Comments

The University of Sydney has launched a new virtual reality lab that will provide students with unique interactive educational experiences. Using 26 Oculus Rift VR headsets paired with high-powered PCs…

Samsung Team Up With Coldplay On VR Concert

Fergus Halliday August 16, 2017 No Comments

Samsung have announced a new partnership that will see users of its GearVR headset offered the chance to experience Coldplay’s “A Head Full of Dreams Tour” live in virtual reality. “We’re…

Bandwidth To Act As Barrier To VR Growth

David Richards August 9, 2017 No Comments

3D was a dismal failure for retailers and their reluctance to back VR so far appears to be justified. A new report from Juniper Research forecasts that data consumption by…

Firefox Goes After VR

Fergus Halliday August 8, 2017 No Comments

Popular web browser Firefox is set to gain support for virtual reality this week. “WebVR is the big platform feature shipping in Firefox 55. Firefox users with an HTC VIVE…

VR To Grow Fifteenfold By 2020

Fergus Halliday August 7, 2017 No Comments

According to research firm SuperData’s latest Games & Interactive Media Report, revenues from virtual reality hardware and software will grow to approach $30 billion by 2020. “Total earnings will rise 104% from…

HP Launches Wearable VR/PC

Computer Daily News August 3, 2017 No Comments

Hewlett-Packard has joined the virtual reality push with a wearable PC – but says it’s aimed at enterprise customers rather than gamers. The HP Z VR Backpack comes with a…

Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Headsets Now On Sale

Jon Bragg August 2, 2017 No Comments

Microsoft has begun selling Windows Mixed Reality headsets through its online store. Windows Mixed Reality Developer Edition headsets manufactured by Acer and HP are now on sale through the US Microsoft…

Daydream VR Comes To Samsung Galaxy S8

Fergus Halliday August 2, 2017 No Comments

Daydream VR Platform has finally come to users of Samsung’s Galaxy S8 smartphone, with Google confirming the rollout earlier this week over Twitter. The Daydream-ready update is rolling out…