January 14, 2016
Snoop Dogg Would Like Bill Gates To “Fix His S*&t”
When something happens like, I don’t know, Xbox Live going down, what do you do? A lot of us run to Twitter to complain about it. Not because…
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January 11, 2016
HTC Vive Pre-Orders Will Open On February 29
The HTC-Valve partnership, which uncloaked last spring to reveal the pair working on a virtual reality experience called Vive, continues to push towards a consumer release — with…
Read articleJanuary 10, 2016
The Less Sporty Side Of E-Sports
The e-sports industry is getting big. Really big. More people watch Twitch than CNN. Riot, Valve, Activision-Blizzard and EA all have e-sports initiatives. The largest tournaments attract tens…
Read articleJanuary 9, 2016
GameFace Labs On Their Upcoming Untethered VR Headset
Yesterday on the CES TechCrunch Hardware Battlefield stage I sat down with Edward Mason, Founder and CEO of VR Headset startup GameFace Labs. Founded in London, GameFace Labs makes…
Read articleJanuary 7, 2016
Futuristic ‘Uncanny Valley’ Explores The Potential Unintended Consequences Of VR
As we dip our toes into virtual reality more and more each day, one could imagine a far-off unintended consequence — the blurring of virtual and actual reality.…
Read articleJanuary 7, 2016
“No More Ballparks” — Oculus’ Palmer Luckey Admits Screwing Up Rift Price-Point Messaging
Oculus co-founder admits he screwed up Rift price-point messaging, explaining in a Reddit AMA that when he said “that ballpark” he had been thinking about the ‘all in’…
Read articleJanuary 6, 2016
Just How Good Of A PC Does An Oculus Rift Need?
The Oculus Rift is now available for pre-order at $599, but there’s been some confusion about what else you’ll need to plug it in and getting going once…
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Oculus Rift Headset Priced At $599 For Consumers, Starts Shipping In March
It’s been a long wait but the price-tag for the consumer version of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset has finally been confirmed now that pre-orders are open…
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Razer Raises The Bar On VR Gaming With Its New $200 Stargazer Webcam
Last summer, gaming tech company Razer said that it was working with Intel on a webcam that would take in-game video recording to a higher level. Today, at CES in Las…
Read articleJanuary 5, 2016
HTC’s New Vive Dev Kit Blends VR And AR
Virtual reality. If you’re sick of the sound of VR already consider that a taster of the queasy sensations tech companies are aiming to flog consumers this year.…
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