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Google Focuses On Virtual Reality With New Lead For Cardboard
According to a report by Re/Code, Google is doubling down on virtual reality, with its VP for product management, Clay Bavor, dropping his responsibilities for other apps like Gmail and Drive to focus solely on Cardboard and VR. Bavor has been with Google for over 10 years, so trusting this budding unit with him is a massive signal that Google is in it to win it as far as VR goes. Its success… Read More
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Puppy Bowl Comes To Virtual Reality
Just like the Super Bowl, Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl has become a tradition in my household. Every single year we’re treated to the most fluffy, cuddle-up-to-ity pups of all time.
This year, Puppy Bowl XII will be broadcast partially in 360 degree video. Long live virtual reality. It will feature 84 puppies from 44 rescues across the United States and will represent “Team… Read More
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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 their VR headset slated to ship in April 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 a self-contained VR headset, meaning it doesn’t need to be attached to an external computer like Oculus or other headsets that require a high-powered gaming rig. GameFace Lab’s first device will ship… Read More
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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. A short film called “Uncanny Valley” explores that notion, with a bit of an “Ender’s Game” plot and feel. Here’s the setup from its creator, Federico Heller. In the slums of the future,… Read More
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“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’ cost of the headset — which requires a gaming PC to power it… 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 it hits your doorstep. Wait just a minute. You need a Windows PC to run Oculus Rift. https://t.co/jxq0qsAPHn — Steve Garfield (@stevegarfield) January 6, 2016 I still *regularly* see people react with “That Oculus… Read More
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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 — and it costs $599 (plus shipping). Intel Says Its Button-Sized Curie Will Ship In Q1, Costing Under $10
Computing devices are getting smaller by the day, and today at CES in Las Vegas Intel’s CEO Brian Krzanich announced new details about one of its big (little?) efforts in the space. Curie, Intel’s button-sized wearable hardware module that was first unveiled a year ago, will begin shipping this quarter and will cost less than $10, he said. Amidst flashy demonstrations involving… Read More
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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. To wit: HTC has just announced a second gen dev kit version of the Vive virtual reality headset it’s making in partnership with games publisher Valve. Read More
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