Google have taken the wraps off their own VR headset that was originally announced back at their I/O Developer conference in May. The design of DayDream headset is made up mostly of fabric instead of traditional hard plastic, as an obvious effort to keep the weight down. Controlling the headset is done using the included […]
New Samsung Gear VR unveiled
As expected Samsung announced a new Gear VR along with the new Galaxy Note 7. Since the new smartphone ditches MicroUSB in favour of the newer USB Type-C, then a new Gear VR was needed to continue Samsung’s virtual reality efforts. The new Gear VR doesn’t just support Type-C, but continues support for MicroUSB but […]
Virtual Reality will be an even bigger part of Android N with DayDream
Google 2 years ago announced Google Cardboard VR and that had a big impact in mobile VR. The idea was simple, yet enough to give developers enough incentive to get VR moving on the mobile front. Android N will be taking things up a notch and Google are pushing a new VR initiative called DayDream. […]
PlayStation VR arrives October 2016 for €399.99
The VR world is getting bigger. Two months ago we had the pre-orders for the Oculus Rift, then last month we had the HTC Vive pre-order launch. The pre-order for the PlayStation VR has gone live and we now have the launch window and price tag. The VR headset for the PS4 will arrive this […]
HTC Vive pre-order goes live, pricing set for $799, £689, and €899
VR is stepping up this year, and the HTC Vive is the Oculus Rift’s biggest competition, with these two VR headset set to battle for market share of the new platform this year. HTC finally revealed the pricing for the headset in the US last week and now the pre-order has gone live. Pricing is […]
HTC Vive will retail for $799, ships early April
HTC during MWC 2016 have shared details on the Vive and we now have pricing and the launch window. Pre-orders for the VR headset will commence on February 29th and pricing is now set at $799. Shipping will begin in early April. Unlike the Oculus Rift, which launches in March for $699, the Vive […]
Oculus Rift officially launches pre-order with $599/€700 price tag, first units arrive March
The big Oculus Rift pre-order has finally arrived, and with it we finally have the price tag and first availability dates. The headset including the sensors and Xbox One controller will set you back a pretty steep $599 or €700. Anyone who jumped on the pre-order when it launched will have their units ship this […]
Oculus Rift pre-order starts 6th of January, kickstarter backers getting it free of charge
The Oculus Rift pre-order finally goes live tomorrow at 8am PST (4PM Irish time) and many users will be eagerly looking to get their pre-order sorted for when the VR heatset finally reaches consumers heads in the coming months.nother great announcement to come form Oculus is that any backers of the original dev kit on Kickstater a […]
Oculus Rift retail unit unveiled, ships with Xbox One joypads thanks to Microsoft partnership
Oculus have already announced that the retail unit will arrive in 2016, but they have now gone ahead and unveiled the unit itself. Above is the what Oculus will be shipped early next year. The announcement comes along side the partnership with Microsoft that will see Xbox One joypads included with every Oculus Rift […]
GoPro reveal 16 camera array for 360 VR videos
Google are making a big push for more 360 videos. Google want to give users an easy option for creating 360 videos for Virtual Reality headsets or just for general 360 videos which are now support on YouTube. Google have gone ahead a gotten GoPro involved and both worked on the above product. The […]