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 […]
Oculus Rift recommended system specs released
Oculus are gearing up for the official launch of the consumer Oculus Rift While the launch isn’t until early next year, the recommended specs required for the VR headset have been shared. The below specs are for what Oculus recommend for an optimal experience. NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent or greater Intel i5-4590 equivalent […]
360-degree videos now available on YouTube
360 videos are getting more and more popular, and with VR headsets nearly in full swing, YouTube are getting into the game and have finally launched their support for 360 videos. There are already a good many 360-degree videos available. Assuming your YouTube app is up to date, you can check them out with your […]
HTC and Valve partner for HTC Vive VR headset
HTC are bringing their own VR heatset to market. Dubbed the HTC Vive, the VR headset from HTC combines Vavles Steam VR technologies and HTC’s design talent for a VR headset. The Vive will offer a full room/360 degree tracking ability for complete immersion in a virtual environment. The headset will include high quality graphics […]
Samsung partners with Oculus for Gear VR accessory: Uses Note 4 to provide VR experience
Samsung and Oculus have teamed up for a new product dubbed Gear VR. The new accessory will allow future owners of the Galaxy Note 4 to simply slot their device into the device and use it as a complete and functional VR headset. Since the current Oculus development kit uses a complete Galaxy Note 3 […]