According to Vignet, Extended Reality (XR) refers to all real-and-virtual environments generated by computer graphics and wearables. The ‘X’ in XR is simply a variable that can stand for any letter. XR is the umbrella category that covers all the various forms of computer-altered reality, including: Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR), and Virtual Reality (VR).
The HTC Vive is not yet available to the general public yet but that hasn’t stopped HTC and Valve in announcing the second generation Vive VR headset – the HTC Vive Pre. It brings improvements over the Vive – the addition of a front facing camera as well as improvements to the controller. The HTC […]
LeTV has announced the LeTV LeVR Cool 1 smartphone-based VR headset into the Chinese market. The popular video streaming service company which recently started making smartphones, is branching properly into the VR market. The LeTV LeVR Cool 1 works almost the same way as the Gear VR by Samsung as it serves as the platform […]
Microsoft reportedly has a Google Cardboard competitor in the works; the Redmond-based company will soon announce VR Kit, a virtual reality box to take on Google’s offering. There is no word on pricing yet but it should be priced moderately. The Microsoft VR Kit has been spotted courtesy of a website dedicated to promoting an […]
Samsung has partnered with Oculus again, to announce a new consumer focused Samsung Gear VR Headset. Both companies worked together previously on the Gear VR Innovator Edition and the Gear VR for the Galaxy Note 4. Speaking at the launch, Oculus CEO, Bredan Iribe said; “Together with Samsung, we’ve redefined virtual reality and created the […]
Nokia (Nokia Technologies) has announced OZO – the world’s first commercially available virtual reality camera for professionals content curators. The VR Camera was announced in an Industry Event in Los Angeles, California, the idea was conceived at the company’s R&D facility in Finland and manufacturing will take place in Finland too. Commenting on the launch […]
Facebook and Oculus VR have officially announced the consumer version of the Rift virtual reality headset, simply called the Oculus Rift. The Rift first debuted as a prototype about three years ago, the VR now promises to deliver consumer virtual reality and next-generation VR gaming. The Oculus Rift features a Dual AMOLED display that offers […]
When Samsung announced the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, the company announced the flagship devices would be coming with a special edition of the Gear VR – the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition. This virtual reality headset is now available in the US for $199.99 and can either be purchased from Best Buy […]
Today, Microsoft made some interesting announcements at the annual developer conference, Microsoft Build 2015; the keynote and presentations were all about the future of Windows and the Windows 10 OS which would run across a wide range of devices. Let’s quickly recap the Microsoft Build 2015 Conference Highlights • Microsoft forecasts the universal Windows 10 OS […]
Google has announced a new program for manufactures and developers – ‘Works with Google Cardboard’ which basically allows any Cardboard viewer to work with any Cardboard app. For the manufacturers interested in making their own Virtual Reality viewer from any material of choice; the program allows for easy configuration of any viewer for Cardboard apps […]
At the Games Developers Conference 2015 (GDC 2015) in San Francisco, Sony has announced the Project Morpheus VR Headset for the PlayStation 4 would launch by the first half of 2016 and a new prototype of the headset has been unveiled. The new Sony Project Morpheus VR Headset for PlayStation 4 prototype is different from […]