Sony’s playstation vr headset to be released this fall

Sony’s PlayStation VR Headset to Be Released This Fall

It’s been 2 years since Sony’s PlayStation VR was announced at GDC 2014. Other VR headsets like the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift require a high-end gaming system to operate it. Sony’s PlayStation VR generated a lot of excitement because it’s powered by the PlayStation 4. Now they finally have a release date and more…

The new $350 oculus rift virtual reality headset is now shipping

The New $350 Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset Is Now Shipping

Oculus VR (Virtual Reality) is trying to make the virtual reality technologies of yore more palatable for the 21st century, with its Kickstarter campaign garnering more than $2.4 million for its first product, the Oculus Rift. With a robust response to their attempts of making virtual reality a reality, the delays frustrated many people who…

Sales of oculus rift suspended in china over scalper problem

Sales of Oculus Rift Suspended in China Over Scalper Problem

For developers in China looking to test-drive Oculus Rift, the past week brought some bad news. Oculus VR recently confirmed that they have been pushed to stop selling the development kit for their virtual reality headsets in China due to high rates of scalpers gobbling up the kits before legitimate developers can get to them. Widespread…

Magnificence and mediocrity: prospects from ces 2014

Magnificence and Mediocrity: Prospects from CES 2014

This year’s installment of the Consumer Electronics Show concluded on Friday, but not before showing the world’s press a bevy of eye-catching gadgets and gizmos that will provide them with material for weeks of keyboard-based clicking and clacking (possibly even dull thudding for those with shedding and persistently workstation-adjacent animals.) As is inevitably the case…

Sharpening focus: catching up with the oculus rift

Sharpening Focus: Catching Up With the Oculus Rift

Most people first became aware of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset when an early prototype garnered a lot of attention at last year’s E3 event. Screen technology has charged ahead since then, as evidenced by the pixel-dense displays of the current phone generation, and new versions stand to fulfill the promise offered by the…