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…
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…
Despite its limitations the Oculus Rift has earned quite the cult following, with others eagerly waiting in the wings while the kinks get worked out. The promise of better things to come and the recognition that this is a start-up company has kept fans patient and eager to be the beta testers of the device. Finally,…
In the Anime Sword Art Online the players used a device called a nerve gear to play the game. The nerve gear puts the player into a virtual world that they become trapped in within the game until the game is finished. I loved this anime but the part that interested me the most was…
3D televisions and the stylish glasses that come with the experience are probably the greatest innovation to home cinema in recent years. Now, with that great concept in mind, think about how nice it would be to take those things everywhere you go. With video eyewear technology, the Vuzix Wrap 1200DX has made this possible….
It’s already been a good year for followers of the burgeoning VR industry, and we’re not yet a month into it. Those who got a taste of the latest Oculus Rift prototype at CES 2014 heaped praise upon it, then a Valve-built headset at Steam Dev Days inspired rapturous reviews. While we now know that…
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…