One of the big themes at this year's Mobile World Congress has been the rise of virtual
reality headsets as legitimate consumer gadgets.
While the next major Snapdragon update won't arrive until next year, the changes planned for the Spectra ISP have major implications not just for the cameras on 2018 Android phones but for virtual - and augmented
reality headsets as well.
Samsung now joins Acer, HP, Lenovo and Dell as hardware partners releasing new mixed
reality headsets as part of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update.
Samsung's HMD Odyssey is joining Microsoft's array of mixed
reality headsets as we get closer to the Oct. 17 launch of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Up...
I'm wearing an Oculus Rift virtual
reality headset as part of a system developed by Yifei Chai at Imperial College London that gives you the illusion of inhabiting another body.
This Microsoft - owned game was previously announced to be coming to the Oculus Rift virtual
reality headset as well as the Microsoft HoloLens holographic headset - now it's coming to the mobile VR universe as well.
The company is also rumored to have a secret VR team building an in - house virtual
reality headset as a side project, beyond working on new iPhone and iPad features for upcoming iterations.
After Google Glass went through much - hyped launch that failed to gain mainstream traction, Google retooled its augmented
reality headset as a business - focused product.
The Dell Visor joins the likes of the Lenovo Explorer, Acer Mixed Reality Head - Mounted Display and Asus Windows Mixed
Reality Headset as the first wave of mixed reality headsets coming to Windows 10.
Not exact matches
Features unique to the Pixel, such
as the Google Assistant, the Pixel camera, and Daydream (Google's virtual
reality headset, which works with the Pixel), plus the smartphone's deeper app integration, increased prominence of Android Pay, and improved computing power (compared to other Android devices), will ultimately lead to users spending more money on Android, according to the research note.
Tim Sweeney, founder and CEO of Epic Games, believes that over time,
as the hardware resolution and software capabilities of virtual
reality platforms and
headsets improve, people will spend less time out of virtual
reality, and eventually none.
Much of the hype surrounding virtual and augmented
reality has been related to its entertainment value, but these
headsets have huge potential to change work
as we know it.
On the Oculus Rift virtual
reality headset using the Touch controllers, you can reach out and grab objects and pull yourself through the game - world — often
as you climb around on a spaceship.
Sony kicked off its virtual
reality news by showing a demo of a new installment of the popular Resident Evil action - horror video game franchise that will work on both Sony's PlayStation 4 gaming console
as well
as the new virtual
reality headset.
HTC said it would continue developing its own phones, like the HTC U11, which it released earlier this year,
as well
as its Vive gear, a virtual
reality headset that competes with Facebook's (fb) Oculus Rift.
The Taiwanese firm is working with an adviser
as it considers bringing in a strategic investor, selling or spinning off its Vive virtual
reality headset business, the people said, asking not to be identified
as the discussions are private.
The struggling Taiwanese smartphone maker has been trying to make headway into the virtual
reality space with its HTC Vive
headset as its core smartphone business continues to weaken.
Volkswagen said that it would be using a version of the HTC Vive virtual
reality headset for businesses
as part of its rollout of the new app.
Microsoft revealed that its upcoming Windows Mixed
Reality headsets will bring virtual reality technology to homes for as low as
Reality headsets will bring virtual
reality technology to homes for as low as
reality technology to homes for
as low
as $ 399.
SuperHyperCube is coming to PlayStation VR
as part of the virtual
reality headset's launch lineup.
I wonder how experiments in this area will change
as high - definition virtual -
reality headsets like the Oculus Rift become more widely available.
Mel Slater at the University of Barcelona, Spain, and his team used a virtual
reality headset to make 32 volunteers feel
as if a virtual body that mimicked their every move was their own.
Don't console yourself: Although the Omni is compatible with gear such
as the Oculus Rift virtual
reality headset and Razer Hydra gaming controller, it only works with PC editions of games — it won't work with a console version.
However, those with the
headset eager to experience the title in virtual
reality will have to wait,
as Project CARS 2 will not support PSVR.
With virtual
reality headsets close to taking off
as a family device, there will be a pressing need for children to critically evaluate even the most immersive and engaging content.
If you were wearing an augmented
reality headset you could get detailed visual instructions regarding the light switch
as well
as a holographic interface that displays the correct wires and functions.
Like its virtual counterpart, you can experience augmented
reality using mainstream tech devices such
as a smartphone but immersive
headsets are also being developed and Southgate, Smith and Cheers say these will become more affordable in the next three to 10 years.
Developments in technology and devices such
as the virtual
reality headset, Oculus Rift, have big potential for making learning more personalized.
With the rise of wearables like Virtual
Reality (VR) and Google Glass
headsets as well
as smartwatches, wearable technology has proven that its place in higher education and even corporate training is perhaps just
as viable
as its place in entertainment.
Telepresence may also eventually go one step further with the help of Virtual
Reality Eyewear,
as online learners can fully immerse themselves in the environment by wearing
headsets.
The idea of simply slipping on a
headset and immediately being immersed into another world seems like something out of a sci - fi movie, but virtual
reality gadgets, such
as Google Glass, Oculus Rift and others, are making it possible.
We create custom training simulations for Virtual
Reality headsets such
as the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive.
At the Web Summit in Dublin in November, Palmer Luckey, the inventor of Oculus Rift head - mounted virtual
reality headsets, said that virtual
reality is the future of education
as «classrooms are broken.
Netflix content is available to be viewed in Oculus or Samsung
headsets starting Thursday, while Hulu said it would also bring its app to the Oculus platform where users can stream 2 - D content
as well
as an original virtual
reality short film called «The Big One,» from YouTube star Freddie Wong's RocketJump production company.
Sony has invested heavily on Virtual
Reality technology and it doesn't seem likely that they will abandon their Virtual
Reality vision, so they will also most likely release a new more powerful VR
headset, perhaps not straight away, so
as to not alienate the consumers that bought the first PSVR.
If HoloLens actually works
as demonstrated in this video, unlike the Kinect 2, it could differentiate itself from all the cool kids and their virtual
reality headsets in many innovative ways (
as well
as averting any Sword Art Online or.
The platform holder will also talk about its virtual
reality headset, known
as Project Morpheus, and there will also be a session conducted on how indie developers can make their games shine on PlayStation using the power of Unity.
RiftCat has an application called VRidge for Android which allows users of Android - based VR
headsets, such
as Google Cardboard, to play PC Virtual
Reality games on those non-PC VR
headsets.
Microsoft's Windows Mixed
Reality headsets are new to the Windows world, but will not be coming to the Xbox One X. Despite the Xbox team's insistence that the console is capable of delivering the full Windows Mixed
Reality experience, Microsoft has made it sound
as though the Xbox won't see a Mixed
Reality headset until there can be a wireless option.
As the name suggests, the Stealth 350VR headset from Turtle Beach is specifically designed for use with virtual reality headsets such as the PlayStation VR (which I tested), HTC Vive and Oculus Rif
As the name suggests, the Stealth 350VR
headset from Turtle Beach is specifically designed for use with virtual
reality headsets such
as the PlayStation VR (which I tested), HTC Vive and Oculus Rif
as the PlayStation VR (which I tested), HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.
The service will be available on devices such
as the PlayStation VR, a virtual -
reality headset for Sony's PlayStation 4 video game console, the Gear VR
headset from South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics Co. and the VIVE of Taiwan's HTC Corp..
While Xbox One X is clearly designed to handle high - end VR, Microsoft hasn't confirmed compatibility with any existing
headsets such as the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, or the company's own Mixed Reality H
headsets such
as the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, or the company's own Mixed
Reality HeadsetsHeadsets.
Sony's virtual
reality headset gadget, the PlayStation VR (once known
as Project Morpheus) could end up costing
as much
as a console system.
Finally, Sony has decided on an official name for their virtual
reality headset that has been called Project Morpheus for
as long
as we remember it.
Fire up the fun
as Codemasters reboots the classic table top racing experience in Toybox Turbos — now updated to support the Oculus Rift Development Kit 2 (DK2) virtual
reality headset for incredible immersion!
Another possibility is that Microsoft's Mixed
Reality headsets program could receive another unique title in the franchise
as Halo 6 has yet to even be officially announced.
«The introduction of Windows Mixed
Reality headsets is [a] big step forward for VR,» Valve's Joe Ludwig says, stating that «working with Microsoft to include SteamVR compatibility with these devices is a big step in growing VR
as an open platform for developers and consumers.»
The 1980's have come full circle again: the rise of vinyl records; the now 80's dream - turned
reality VR
headsets; synth - pop labelled
as Dream pop; the release of Ready Player One, and last but not least, the threat of another cold war; you know, fond moments.
But Kinect itself was and is a mixture of novelty and frustration - a passing and peculiar fad that stands
as a warning to overweening evangelists of latter - day gadgets, such
as the latest virtual
reality headsets.
Sony's virtual
reality headset, Project Morpheus, is officially named
as the PlayStation VR and FFXIV is getting support!