Magic Leap has historically been reticent to reveal details about its business or products, but it unveiled an augmented
reality headset called the Magic Leap One in December, setting a launch date of this year.
Magic Leap unveiled its first mixed
reality headset called the Magic Leap One.
HTC has partnered up with PC gaming powerhouse Valve to transport us to new worlds thanks to a virtual
reality headset called the RE Vive.
HTC has announced a new standalone virtual
reality headset called the HTC Vive Focus.
Back in the now distant year of 2014, Google released a small, low - cost virtual
reality headset called Google Cardboard, a simple device that overshadowed almost everything else the company discussed at I / O that year.
In November of 2017, Apple purchased VRvana, a company that developed a mixed
reality headset called Totem.
One month ago, I tested a virtual
reality headset called the HTC Vive Pre.
In March 2014, Facebook paid $ 2 billion to acquire Oculus VR, a startup that offers a virtual -
reality headset called the Oculus Rift.
Alongside its new phones, Samsung launched an eye - catching virtual -
reality headset called Gear VR.
Not exact matches
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reality headsets.
For example, the National History Museum of Los Angeles County, recently hosted a VR exhibit
called theBlu, in which visitors could put on VR
headsets to explore the ocean in virtual
reality.
Microsoft has HoloLens, a prototype for an augmented
reality headset that's still in development, but Xbox boss Phil Spencer
calls HoloLens an «untethered» experience, telling TIME last summer that «it's a standalone device that all of the computing power is in the head - mounted display.»
Many analysts say that virtual
reality is still waiting for a so -
called killer app that will make people more interested in purchasing VR
headsets.
So while it's unlikely that HoloLens itself will be hitting shelves this year, you'll have your choice of
headset that runs the very same software, right in time for Windows 10 to get an update in the first half of this year that adds support for HoloLens - style so -
called «mixed
reality.»
It's really unfair to
call any virtual
reality headset «the best» in these early days.
Zuckerberg also introduced a new virtual -
reality headset,
called Oculus Go, that debuted Tuesday.
Microsoft is taking a different approach, with its HoloLens
headset which blends real and virtual
realities in what they
call Mixed
Reality (MR).
Then, an eLearning professional is engaged to overlay the virtual environments with so -
called «hot spots», complete with textual explanations and illustrations to be produced by clicking the mouse or focusing the virtual
reality headset on one of them.
In fact, critics say much of what is now
called virtual or augmented
reality by schools isn't experienced through
headsets and gloves, but on laptops, tablets, and phones instead.
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.
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.
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.
Playstation VR is now the name of Sony's Virtual
Reality headset, but the price might be a little high from what Sony was once
calling affordable.
Tom Powter reviews EVE: Valkyrie... Ever since virtual
reality has been thrust into the industry spotlight, many have clamoured for a so -
called «killer app» — a game that would make the purchase of a virtual
reality headset an absolute necessity.
Resident Evil 7 was revealed at E3 2016 at the Playstation conference, and soon after a demo was released for Playstation 4 and virtual
reality headsets that showed what could be
called the «prologue» of the game.
Revealed during the Tokyo Game Show, Sony is now
calling the virtual
reality headset PlayStation VR.
So while it's unlikely that HoloLens itself will be hitting shelves this year, you'll have your choice of
headset that runs the very same software, right in time for Windows 10 to get an update in the first half of this year that adds support for HoloLens - style so -
called «mixed
reality.»
It's
called Firefox
Reality, and Mozilla describes it as a cross-platform, open source, and privacy - friendly browser whose interface will be specialized for
headsets.
Taiwan - based smartphone brand HTC Corp launched a new VR app store
called Viveport, offering Vive virtual
reality headset owners to purchase...
One of those apps you can get started with now is Skype, which you can use with your mixed
reality headset on to make or receive a Skype voice or video
call.
Mozilla has announced a new version of Firefox
called Firefox
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reality he
reality headsets.
Google said it has solved key problems with both augmented
reality and its cousin, virtual
reality, with a new standalone virtual
reality headset and a way to navigate indoors using visual reference points as a sort of indoor GPS,
called VPS.
Alcatel has also revealed its new virtual
reality headset alongside the Idol 5
called Uni360 — sold separately.
Linq has a new
headset that is different from the other virtual
reality headsets on the market today that it is
calling a mixed
reality headset.
The core of Microsoft's hologram push is a wireless augmented
reality headset (more of a holographic computer really)
called Microsoft HoloLens that blends real life with holograms.
Using HoloLens - like hand tracking and 3D object scanning, the next generation of VR
headsets will have the capability to bring more components of
reality into your virtual world, allowing you to respond to emails, join in Skype
calls and maybe even stream on Beam directly from the hardware.
The support follows the launch an unofficial solution for VR
headset owners
called «Plevr,» which Plex says was impressive enough that it decided to bring about official virtual
reality support.
Google announced its new Android virtual -
reality platform
called Daydream earlier this year, and it looks as if Google itself will build the first Daydream
headset.
Apple has not built any virtual
reality features into the iPhone — unlike Google, whose Pixel phone integrates with a VR
headset called Daydream.
Other features rumored for the Galaxy Note 4 include an iris scanner, a ultraviolet (UV) sensor, and a virtual
reality (VR)
headset called Samsung Gear VR, which would pair with the Galaxy Note 4.
Microsoft has revealed its first virtual
reality headset, the Microsoft HoloLens, delivering what the company
calls «holograms» but what we perhaps know more as augmented
reality.
The standalone Daydream virtual
reality (VR)
headset from Lenovo
called Mirage Solo and the company's Mirage VR180 camera are now available for pre-orders from the B&H.
Microsoft insists on
calling its new
headsets «Mixed
Reality» ones, when they're really just virtual r
Reality» ones, when they're really just virtual
realityreality.
Alongside new products such as the 4K Chromecast and the virtual
reality headset named Daydream VR, Google has officially unveiled its new smartphones on its Oct. 4 event,
called the Google Pixel and the Google Pixel XL, which forebodes the discontinuation of the Nexus branding Google has applied to its previous devices.
At a jam - packed October 4 conference in San Francisco, Google announced the Google Home Mini, a high - end Chromebook
called the Pixelbook, and a new Daydream View virtual
reality headset.
Of course, it's worth noting that the smartwatch isn't the only form of wearable tech; Bluetooth
headsets (the kind for hands - free
calling), virtual
reality headsets, fitness trackers, and sports watches are also considered wearable tech.
The last
headset is being billed as a «premium» Windows Mixed
Reality headset, and Samsung
calls it the HMD Odyssey.
«They
call their devices «holographic computers,» «mixed
Reality Headsets,» and «AR platforms.
In other news from the F8 event, Facebook is bringing a major update to Messenger, as well as adding an app
called Spaces to its Oculus Rift virtual
reality headset.
The latest eccentric publicity stunt will not only see the OnePlus 3 unveiled in VR... sometime soon, but actually made available in a space station
called The Loop, where prospective buyers will go and order the new «flagship killer» via their virtual
reality headsets.