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Barneys New York Kicks Off Spring Campaign with VR Experience

by Andrew Fenn

Barneys New York has announced its spring campaign, Mantle, a virtual reality experience created in partnership with the Martha Graham Dance Company and Samsung Electronics. Filmed using 360° camera technology, the short film blends …

VRgineers and Leap Motion Partner on Next-Generation VR Headsets

by Andrew Fenn

VRgineers and Leap Motion have announced a newly-formed partnership that combines imaging in VR with natural hand-tracking interaction. According to Marek Polčák, CEO and co-founder of VRgineers: “Embedding Leap Motion’s next-generation hand-tracking technology directly …

Tags:AR/VR| Leap Motion| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 10

New StarVR Headset to Feature Tobii Eye-Tracking?

by Andrew Fenn

StarVR’s vice chairman Jerry Kao has reportedly revealed that the company is planning to release a new VR headset with Tobii eye-tracking capabilities, according to Digitimes. The device will apparently target high-end enterprise applications. …

Tags:Acer| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 09

ABI: Augmented Reality Hardware Market at Innovation Inflection Point

by Andrew Fenn

As AR continues to create a beachhead in enterprise and shows promise for consumer AR in the coming years, attention is being paid, not only to the potential applications for AR but also to …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| SmartGlasses| Vol 25 - Issue 09

Goertek Announces VR Reference Design Based on Snapdragon 845

by Andrew Fenn

Goertek has announced its third-generation VR reference design in partnership with Qualcomm and based on its Snapdragon 845 mobile platform. Goertek says the new platform will focus on ergonomics, thermal management, and system integration. …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 09

The Survey Says … Virtual Reality Advertising Works

by Andrew Fenn

A recent survey conducted by Gelszus rmm Marketing Research revealed that virtual reality advertising platform, Composition of Music and Visuals (CMV), a collaboration between WerbeWeischer and Nqyer Media, works as a business model. The …

Oculus Rift Takes the Lead Over HTC Vive on Steam

by Andrew Fenn

Oculus Rift has overtaken its closest rival, HTC Vive, to become the most-used VR headset on Steam for the first time, according to Valve’s latest anonymous survey. February’s results revealed that Oculus Rift took …

This Prototype VR Controller Can Shift Its Weight to Match Virtual Objects

by Andrew Fenn

Spanish VR developer Manuel Rosado has created a prototype controller, dubbed “Nyoibo”, which is capable of redistributing its own weight and creating haptic feedback via a series of interconnected servos, weights and motors, to …

Tags:AR/VR| Display Controllers| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 08

Microsoft’s Alex Kipman Confirms a New HoloLens Device

by Andrew Fenn

Microsoft’s HoloLens pioneer, Alex Kipman, recently went on record to assure consumers that a follow-up to the AR headset is still on the way, following the news that some of the HoloLens’ components are …

Tags:AR/VR| Microsoft| Mixed Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 08

Major League Baseball Releases Home Run Derby VR Game

by Andrew Fenn

Major League Baseball recently launched Home Run Derby VR, which has been rolled out to a few ballparks already—including locations in Mexico City and Puerto Rico—with several more to come over the course of …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 08

Oculus Starts Shipping Santa Cruz Headsets

by Andrew Fenn

Developers are reporting that they have recently received Oculus’ new Santa Cruz device, the standalone 6DoF headset originally announced at last year’s Oculus Connect 4 conference. Detailed specs for the device have proven elusive …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 08

Qualcomm Announces New Snapdragon 845 Mobile VR Reference Design

by Andrew Fenn

Qualcomm has unveiled a new virtual reality reference platform based on the company’s powerful Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform. Debuting at the Snapdragon Tech Summit in December, the platform features a variety of new architectures …