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Samsung Partners with Sydney Hospital on VR Pain Project

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has designed a VR solution for pain management, in response to the opioid crisis and over-prescription of pain medication. The technology is currently under a clinical trial at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, …

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D-Box, Cineplex and IMax Launch Cinematic VR Experience

by Andrew Fenn

D-Box, Cineplex and IMax have launched a collaborative VR cinema experience at the Scotiabank Theatre in Ottawa, Canada. The company installed ten motion seats at the Cineplex theatre’s new VR centre, which also features …

Amimon Brings Its Wireless Technology to AR/VR

by Bob Raikes

Amimon showed its wireless technology used in a VR/AR application with ‘zero’ latency at the VRX conference in San Francisco. Unlike 60GHz solutions (for example from TPCast and Intel), the Amimon technology uses the …

Oculus Releases List of Recommended and Minimum GPU Specs

by Andrew Fenn

Oculus has released a comprehensive list of minimum and recommended GPU requirements for Rift content. Many games will work with entry-level cards, with graphical settings dialled down a little, while a GPU from the …

Epson Extends Price Reductions on Moverio

by Bob Raikes

We reported on a rebate programme for the Epson Moverio Drone Edition of the BT-300FPV last week, and now we have news of new pricing on the professional headsets in Europe. The new pricing …

ZED Mini Camera Brings Mixed Reality to VR Headsets

by Andrew Fenn

Stereolabs’ ZED Mini mixed-reality camera will start shipping on December 18th. The device attaches to existing Oculus or Vive VR headsets, adding AR functions. The ZED mini features high-resolution and frame-rate 3D video capture, …

Huawei Daydream VR Controller Revealed

by Andrew Fenn

The controller for Huawei’s new Google Daydream VR headset has been revealed via documents submitted to the FCC. According to the documents, the new controller is called the Virtual Reality Handle and features a …

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First European IMAX VR Experience Centre Opens in the UK

by Andrew Fenn

IMax has launched its fifth VR Experience Centre at the Trafford Centre in Manchester, United Kingdom, the first of its kind in Europe. The centre operates in a similar fashion to other global IMax …

Tap Systems Announce Wearable VR Keyboard and Mouse

by Andrew Fenn

Tap Systems has officially revealed its wearable virtual reality keyboard and mouse peripheral. Claimed to be “fast, accurate, easy, eyes-free and stylish”, Tap is a system of interconnected rings that, when worn by the …

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EUVR Backs Gaze-at-Ratio Ad-Tracking System

by Andrew Fenn

EUVR has officially backed the Gaze-at-Ratio (GAR) ad-tracking system for use within virtual and augmented reality content in Europe. GAR, which was introduced last month, measures and provides analytical data based on the length …

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BBC Launches Virtual Reality Spacewalk Experience

by Andrew Fenn

The BBC has launched VR Hub, a new department dedicated to the development of virtual reality content. In a blog post, VR Hub’s Head of Content Commissioning Zillah Watson announced the first release, Home: …

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A Guide to WaveGuides

by Bob Raikes

One of the key technologies for augmented reality headsets is waveguide optics, which guides light from the image source and superimposes an image in front of the viewer’s eye. In our looking around the …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Optics| Vol 24 - Issue 45