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Eye Tracking Added to OSVR

by Tom Allen

A new plug-in for the Open Source VR (OSVR) project has been announced, which supports SensoMotoric Instruments’ eye-tracking technology. The plug-in enables an eye-tracking interface, which can be used by developers.

Tags:Gaze Recognition| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 40

Oculus Lists VR Challenges

by Tom Allen

Oculus Connect is a relatively new conference (only in its second year!) for the virtual reality industry and took place recently in Hollywood. VR is still very new – although it’s a long way …

Sony Renames VR Headset

by Tom Allen

Less than a week after showing the headset at IFA 2015, Sony has renamed its Project Morpheus VR device. At a press conference ahead of the Tokyo Game Show, Sony announced that the product …

Gaming and Film Drive VR Shipments to 30 Million

by Tom Allen

In a new whitepaper (http://tinyurl.com/nhox467), Juniper Research has predicted that 30 million virtual reality headsets will be shipped by 2020. Film and gaming applications will drive adoption; while adult video is a potentially large …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 37| Worldwide

Virtual Reality Headset Shipments to Approach 30 Million by 2020, Driven by Video & Gaming Use Cases

by Tom Allen

New findings from leading hi-tech analysts, Juniper Research, reveal that wearable VR HMD (Head Mounted Display) headset shipments will approach 30 million globally by 2020, compared to just over 3 million in 2016. Juniper …

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Valve and HTC Backtrack Over Vive Launch

by Tom Allen

It was announced earlier this year that the HTC Vive – the VR headset under development with Valve – would be launched in Q4. However, that appears to have been a miscommunication. Instead, there …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 35

Empowerment Informatics 007

by Steve Sechrist

“Childhood” simulation display VR creates the child’s view of the world, from Augmented Human Technologies Design group at U of Tsukuba JapanOn the application side, one of the more unique discoveries at the show …

Qualcomm Has a Mixed Reality Engine

by Steve Sechrist

Mattel’s new version of Viewmaster will crack open to allow a smart phone to be put inside and viewed in stereo 3D with a unique twist, support for Vuforia object recognition, triggering events by …

Google Glass Makes Quiet Return

by Tom Allen

The Wall Street Journal says that Google is quietly relaunching Google Glass – but only for business users. According to the source, Google has redesigned the headset; instead of a frame, it is supplied …

Tags:Google Glass| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 31| Wearables

And Finally… – Vol 22 No 31

by Tom Allen

We’ve all been there – watching adult videos on a three-monitor set-up with surround sound, in a room with blacked-out windows and soundproofing, is just not immersive or private enough. Luckily, VirtualPorn360.com is here …

AR Glasses Help to Guide the Elderly

by Tom Allen

A €1.2 million research project in Germany has created a pair of smart glasses designed for elderly people. Created by ADAMAAS (Adaptive and Mobile Action Assistance in Daily Living Activities), the glasses are based …

Smart Wearables Will Dominate in 2016

by Tom Allen

With new vendors – including Apple – preparing to introduce new wearables, the market continued to grow in Q1’15. A new forecast from IDC estimates that 72.1 million wearable devices will be shipped worldwide …