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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 …

VR Market Keeps Growing Says Canalys

by Norbert Hildebrand

The market research firm Canalys released its latest Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Analysis service, which showed that the worldwide shipments of VR headsets exceeded 1 million units per quarter in Q3 2017. According …

Oculus Launches Business Rift

by Andrew Fenn

Oculus for Business, described as “a new, professional Rift bundle designed just for businesses” has been launched. The bundle includes the Rift device, Oculus Touch controllers, three sensors and three facial interfaces, as well …

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Facebook / Oculus Files Patent for AR Headset

by Norbert Hildebrand

Oculus is best known for the Oculus Rift headset that catapulted Facebook to the forefront of virtual reality. In recent months, Facebook management has made several statements indicating interest in AR in addition to …

Get Oculus Rift & Touch for $399

by Andrew Fenn

Consumers can currently pick up an Oculus Rift & Touch for the bargain price of $399 as part of the Summer of Rift sale, according to the official Oculus blog. The Rift & Touch …

Rockwell Collins Has Plans to Improve Coalescence

by Bob Raikes

Rockwell Collins showed the Coalescence system that Chris looked at the I/TSTEC show (Rockwell Collins Shows Multiple AR/MR Demos). This is a mixed reality headset made from an Oculus Rift with a camera for …

ASUS VR-Ready VivoPC X Now Available

by Bob Raikes

Asus has a new PC that is intended for use in VR. The VivoPC X uses a seventh generation Intel Core processor and has an NVidia GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card. The PC, therefore, …

Oculus Reduces Hardware Recommendations

by Bob Raikes

Oculus has updated its minimum specification for its Rift and has a compatibility check tool. The new specification means a move down for the minimum graphics card needed from the GTX 1060 that was …

Oculus Slashes Prices for the Rift VR Headset

by Norbert Hildebrand

Oculus / Facebook announced that they are lowering the price of their headset Oculus Rift to $499 and the controllers Oculus Touch to $99. This is a $200 price cut over the prices of …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| Pricing| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Facebook-Owned Company Oculus Loses Court Case

by Bob Raikes

Oculus has been ordered to pay half a billion dollars to the games company ZeniMax after a jury determined that the Oculus CEO, Palmer Luckey, failed to comply with a non-disclosure agreement. The case …

Tags:Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| Vol 24 - Issue 04

Is the Consumer Ready for AR / VR / MR?

by Norbert Hildebrand

With CES just behind us and MWC looming on the horizon, we can see how the idea of augmented / virtual / mixed realities is dominating many of the headlines focusing on consumer electronics. …

Oculus CEO Moves Down to Lead Division

by Yvette Raikes

The CEO of Facebook-owned VR company Oculus, Brendan Iribe, has stepped down to lead the PC VR group within the firm. He said that he missed being involved in new technology and building leading-edge …

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