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OSVR Upgrades Dev Kit Display

by Tom Allen

Image: The VergeOSVR (Razer Strikes Nvidia’s Shield) is now taking pre-orders for its second modular dev kit, HDK 2. The kit will begin to be shipped on the 29th July and prices start at …

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Dolby Laboratories and Jaunt Launch World’s First Cinematic VR Portal with Dolby Atmos

by Isaac Oburu

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. and Jaunt Inc., the industry leader in cinematic virtual reality (VR), today announced the launch of the first dedicated VR content portal featuring titles mixed in Dolby Atmos® sound to enhance …

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Deepoon Starts Shipping M2, the World’s First All-in-One VR Headset

by Isaac Oburu

The world’s first All-in-One VR Headset, Deepoon’s Standalone VR Headset M2, started shipping from June 28, 2016. From April 1, 2016, when pre-sale started, to the end of June 2016, Deepoon received over 20,000 …

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How Will VR be Used in Cinema?

by Tom Allen

The final session of the first day dealt with ‘Emerging Media Technology’ – virtual and augmented reality – in the cinema industry. Simon Gauntlett, CTO of the Digital Television Group, opened the discussion. Gauntlett …

Google Scraps Headset – Or Does It?

by Tom Allen

Sources speaking to Recode have said that Google has cancelled the development of a standalone VR headset. The company declined to comment on the move, but Recode speculates that the decision comes from Google’s …

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Deepoon Claims First Standalone Headset

by Tom Allen

A Chinese company called Deepoon has produced a VR headset that combines all of the elements – including the display and processors – into a single unit. VR headsets today are all, effectively, companion …

Dolby and Jaunt Launch Atmos VR Portal

by Tom Allen

Dolby has launched a dedicated portal for VR content, with Jaunt VR. The titles, accessible through the Jaunt VR app, feature soundtracks mixed using Dolby Atmos. As part of the launch, Jaunt released ‘Mull …

AIS Spins Out VR Society to Promote Content

by Tom Allen

The AIS (Advanced Imaging Society) has formed a new division called the VR Society. The VRS will provide research, seminars and best practice recommendations, to assist in the creation of high quality VR content. …

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VRLA Returns to LACC

by Tom Allen

The VRLA Summer Expo event will be held in the LA Convention Centre again this year, on the 5th and 6th August. More than 100 VR and AR exhibitors (including HTC, Google and Nokia) …

eMagin Patents Dual AR/VR HMD

by Matthew Brennesholtz

eMagin Corporation is a company that specializes in the development, design and manufacturing of OLED on silicon microdisplays that target the Head Mounted Display (HMD) market. The main target market for these devices is …

IDC: Virtual Reality Takes Center Stage at E3 2016 – What Does It Mean for the China Gaming Industry?

by Isaac Oburu

The annual E3 Conference was held in June 2016 in Los Angeles. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced that more than 70,000 people convened to experience the latest in video games and virtual reality …

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Meet the Infinitus Prime tVR HMD

by Arthur Berman

Infinitus Global has just debuted a new virtual reality headset called the Infinitus Prime tVR. It is not a consumer product. Rather, the primary customers targeted by the company for this HMD are enterprise …

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