Virtual Reality – Page 144

What are the Real Chances for AR and VR in Consumer Markets?

by Norbert Hildebrand

I am not trying to trick or mislead anyone in this article, I am a big fan of both technologies and think that they are correctly tagged as the ‘Next Big Thing’. I am …

Tags:AR Glasses| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 14| Wearable Market

Oculus Killer: A $49 DIY Portable VR Console

by Isaac Oburu

With mass production of Next Thing Co.’s PocketC.H.I.P. underway, gamers, hackers, and musicians hotly anticipating the device have a brand new reason to be excited: The $49 handheld superconsole now takes users into the …

Tags:Consoles| Gamer| Virtual Reality

CJ Group Gets Into Virtual Cinema

by Tom Allen

Cinema chain CJ Group will show off its new virtual reality cinema experience at CinemaCon (11th – 14th April), at stand 2003A. CG Group is a Korean company and will focus on introducing its …

How Private do You Think You are in a Virtual World?

by Norbert Hildebrand

After Oculus released their first few headsets to the consumer, it’s worth paying some attention to the legal consequences that exist for early adopters. As we all know from updating our trusted smartphones, every …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 13

HP and NVIDIA partner to create VR-ready workstations

by Isaac Oburu

HP Inc. today announced it is collaborating with NVIDIA® to deliver workstations for 3D content creators, media professionals, game and application developers, and others to create visually engaging and immersive virtual reality experiences. New …

Tags:HP Inc| Virtual Reality| Workstations

LG Enables VR Through SlimPort

by Tom Allen

Analogix Semiconductor has announced LG’s G5 smartphone and LG 360 VR headset both feature SlimPort connectivity. The technology provides DisplayPort over USB-C, and is used to enable VR in the headset. The phone uses …

VR – More Than Just A Headset

by Matthew Brennesholtz

“Virtual Reality is currently climbing the hype cycle. There are daily stories about the funding and star-power behind a new VR experience; or the VR content development plans of an internet company, VR equipment …

Tags:Augmented Reality| NAB 2016| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 13

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 13

by Tom Allen

Dell and HP have become the latest companies to build machines that are specifically certified as VR-ready, for the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. The Dell Precision workstations will have a set of minimum …

Pantomime Enables Shared VR

by Tom Allen

Before CES, we wrote about a company called Pantomime (AR and VR Due at CES 2016), which claims to add interactivity to VR without using an extra hardware. Thanks to Mark Fihn’s 3rd Dimension …

Tags:Interactive Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 13

VR Motion Sickness Countered Again – with Electrodes

by Norbert Hildebrand

One of the issues that is plaguing augmented and virtual reality solutions is the sensitivity of some people to motion sickness and related issues. Some people are more prone to experience this effect than …

Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 13

Plenty to See from Technicolor in Rennes

by Bob Raikes

A couple of weeks ago, I was in France for the Virtual Laval event and made the journey via Rennes, which has a small and convenient airport. I knew that Technicolor has a large …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 13

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 13

by Tom Allen

We now have a specification list for Acer‘s laser gaming projector, the Z850 (Acer Brings Laser to Gaming). Despite being described as ‘mirrorless’, it is in fact a DLP unit – there are no …