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by Tom Allen
UK bookmaker William Hill is using VR to increase the declining number of horse racing bets it is receiving. Gamblers can wear an Oculus Rift headset (or use any Google Cardboard-like device) to view …
Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 20
by Tom Allen
North Face is challenging customers to go on a high-octane adventure – in-store. The retailer is testing the use of virtual reality headsets to transport people visiting its NYC store to a remote hiking …
Tags:Back Panel| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Retailers| USA| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 20
by Tom Allen
Sharing a little more information about its upcoming (Oculus Rift Set to Arrive in 2016) Oculus Rift headset, Oculus VR has said that it is developing its own virtual reality games. The fear is …
Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 20
by Tom Allen
The Void, a Utah-based start-up that’s been operating in secrecy for some time, has created what could be loosely called ‘Laser Quest for VR’. The company builds physical areas (Gaming Pods) that roughly mirror …
Tags:Back Panel| | HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Large Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 20
by Norbert Hildebrand
In my Display Daily articles, mobile devices are a common topic and among those, augmented or virtual reality glasses are very dear to my heart. Many years ago I argued with a colleague that …
Tags:AR Glasses| Augmented Reality| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 20
by Norbert Hildebrand
The University of Georgia (UGA) has been teaching classes for virtual reality for some time now. Kyle Johnsen, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering is offering one of the first courses addressing …
Tags:Education| Mobile Display Monitor| Universities| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 19
by Helen Vince
GoPro has announced an agreement to acquire Kolor, a specialist in virtual reality and spherical media solutions, for an undisclosed sum. Spherical media enables a range of immersive viewing experiences and is an essential …
Tags:Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 18
by Norbert Hildebrand
Virtual headsets are designed either as standalone devices or are a shell holding the viewer’s smartphone as the display source. The Merge VR headset falls in the second category and adds a virtual reality …
Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Virtual Reality| Virtual Sets| Vol 22 - Issue 18
by Chris Chinnock
There were a lot of developers of 360-degree camera or software companies at NAB – all to feed the growing need for virtual reality content. NextVR NextVR was in the RED booth where it …
Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Large Display Monitor| NAB 2015| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 17
by Chris Chinnock
There were a lot of developers of 360-degree camera or software companies at NAB – all to feed the growing need for virtual reality content. RTI The benefit of a one-camera 360-degree capture option …
Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Large Display Monitor| NAB 2015| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 17
by Helen Vince
Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (Samsung), has announced that the GearTM VR Innovator Edition for S 6, compatible with both the Samsung Galaxy S® 6 and Galaxy S® 6 edge, will be available for preorder …
Tags:Oculus VR| Samsung| Virtual Reality
by Chris Chinnock
I could not cover all the news from NAB 2015, but I can provide some impressions based on the companies I did meet with. You can see some of this coverage in videos posted …
Tags:Broadcast Monitors| HDR - High Dynamic Range| NAB 2015| UltraHD & 4K| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 17
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