Virtual Reality – Page 5

Pimax Adds a Console that Becomes a Headset

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Several weeks ago, VR headset maker Pimax released a new device that is called the Pimax Portal that has been described as a Nintendo Switch that can be used for VR. …

Microsoft Surface Pro 9 with high iFixit score

by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say iFixit had a look at a couple of devices recently. The Meta Quest Pro (the take apart used 146 screws!) which looks so complex that it may be unrepairable although it …

Tags:Facebook/Meta| Microsoft| Repair| tablets| Virtual Reality

Varjo Adds Support for Leading 3D Engines to Its Varjo Reality Cloud Platform

by Artem Alekseenko

Varjo, maker of professional-grade VR/XR hardware and software, announced support for Unity and Unreal Engine projects for its Varjo Reality Cloud platform. This ready-to-use enterprise software as a service (SaaS), allows real-time VR/XR cloud streaming capabilities, anywhere and at any …

Tags:Virtual Reality

Apple’s AR/VR headset will reportedly begin mass production in March.

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Digitimes said that its sources have ‘hinted’ that Apple’s new headset will be made exclusively by Pegatron with planned sales of 750K units in 2023 and with production starting at the …

Tags:Apple| Mixed Reality| Virtual Reality

KYOCERA Develops New GaN Laser Chip, World’s Smallest* to be Mass-Produced from Silicon Working Substrate

by Artem Alekseenko

Company unveils new process to create functioning 100micron length micro-light sources with higher yield, lower cost — enabling short cavity lasers and micro-LEDs for autonomous driving, AR, and VR applications. Kyocera Corporation (President: Hideo …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Chip Technology| Kyocera| MicroLED| Virtual Reality

Meta fires 11,000 – Reality Labs Impact Unclear

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Meta has fired 11,000 staff as it deals with the challenges of reduced revenue and tougher times for the big tech companies. Mark Zuckerberg apologised for the process and said that …

Tags:Facebook/Meta| Financial Data| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Virtual Reality

Links Week Ending 11th November 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the end of this week. Goertek, a maker of Apple AirPods and a …

Pimax VR headset Crystal will be cheaper than expected

by Bob Raikes

What They Say VR headset maker, Pimax, has revealed more details of its forthcoming Crystal VR headset. It will have eye and face tracking and use QLED displays with 2880 x 2880 resolution and …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Virtual Reality

Mid-week Links – Week Ending 11th November 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the middle of this week. Connected TV Advertising’s Big Secret: Two Can Be …

What the Quest Pro tells us about Hollywood’s future

by Bob Raikes

What They Say A former Nickelodeon executive Chris Young, has been experimenting with the Meta Quest Pro and posted a video that showed him using the headset to reveal a view of his actual home …

Tags:3D Content Creation| Facebook/Meta| Motion Capture| Virtual Reality| Virtual Sets

Meta Pushes the Envelope on HMD Brightness

by Bob Raikes

Meta has been working on many aspects of VR and AR display use for years. At Siggraph this year the firm showed its experiments with pushing the brightness of VR headsets to new levels. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Facebook/Meta| HDR - High Dynamic Range| SIGGRAPH| Virtual Reality

Holoride wants you to use VR in your Audi

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Holoride of Germany has done a deal to supply an HTC Vive Flow VR headset, a game controller, and an additional safety strap, as well as one year of access to Holoride’s …

Tags:Automotive| Germany| Virtual Reality