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Virtual Reality Technology Helps Australia’s Aged Care Community

by Andrew Fenn

In Australia, Samsung has teamed up with residential aged care community Uniting, providing patients with its Gear VR technology. While wearing the headset, residents are able to step into 360° videos captured in their …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 30

Antycip Shows Us its UK Demo Suite

by Bob Raikes

We decided to make the most of the (relative) slowdown of news in the summer to catch up with a company that we met at the Laval Virtual conference and which had invited us …

Daydream View Headset Heavily Discounted at Verizon

by Andrew Fenn

A few months on from the release of Lenovo’s Mirage Solo standalone headset running on Google’s Daydream VR platform, Daydream View is being heavily discounted as companies seemingly wind their stocks down. When we …

Google Hires Sony VR Specialist Richard Marks

by Andrew Fenn

Google has fuelled the fire of supposition that it may be planning to enter the gaming sector, with the appointment of Sony’s Richard Marks, head of the company’s Magic Lab team and a senior …

UK Postal Firm Using VR Training to Protect Employees from Dog Attacks

by Andrew Fenn

Following recent reports of VR being used to treat phobias and eating disorders, a slightly more unexpected use case has emerged. UK postal company Royal Mail is now deploying VR safety training across its …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Training| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Windows Mixed Reality Headset Discounts Continue

by Andrew Fenn

Having been sold at a discount on a fairly ongoing basis since not long after their release towards the end of 2017, Windows Mixed Reality headsets are still on sale via Amazon and Microsoft’s …

Google Launches Chrome Browser for Daydream Headsets

by Andrew Fenn

A recent update to Google Chrome for Android has added fully featured support for Daydream VR headsets, including Lenovo’s Mirage Solo device. The app incorporates voice search capabilities, bookmarks and private browsing, otherwise known …

Tags:AR/VR| Google| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 29

New York Psychologist Using VR to Treat Eating Disorders

by Andrew Fenn

Following recent reports that VR is being used to cure acrophobia, more commonly known as a fear of heights, another therapeutic use case for VR has been highlighted by The Wall Street Journal, this …

Tags:AR/VR| Medical| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Russian Gallery Allows Visitors to Become Artists with VR Technology

by Andrew Fenn

An art gallery in Moscow, Russia has enabled its visitors to step into the shoes of two 20th-century Russian artists, in collaboration with Dutch VR company VRTech Group. Wearing a head-mounted display, visitors can …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Russia| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 25

VR on the Hype Curve

by Bob Raikes

Well, there was plenty of news over the last two weeks, so we have some solid issues for you, although there are few events at this time of year. One I will be attending …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 28

VirtualLink Consortium Announces Standard for VR Headset Connection

by Norbert Hildebrand

The VirtualLink Consortium announced a new standard development that allows connecting a VR headset to any source via an USB Type-C cable. The consortium includes nVidia, Valve, Microsoft, Oculus and AMD. There is a …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 28

YouTube VR App Coming to Gear VR with Co-Viewing Feature

by Andrew Fenn

Google has announced that the YouTube VR app will come to Samsung Gear VR soon, alongside “Watch Together”, a new co-viewing feature, where up to four app users can chat and watch content together …