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Samsung HMD Odyssey Has Better OLED Displays

by Bob Raikes

It was widely leaked, but now Samsung has now released details of the Odyssey mixed reality headset that will be used on Windows 10 PCs. The headset will sell for $499 and will ship …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 37

Is the AR / VR Market Booming or What?

by Norbert Hildebrand

For a long time we are reporting on the high potential for the AR and VR markets. With several options available to the consumer and some form of competitive market pressure already at play …

Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| Market Data| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 38

Christmas In September

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Pepcom had its Holiday Spectacular event in New York on September 28th. This press-only event highlights new technology items that will be available for the coming holiday season. Many of the 75 companies exhibiting …

PTC Updates Vuforia AR Platform

by Bob Raikes

PTC said that it is releasing a new version of the Vuforia AR development platform. The company claims that Vuforia is the world’s most widely used platform for AR development. With support for leading …

Sony Tweaks PlayStation VR

by Bob Raikes

Sony has updated the Playstation VR headset by allowing the headphone cable to be integrated into the main cable. The design also allows HDR passthrough from the PS4 to the TV. The headset will …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 37

Vision, VR and Discomfort: An Educational Audit

by Len Scrogan

Although the problem has not at all evaporated, one wonders why the press has recently gone silent on the “VR makes me sick” concern these days. The VR vision issue is still playing out …

Tags:Education| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 39

Intel’s Project Alloy is Over

by Bob Raikes

Somehow, some of our comments on Intel at IBC didn’t make it into our IBC report. Intel was showing an Asus PC with an Oculus Rift to show how its new processors could cope …

AR/VR Headset Market to Reach 81.2 Million Units by 2021

by Alan Spencer

IDC is forecasting that the combined AR and VR headset market to reach 13.7 million units this year, growing to 81.2 million units by 2021 with a compound annual growth rate of 56.1%. According …

Eurosport Covers Cycling in 360° VR

by Andrew Fenn

We may have missed it at the time, but our editor is excited by news that Eurosport has begun covering cycling in 360° VR video. Eurosport’s VR cycling coverage began back in June at …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 36

Educational VR: The Irony of it All

by Len Scrogan

I recall the hall of fame release by the Byrds in 1965, a song that rhythmically and hauntingly chanted: To everything (turn, turn, turn) There is a season (turn, turn, turn) And a time …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| Education| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 37

Render of Samsung Windows Mixed Reality Headset Leaked on Twitter

by Andrew Fenn

Images have surfaced on Twitter of a Samsung VR headset displaying the Windows Mixed Reality symbol. Infamous technological whistle-blower @WalkingCat leaked the images out into the wild earlier this week, but elected not to …

Mobile Chrome Update Enables Google Daydream VR Support

by Andrew Fenn

Following the news that Opera’s latest developer browser has added support for VR video playback, with integration of WebVR planned for a future release (Opera Adds 360° VR Video Playback Support), Google has released …