Since Richard Nixon sweated and scowled his way through the first televised presidential debate with John Kennedy in 1960, TV’s importance in American politics has been well established. Being a successful politician, or at least getting elected, requires knowing how to look good on camera. But judging by the first debate for presidential hopefuls streamed …
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Hulu’s app is set for Samsung Gear VR, coming next month. Josh Miller/CNET The curtain is about to rise on the first act of Hulu in virtual reality. The streaming-video company’s VR app will be available next month when the $99 Gear VR headset from Samsung goes on sale, according to the Hulu’s head of distribution, Tim Connolly. “We’re ready …
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H2L The visual fidelity of virtual reality experiences is rapidly increasing, with designers creating worlds and experiences that inch ever closer to looking real. But Tokyo-based company H2L is trying to create a device that makes VR feel real. UnlimitedHand is a wearable controller that wraps around the forearm and gives you the sensation of touch within your virtual world. …
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Enlarge ImageIs your view of the candidates in virtual reality? Josh Miller/CNET Like to be at the Democratic presidential debate next month but can’t attend in person? CNN is promising to take viewers there through the wonders of virtual reality. CNN said Thursday that it will live-stream the October 13 debate from Las Vegas in full 3D immersive virtual reality. …
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HTC’s Vive could be available in limited quantity later this year, but it won’t ramp up its availability until 2016. CNET Taiwan-based electronics maker HTC will be launching its Vive virtual-reality headset this year, but the company is limiting the total number of units it’ll initially offer, according to a report. HTC’s Vive will launch in late 2015 in “limited …
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Now playing: Watch this: Virtual reality is going to get even more amazing, fast 0:30 Every time I put on a heavy pair of plastic, foam-lined virtual reality goggles, I feel silly. Of course I would: there I am, slipping a phone into a dock that fits over my face with elastic straps. It’s weird. It’s clunky. It’s decidedly unsexy. …
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Nokia Technologies plans to return to the consumer market, focusing on virtual reality rather than the cell phones that made it famous. The Finnish company — what was left of the former cell phone giant after Microsoft bought its handset division last year — on Tuesday night unveiled Ozo, a next-generation camera for capturing 360-degree video and audio. Unveiled at …
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CNET’s Roger Cheng adorned with the Vive headset and wireless controllers. Nigel Manuel/CNET NEW YORK — When HTC parked a truck at San Diego Comic-Con to show off its new virtual reality system, it quickly drew long lines that took curious folks the better part of an afternoon to get through. When Jeff Gattis, head of marketing for HTC’s emerging …
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Warcraft’s orc warchief Orgrim Doomhammer, played by actor Robert Kazinsky, in a still from the upcoming film. Legendary Pictures SAN DIEGO — Virtual reality is back at Comic-Con, and this time it’s taking you to a faraway fantasy planet called Azeroth. The annual flagship comics convention that’s expanded over the years to include film, television, video games and, now, virtual …
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James Martin/CNET The virtual reality conversation is currently dominated by devices like the Oculus Rift , HTC Vive , and Sony Project Morpheus , impressive gadgets that’ll leave you tethered to a gaming PC or console. The Samsung Gear VR is a bit more mobile, but it only works with select Samsung phones. And then there’s the matter of price: …
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