Google sells an awesomely inexpensive way to turn your phone into a competent VR headset, but Daydream has had a couple minor issues from the very beginning: There aren’t enough awesome apps and games to compete with its rivals Gear VR and Oculus Go Like its rivals, the simplistic 3-degrees-of-freedom sensors don’t let you reach …
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Mozilla released on Tuesday Firefox Reality 1.0, the first version of its web browser geared for three virtual-reality headsets, the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Google Daydream. The new browser uses voice control to sidestep the difficulty of typing while wearing a device that replaces your view of the real world, including your keyboard, with immersive computer-generated scenery. At best, …
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Two months ago, Microsoft said it didn’t have specific plans to create an Xbox VR headset. What it didn’t say is that it had been working on a device, but put existing VR plans on hold until better technology comes along. Microsoft courted partners over the past couple years to create games for a virtual reality headset designed to work …
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The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is slightly larger than the Note 8, so it’s an uncomfortable fit into the company’s Gear VR headset. And you don’t want your new $1,000 phone to be uncomfortable. So Samsung will provide you with a free adapter (which we knew was coming) — but you’ve got to call, like in the olden days. At …
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The Magic Leap One headset was featured Thursday in iFixIt’s latest product teardown. The teardown included 22 steps, ultimately scoring a 3 out of 10 on the maker site’s repairability scale (with 10 being the easiest to repair). The Magic Leap One headset, dreamed up by Magic Leap co-founder and CEO Rony Abovitz, had a hurricane of hype leading …
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It’s hard to know what the future will bring, but a majority of US consumers think that five decades from now, we’ll all be overly dependent on tech and spend less time interacting with each other. At the same time, consumers believe tech makes our lives easier and are most enthusiastic about where things are headed with computers, smartphones …
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Note 9 phones, Bixby smart speakers, Galaxy smartwatches, Spotify partnerships, Fortnite exclusives and even a little toss-in mention of AR. Samsung’s latest Unlocked phone event had everything. Except for one technology the company’s been pushing for years. VR. I realized it only after I left the event in Brooklyn. After I’d worn smartwatches and looked at speakers and played Fortnite …
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Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are seem to have been on the cusp of mainstream success for years. But you can’t decide if they offer something for you until you understand what they offer at all. Now playing: Watch this: What is AR and how does it differ from virtual reality? 3:17 Augmented reality AR is when you …
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Google’s Daydream VR platform has YouTube, Google Streetview, and now it has Chrome. A VR-ready version of Google’s Android Chrome app is now available to download to work with Daydream VR-ready phones, or on the standalone Lenovo Mirage Solo headset, Google announced today. It’s an overdue move, since Facebook’s standalone Oculus Go VR headset already has a built-in web browser, …
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VR is fascinating tech and continues to evolve. But it’s also hit a wall for consumer adoption, leading to pretty disappointing sales. Maybe this is what led HTC to publish this blog post yesterday, entitled “Think VR is dying? It’s just getting started.” The post argues that current dire analyst forecasts for VR should be disregarded, and that reports on …
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