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Privacy, security, corrupt corporations and abuse of power were the big issues addressed in the first season of USA Network’s hit show “Mr. Robot.” However, as the series progresses into ideas of revolution and economic anarchy, it will also experiment with unusual visual-storytelling techniques including virtual reality. “We just shot a VR scene for ‘Mr. …

VR is about to make another sci-fi dream come true. LeVar Burton (Geordi La Forge), Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine) and Karl Urban (Dr. McCoy) have already gotten an taste — according to the Associated Press, video game giant Ubisoft gave the three Star Trek actors an early peek at a brand new VR game dubbed Star Trek: Bridge Crew. …

Lenovo looks like it’s set to debut new virtual reality hardware in a year already full of VR surprises, and it’s doing it with the help of a chipmaker named Movidius. A few days in advance of Lenovo’s Tech World event June 9 in San Francisco, chipmaker Movidius has announced via press release that its hardware will be inside a …

Virtual reality was the talk of the show floor at Computex in Taiwan this year. HTC was showing off three slick new VR experiences for its Vive headset, Microsoft was talking up the future of Windows Holographic, and we saw plenty of new VR headsets and even VR-friendly backpacks. But it wouldn’t be a trade show smack bang in the …

Now playing: Watch this: HTC Vive at Computex features three slick new VR experiences 2:05 If you’re a little bored when you hit the rowing machine at the gym, maybe you’d prefer to feel like you were rowing down a river in the Rockies, or even through an asteroid field in space? That’s what a brand new VR experience for …

One problem with shooting virtual reality video: There’s nowhere for the crew doing the shooting to hide from a camera that sees around a full 360-degree circle. Startup Double Robotics on Wednesday announced a product it thinks will help. The company already sells telepresence robots in the form of a $3,000 iPad on a stalk that rolls around under the …

Now playing: Watch this: GoPro, Pixpro, or Ricoh? Finding the best 360 camera 4:03 Forget your standard video rules, when shooting in 360 degrees convenience may trump quality. 360 video — that VR-like format that lets you look up, down, left, right, and behind — is all the rage right now. But to get those wraparound views, you’ll need a …

Not happy leaving VR to Samsung and Google, Chinese phone maker ZTE is getting into the game with its own VR headset. Little is known about the headset at the time of writing, but we do know that more information is due to be announced later today. The headset is being launched alongside the company’s new Axon 7 smartphone, which …

Paul McCartney’s Fool on the Hill famously used the eyes in his head to “see the world spinning round.” Now he can do it in VR. Jaunt, a producer and publisher of virtual-reality content, is teaming with Sir Paul on a six-part documentary series timed to coincide with the release of “Pure McCartney,” a 67-song collection that spans the former …

If Brian May could capture one moment from his life so that others could step inside that moment and experience it, it would be the time he strode onto the roof of Buckingham Palace alone except for his guitar and played to 200 million people. “I’d love people to know what that felt like,” said the Queen guitarist. “It was …