True virtual reality — not just Cardboard — might be a part of your next Android phone. Android VR — officially called Daydream — is now a thing, and it’s coming later this year alongside the release of Android N. Google’s VR aspirations are very similar to what Samsung is already doing with its Gear …
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Oculus’ upcoming improvements to the Samsung Gear VR headset will happen step by step, not in one fell swoop. When you add up the plans, which Oculus shared with press at a small event in San Francisco earlier this week, you start getting a sense of where the company wants to take VR, both on the phone-based Gear VR and …
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Google might be ready to launch a whole new vision of VR. And honestly, in a year filled with big VR hardware all over the place, I’m more interested to hear about what Google’s got in the works than anyone else. Google’s I/O developer conference is just around the corner. There are a lot of VR-targeted developer sessions this year, …
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Virtual reality company NextVR is teaming up with entertainment producer Live Nation, owner of Ticketmaster, to bring “hundreds” of live musical performances to people around the world. Viewers will be able to take in gigs from the front row, onstage and even backstage, with the bonus of “optimized” 3D audio. No schedule has been announced yet, but NextVR plans to …
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When CNET opened its San Francisco offices for its first VR day, more than 1,000 readers signed up to try out this new technology. Now Oculus, one of the leading makers of virtual-reality headsets, which Facebook bought for $2 billion, is working with Best Buy to offer demonstrations to customers at its stores starting May 7. The company said it …
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When Samsung thinks about the future of virtual reality, what it sees is a star — a Star Trek, to be precise. Injong Rhee, executive vice president and head of R&D for software and services in Samsung’s mobile business, on Wednesday gave some hints about what VR could look like in two to three years. Think holodecks a la Star …
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Samsung really wants you to make apps tailored for its devices, not just generic Android software. The company this week is making its pitch for why developers should be tweaking their apps to take advantage of features like the S Pen on Samsung’s Note devices or its Gear S2 smartwatch. The biggest reason is simply because Samsung is big in …
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Virtual reality is amazing, but there’s not a lot to do in VR quite yet. Now the maker of the HTC Vive virtual-reality headset is doing something about that. HTC is launching a global startup accelerator with $100 million in funding, with the hopes of investing in ambitious software and hardware ideas for virtual reality. The pilot program will begin …
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Most football players hope they can make a smooth switch from college ball to the NFL. Braxton Miller is hoping he can do that and change positions too. The former Ohio State signal caller makes one-handed catches in a new 360-degree virtual reality clip that are reminiscent of the jaw-dropping grabs of All-Pro wideout Odell Beckham, Jr. “I want to …
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Imagine if you could be on the set of the next Star Wars film. Imagine if you could watch as Star Wars: Episode VIII director Rian Johnson trains Daisy Ridley to (maybe) become a Jedi. Star Wars owner Disney is now working on the next best thing. Today, Disney announced a deal to use Nokia’s $60,000 (roughly £43,000 or AU$78,000) …
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