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HTC Vive Pro

You need a GeForce GTX 1070 or better to get the best out of HTC’s Vive Pro

HTC updated its system requirements for the upcoming Vive Pro headset for virtual reality, listing hardware for the best experience possible.
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Lytro is calling it quits, but says light field tech will live on

The company behind the original light field camera is shutting down. Lytro announced today that the company is winding down.
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Sketchfab challenged people to ‘remix’ ancient art, and the results are amazing

Given a treasure trove of downloadable cultural heritage models — from ancient castles to dinosaur skulls and hellenistic statues — digital artists were asked to reimagine these artifacts and remix them with contemporary aesthetics.
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Virtual reality roller coaster ‘The Great Lego Race’ opens in Florida

Virtual reality brings new life to an old roller coaster with The Great Lego Race, a Mario Kart-style blast through a Lego landscape.
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Sotheby’s is making homebuying immersive with AR app Curate

Sotheby's International Realty and its new virtual staging augmented reality app, powered by Rooomy, is called Curate.
Oculus Go

Oculus Go and Santa Cruz will have a 72Hz mode for smoother mobile VR

The upcoming Oculus Go and "Santa Cruz" mobile VR headsets will have 72Hz refresh rate modes for a more fluid experience.
Oculus Gloves

Oculus could be aiming to make VR a bit more real with these haptic gloves

Following up on an earlier tease, Oculus might be gearing up to make VR even more immersive with a set of VR gloves described in a pair of patent filings made public today. 
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Google may be looking to snap up VR camera company Lytro

Anonymous reports suggest Lytro is looking for a buyer -- and that Google may be interested to the tune of $40 million. The reports have not yet been confirmed.
Vive Focus

HTC’s stand-alone Vive Focus VR headset hits markets outside China in 2018

HTC said during the Game Developers Conference that its stand-alone Vive Focus VR headset is coming to international markets this year.
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Stanford’s VR experience puts you in the shoes of one of California’s homeless

Can you promote empathy through VR? That's the goal of Becoming Homeless, a VR experience created by Stanford researchers.
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Over 60 ARCore apps are now available from the Google Play Store

Google recently announced that ARCore was being brought to version 1.0, and since then over 60 apps using ARCore have been released to the Google Play Store.
HTC Vive Pro

Is the HTC Vive Pro too expensive, or the right price for the right hardware?

HTC's new high-resolution VR headset was announced to cost $800 this morning. It's a significant upgrade over the original, but is it way too expensive to justify a purchase?
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Haptic VR surgery isn’t for the faint of heart, but it could help surgeons

Fundamental VR is creating virtual reality training experiences for surgeons that uses cutting edge haptic tech. No pun intended.
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Newest Navy attack sub uses an Xbox controller to operate its periscope

The USS Colorado, the Navy's newest attack submarine, includes an Xbox controller to operate its sophisticated dual periscopes.
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Qualcomm’s stand-alone VR headset design uses Tobii eye-tracking

Tobii said on Thursday that Qualcomm's latest reference design for stand-alone virtual reality headsets includes its eye-tracking technology.
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Google Maps is open to mobile AR game developers using Unity

Google said that it opened its Google Maps doors to developers of mobile augmented reality games, granting access to all that mapped data.
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Start your 57th character when ‘Skyrim VR’ hits Rift and Vive this April

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR will be making its way to the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive this April through SteamVR.
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SteamVR will fine-tune VR to match the graphics chip, not the headset

The latest beta of SteamVR now includes a component that will fine-tune VR experiences to match the performance of your PC's graphics chip.
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Nike patent hints at a head-up display to help golfers read putting greens

A patent recently filed by Nike indicates that the company is working on a new head-up display that would help golfers more accurately read putting greens.
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Google’s upcoming OLED display for VR headsets may pack a 3182p resolution

Google is scheduled to hold a session during Display Week in May to introduce its 18MP OLED display built for virtual reality headsets.
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Can Toshiba’s dynaEdge AR glasses succeed where others have failed?

Toshiba isn’t the first company that might come to mind when you think of augmented reality, but the company has big plans to take over the space, beating out rivals like Microsoft and Epson.
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Bose’s new prototype AR glasses focus on what you hear, not what you see

Bose announced a new augmented reality platform that changes what you hear around you, but it's first prototype may not be what you expect: glasses.
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The top trends we saw at Mobile World Congress 2018

Mobile World Congress 2018 has come and gone, but the trends we saw at the show often set the tone for the 2018 smartphone market. Here's what you can expect this year.
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Intel’s Radeon-backed ‘Hades Canyon’ mini PC runs games at 1080p, Ultra graphics

A recent review of an Intel Hades Canyon NUC reveals that it's capable of running games at a 1080p resolution and Ultra graphics settings.

Making a Spectacle: Snap may release two new versions of its smartglasses

Snap was left with hundreds of thousands of unsold Spectacles last year. Despite this, the company is reportedly releasing two new versions of the smart eyewear.
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Free Pluto VR chat and messaging app for gamers enters Early Access on Steam

A new virtual reality application called Pluto hopes to become the Discourse of VR, letting gamers chat and communicate across a variety of games and experiences.
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Oculus Rift is now more popular than HTC Vive among Steam users

The latest Steam hardware survey showed that the Oculus Rift has surpassed the HTC Vive for the first time.
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Rylo Camera takes a software-first approach to 360-degree video

Founded by former Instagram and Apple employees, Rylo is looking to break into immersive video creation with a bang.
Vive Focus

HTC’s Vive Focus mobile VR headset uses the same lenses, displays as Vive Pro

A recent hands-on report reveals that HTC's Vive Focus mobile VR headset uses the same lenses and screens as the Vive Pro headset for PC.
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Take a hike, Alexa: Wendy’s a beautiful digital human ready to be your friend

The next generation of virtual assistants could look, sound, and act like real people. SK Telecom's HoloBox is home to Wendy, a digital human created in painstaking detail to help overcome our fear of living with a virtual companion.
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Simulate a simian in ‘Crisis on the Planet of the Apes’ VR game this April

Crisis on the Planet of the Apes is a new game built from the ground up for virtual reality, and it's out this April.

‘Moss’ review

Polyarc Games’ Moss uses the PSVR’s capabilities in small, meaningful ways to deliver a resounding ad-venture.
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Blade emerges from the shadows with a virtual PC gamers will love

After running for more than a year in France, Blade's Shadow-branded virtual PC streaming service is now available in California.
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VR takes you to the top of a skyscraper to help you face your fear of heights

VR can help you face your fear of heights by letting you take a trip to the top of New York’s One World Trade Center.
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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 VR reference headset puts body tracking in mobile VR

Qualcomm has launched its Snapdragon 845 virtual reality reference headset, offering features like eye tracking, and body tracking -- which should make for much more natural VR.
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Click around sweet 3D Facebook posts as update adds more VR to News Feed

With support for a new file format, Facebook users can find detailed 3D interactive objects right inside their News Feeds.
Tap Strap

Wear your keyboard like a pair of brass knuckles with Tap Strap

The Tap Strap is an amazing wearable keyboard that turns gestures into taps, so you'll never need to touch your keyboard or touchscreen to type out a text message or email again.
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Asus joins the Windows Mixed Reality party with its own official headset

Asus announced its Windows Mixed Reality headset last year, and now it's finally officially going on sale for $429, including two motion controllers.