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Articles tagged: VR headsets

Facebook Connect: The 5 Biggest Announcements for Immersive Journalists

17th Sep 2020

Facebook Connect: The 5 Biggest Announcements for Immersive Journalists

Yesterday, Facebook held its annual Connect conference on the company’s virtual and augmented reality efforts. Instead of multiple days, the majority of this year’s news was packed into a two-hour…

Acer’s new VR headset, OJO 500, offers ergonomic improvements

29th Aug 2018

Acer’s new VR headset, OJO 500, offers ergonomic improvements

Today at IFA in Berlin, Acer introduced the first detachable Windows Mixed Reality headset, the OJO 500. With Acer’s OJO 500, users can connect the headset to either a machine-washable…

Visbit launches 8K playback service, with private distribution

28th Aug 2018

Visbit launches 8K playback service, with private distribution

Today, Visbit has announced the release of its Premium Playback Service, which offers private content distribution of 8K 3D 360 and VR180 videos. This could be a valuable feature for…

New Pixvana playback tech upgrades SPIN Play’s 360 video quality

10th Jul 2018

New Pixvana playback tech upgrades SPIN Play’s 360 video quality

In VR’s earliest days, every announcement seemed big. Big hype, big headlines, big promises. But as the industry matures, overpromising has given way to continual, incremental, measured improvements. One such…

Lenovo Mirage Solo, Oculus Go or HTC Vive Focus: which standalone headset reigns supreme?

17th May 2018

Lenovo Mirage Solo, Oculus Go or HTC Vive Focus: which standalone headset reigns supreme?

Standalone headsets from Oculus, HTC and Google could spark an interest in virtual reality for a whole new group of users. But, which standalone headset should you choose? Imagine seamlessly…

My first impressions on the Oculus GO

2nd May 2018

My first impressions on the Oculus GO

Like many of you, I’ve eagerly been waiting to get my hands on the Oculus GO, the first stand-alone headset that includes everything from the screen to the audio. It’s…

Everything we know about Oculus Go

1st May 2018

Everything we know about Oculus Go

Today at F8, Facebook officially launched its standalone VR headset, Oculus Go. Since the announcement less than two hours ago, scores of news and reviews have been posted with praise,…

Visbit launches 8K VR Player for Vive Focus–and they’ll host your 6K and 8K content for free

26th Jan 2018

Visbit launches 8K VR Player for Vive Focus–and they’ll host your 6K and 8K content for free

At an HTC Vive product showcase earlier this week in China, 360 video streaming company Visbit made a big announcement. The company launched an 8K VR Player for HTC’s new…

CES 2018: HTC reveals 3K Vive Pro VR headset

8th Jan 2018

CES 2018: HTC reveals 3K Vive Pro VR headset

HTC has announced the Vive Pro headset at its CES 2018 press conference. The updated VR headset boasts a 3K resolution, featuring two OLED panels for a total resolution of…

YouTube VR app launches on Steam for HTC Vive users

15th Dec 2017

YouTube VR app launches on Steam for HTC Vive users

There’s a lot of great VR content out there, but finding and watching it on whichever headset(s) you own hasn’t been easy. But, it’s becoming a whole lot easier. Today,…

HTC opens pre-orders for standalone Vive Focus in China Dec. 12

7th Dec 2017

HTC opens pre-orders for standalone Vive Focus in China Dec. 12

HTC’s standalone headset, the Vive Focus, will be available for pre-order in China on December 12, with shipping expected in January. The Focus available in white for 3,999 yuan or…

Get beta access to Oculus Rift’s new update: personalized Home, PC apps with Dash + more

6th Dec 2017

Get beta access to Oculus Rift’s new update: personalized Home, PC apps with Dash + more

Oculus’ Rift Core 2.0 update is officially available in public beta today. The update is major overhaul in a number of ways, including changing up the headset’s ‘Home’ and adding…

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