04 April 2017
HTC celebrates one year of the Vive’s launch with a $100 discount. The headset will have an April 5 exclusive price of $699. The company also confirmed that all owners could download a free copy of the in-house Arcade Saga game and launched a new...
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15 March 2017
Samsung Electronics wants to take sports fans to a new level of engagement with virtual reality live streams directly from the slopes of Pyeongchang during the Olympic Games in the Korean city next year. Today, Samsung representatives met with the...
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15 March 2017
If you are in the US, and are in the market for a virtual reality headset, you'll be glad to know that the Samsung Gear VR (2016) is currently going for around $50 in the country. T-Mobile has the device listed on its website for that...
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27 February 2017
Sony has announced that it has sold over 900,000 units (915,000 to be precise) of its PlayStation VR headset so far. This was revealed by Andrew House, global chief executive of Sony Interactive Entertainment (the Japanese company's video gaming...
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21 February 2017
Samsung’s in-house tech incubator C-Lab introduced a smart strap that turns your fingerprint into a phone earpiece. Now there are four new projects that are here to amuse us and they are all about augmented and virtual reality.
Relumino is an app...
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20 February 2017
HoloLens - the Microsoft mixed reality headset - is already available with a $3,000 price tag. The Windows 10 device has a Developer Edition and a Commercial Suite and is currently listed on the company's online Store. Microsoft said the sales are...
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11 February 2017
Planning to purchase a Samsung Gear VR? You might want to check out the discount Amazon is offering on the device. The retailer currently has the headset (international variant) listed on its website for just $45.98, which is further down from the...
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27 January 2017
HoloLens, Microsoft’s augmented reality headset has been on sale in several countries since the beginning of December. Both the Developer Edition and the Commercial Suite cost $3,000 and are sold through the Microsoft Store.
At the Education...
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20 January 2017
If you are a Samsung owner, and consider getting a Gear VR headset you can now snatch a pretty cool deal on it. The virtual reality helmet is currently going for $52.51.
Amazon has the device (international variant) listed on its website for...
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17 January 2017
A week ago, a $500 “Oculus Ready” PC was unveiled, but still the cheapest way to experience VR is through a smartphone headset. Google’s entry, the Daydream, is discounted in the US to $50 (usually $80) from today until February 25. Yep, US...
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31 December 2016
The Samsung Gear VR (2016), which was unveiled alongside the ill-fated Galaxy Note7, has received a price cut in the US. Specifically, Amazon US has the headset listed on its website for just under $60, or $59.99 to be precise.
A quick look...
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08 December 2016
Xiaomi is no stranger to experimenting with all sorts of products, spanning from light bulbs to air purifiers. In the western world, we mostly get glimpses from the smartphone business, but there are equally interesting and compelling offers on...
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08 December 2016
There are many companies bringing VR to the marketplace but they are no longer in direct competition - instead they’ve banded together to form the Global Virtual Reality Association, GVRA.
Members include Facebook (Oculus), HTC (Vive), Google...
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22 October 2016
Samsung Gear VR owners rejoice - here's some new quality content for your viewing pleasure. Presuming you've got one of Samsung's older phones, and not the Note7, of course.
The supernatural drama series 'Invisible' is now available to...
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05 October 2016
Microsoft is currently offering a solid discount on the Alienware 15 PC VR-Capable Bundle. The company is selling the bundle for $2,499, a discount of nearly $1000.
The bundle includes an Alienware 15 Signature Edition laptop, an Alienware...
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05 September, 2016
If you own the Samsung Galaxy Note7-compatible Gear VR, you should refrain from using the headset with the smartphone until you get the latter replaced. That's what Oculus - whose technology powers the VR headset- is saying.
"Samsung has...
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13 August, 2016
The Samsung Gear VR (2016), which was unveiled alongside the Galaxy Note7 earlier this month, is now available to pre-order. Amazon is currently accepting pre-orders for the device, which sets you back $100 and starts shipping August 19.
To...
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04 August, 2016
It is great to see that Samsung is still working hard on VR, as being a pioneer is becoming increasingly daunting and challenging in today's tech realm. And the Gear VR is just that - when it was unveiled alongside the Galaxy Note 4 at IFA 2014 in...
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04 June, 2016
Virtual reality is definitely a buzz word for 2016. This is not to say that the concept is new, far from it, but this year it finally feels like the technology is getting there and catching up to our vision. But ambitious projects like the Oculus...
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05 April, 2016
IKEA has made a VR Experience app to help potential kitchen buyers with their decision. The IKEA VR Experience, which is available on Steam, lets you see the company's kitchen design offerings from different perspective and allows you to change the...
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