Samsung’s Odyssey+ VR headset claims 1233 PPI user-perceived resolution
Leaked two months ago by the FCC, Samsung’s HMD Odyssey+ Windows Mixed Reality headset became official today with a somewhat unexpected feature: a “user-perceived...
Oculus may have filed patent for Santa Cruz headset’s fabric wrap
From the “in mildly interesting and painfully specific patents from big VR companies” file: Oculus seems to have patented the fabric that will wrap...
IDC expects rebound after VR shipments fell an ‘artificial’ 33.7% in Q2 2018
Despite recording a 33.7 percent drop in worldwide shipments of VR headsets during 2018's second quarter, IDC is forecasting a sunny outlook for future quarters.
Synaptics chip paves the way for dual 2K VR headsets with 1,000 PPI
Synaptics is raising the bar for flagship VR headsets by announcing two new components: a VR display driver chip and a cable interface that will collectively let computers drive two separate 2K eye displays at once.
Pimax 8K headset will use Vaqso VR to emulate smells
Chinese VR headset developer Pimax today announced a partnership with Japan's Vaqso to bring a scent emitter module to the upcoming Pimax 8K headset, enabling users to experience multiple smells during VR experiences.
Google and LG detail 1443 PPI screen for VR (Updated)
Google and LG’s recent tease of a breakthrough 1443-pixel per inch (PPI) screen for virtual reality headsets raised plenty of questions, and a new research...
Google’s standalone AR headset is reportedly ‘not unlike’ Microsoft’s HoloLens
Google is still developing a standalone augmented reality headset that can overlay digital objects on the real world, according to a report in WinFuture. This...
Crazy Apple AR/VR headset rumor claims dual 8K displays
Following a Bloomberg report last November that Apple is planning an augmented reality headset under the code name T288, a wild new Cnet report claims that...
iQiyi, the Netflix of China, announces 4K VR headset with 8K video support
iQiyi, the Baidu-owned video streaming service known as China’s version of Netflix, has announced that it will release the world’s first 4K VR headset...
AntVR will debut $500 Mix AR headset in May on Kickstarter, rivaling HoloLens
Chinese virtual reality headset maker AntVR told VentureBeat today that it will debut Mix, its first augmented reality headset, through a Kickstarter campaign in...