Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit underlined the risks of relying on partners
From my perspective, attending this year’s Snapdragon Tech Summit was all but mandatory for a journalist covering 5G: It offered the very first opportunity to...
Qualcomm interview: Snapdragon XR’s future, from wired to 5G, VR to AR
Day three of Qualcomm’s 2019 Snapdragon Tech Summit is a big one for mixed reality — VR, AR, and XR — thanks to the...
Vader Immortal proved VR ‘experiences’ are just underdeveloped games
Vader Immortal was supposed to be a big deal. Developed by Lucasfilm’s ILMxLAB, the three-episode Star Wars VR series was described by famed writer...
Vive Cosmos VR headset has an inexcusable flaw — horrid tracking
Virtual reality isn’t the massive business that many of us thought it would turn into back in 2015 and 2016. But it’s still chugging...
Oculus Link beta hands-on: How Quest might kill Rift S for wired PC VR
It’s easy to see the almost limitless sales potential of a VR headset that can operate fully on its own or switch to become a...
Oculus releases Link USB cable specs and PC VR beta software for Quest
Absent official sales numbers, there are still plenty of reasons to believe that the standalone Oculus Quest VR headset has been a qualified hit...
Researchers show off TouchVR palm and finger haptic feedback device
Current-generation VR controllers are fairly limited in enabling users to “feel” virtual objects; bow strings vibrate with haptic shivers, while guns kick back as...
Lenovo pilots VR as an alternative to general anesthesia for kids
Whether you’re an adult or a child, medical procedures can be intimidating or uncomfortable enough to cause panic — one reason patients might need...
Google open-sources Cardboard to keep ‘no-frills’ VR widely available
Google may have canned Daydream VR and poured cold water on both its Cardboard viewers and VR SDK, but it doesn’t want to see...
A quick 5G guide: Separating reality from hype
Exactly one year ago, I wrote about the onset of “fake 5G news” — the increasing use of 5G as a buzzword to attract...