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Etee SteamVR Controller Hits Kickstarter Fundraising Goal, Demos Half-Life Compatibility
TG0 launched a Kickstarter fundraising campaign for the new finger tracking controller known as etee at the beginning of the April. The campaign has already realized its funding goal of…
iPhone Pro 2020 Will Have Augmented Reality and 5G Technologies
Bloomberg is reporting that the upcoming iPhone Pro models will have a lidar scanner installed at the back, just like the current iPad Pro. The report cites anonymous sources. In…
SteamVR March 2020 Hardware Survey Shows 1 Million VR Users Have a VR Headset
Valve has been collecting more accurate VR usage data on Steam from March 2020. Let’s see what these numbers say. For the March hardware survey, Valve updated the survey figures…
Beat Saber Has Released a New Free “FitBeat” Track Which Supports Both Standard and 360°/90° Modes
The VR rhythm game Beat Saber is currently in almost all virtual reality headsets. The beat slashing game offers one of the most accessible VR entertainment forms and has grown…
HTC Now Offers a Vive Cosmos Wireless Bundle for $799 For is Anniversary Sale
HTC Vive anniversaries have typically been grand and pompous affairs with plenty of discounts as well as promotional offers. This year, with the COVID-19 raging around the globe, the event…
Apple to Buy VR Streaming Startup NextVR
NextVR was founded in 2014 as ‘NextVD’ just at the juncture when virtual reality was beginning to break out into the mainstream and when the hype around the technology was…
FundamentalVR Surgery Platform Expands to the Standalone Quest and Vive Focus Headsets
London-based digital health company FundamentalVR has expanded its Fundamental Surgery training platform for surgeons with a new @HomeVR education modality that brings the company’s advanced multimodal educational simulations to standalone…
VR Workplace Training Startup STRIVR Closes $30 Million Funding Round
Strivr is better known for its virtual reality workplace training platform used by companies to train their staff. The company has now raised $30 million in a Series B funding…
VR-Trip Takes Inside an Infected COVID-19 Lung
COVID-19 or more popularly known as Coronavirus has gripped the world. With more than 25,000 fatalities and over 600,000 cases detected so far, it is pervading every sanctum of our…
Manus Announces its ‘Polygon’ Full-Body VR Tracking Solution
Haptic VR Glove manufacturer Manus is expanding its product portfolio and will soon offer support for a full-body VR tracking solution for multiple users at the same time. Manus’ new…