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Nreal Teases Standalone AR Headset Slated for Late 2020
Nreal has already made a name for itself with its widely acclaimed Nreal Light AR headset. They are what Magic Leap and the HoloLens would have wanted to be: lightweight,…
The 128G Oculus Quest Headset is Back in Stock
With 10 days to the release of Half-Life: Alyx, there is finally some good news for VR enthusiasts. The Oculus Quest has been sold out over the past few weeks…
A First Look at the US Military’s Combat-Ready HoloLens 2 AR Glasses
In 2018, Microsoft had won a $488 million contract to supply the US military with the HoloLens mixed reality headsets. Microsoft has been able to fulfil this order and supply…
HTC Vive Pro Eye Price Drops to $799, Lower-End Model Sold Out
HTC has lowered the price of its B2B flagship Virtual Reality headset Vive Pro Eye and is offering two new Vive Pro Eye packages with a new warranty as well…
HTC Vive Cosmos Elite Already Available for Pre-Order, to Begin Shipping on March 18
HTC’s new virtual reality headsets for hardcore gamers, Vive Cosmos Elite, can now be pre-ordered. HTC Vive Cosmos Elite HTC recently unveiled its new Vive Cosmos lineup. Unlike the standard…
Qualcomm Unveils XR2 Reference Designs for XR Glasses With 5G Streaming
Qualcomm is an industry leader in XR chips and its XR2 chip is its latest product which provides hardware manufacturers with new capabilities as well as new technologies. In the…
Top 5 Haptic VR Devices Set to Launch in 2020
Haptic feedback or simply “haptics” is currently one of the fastest growing immersive frontiers in the industry. It entails deploying various technologies to simulate a sense of touch and even…
Standalone Headset Manufacturer LYNX Raised $2 Million in 2019
The French XR startup LYNX, which participated in Qualcomm’s hardware accelerator program, raised $ 2million in 2019. The startup is using the Snapdragon XR2 chipset which is made for XR…
Valve Index VR Headsets to be in Stock Again Ahead of the ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Launch
The Valve Index has been sold out for some weeks now. This week, the company finally confirmed that shortages of the headset have been occasioned by the coronavirus health crisis…
HTC Teases Vive Proton Headset Concept
On the same day that HTC unveiled its new modular Vive Cosmos lineup, firmly establishing the Vive and the Vive Cosmos lineup as PC VR headsets, HTC also showed a…