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List of Omnidirectional Treadmills Under Development
Omnidirectional treadmills, like the Omnideck (shown), open up new degrees of freedom for VR interactions. Photo: Omnifinity Maybe the term "omnidirectional treadmills" had you asking: what is it, exactly? Gradually…
Virtual Reality Simulators Take Centerstage at New York Auto Show
The Lexus RC F Rift demo, powered by the Oculus Rift. The automotive industry is already reaping the benefits of virtual reality technology in bringing helpful information about cars even…
Reality Substitution Project is a Unique Approach to Virtual Reality
This is how RealiSM works. Photo: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Virtual reality has already come to a point where its identity has gone beyond the "hobbyist" level: it has…
Huawei Announces MirrorSys, a Virtual Reality-powered Communications System
Huawei's MirrorSys is described as the "future of communication". Photo: Huawei At the recently held Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Spain, Huawei Technologies announced a major leap in the advancement…
HTC and Valve to Offer Vive VR Dev Kit for Free
The Vive, made by Valve in conjunction with HTC. Photo: HTC/Valve The collaboration between HTC and Valve has created a good contender to match the Oculus Rift in the form…
Avegant Glyph is a Pair of Headphones and VR Glasses in One
The Avegant Glyph looks like a high-end pair of headphones at first glance. Photo: Avegant You might think: can a VR headset be ever so sleek, far from the conventional…
Facebook Talks About VR at F8 Conference
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivering a keynote at the F8 annual developer conference. Photo: Facebook After the well-known buyout of Oculus VR made by Facebook close to a year ago, the…
Magic Leap: Everything You Need to Know
Magic Leap's vision of putting virtual objects on top of real ones. Photo: Magic Leap What if our virtual world revolves around us, integrated into our real world, unharnessed by…
OSVR and Leap Motion Team Up for Integrated Hand-tracking VR Headset
The OSVR headset. Photo: OSVR The futuristic hand-tracking abilities of Leap Motion will soon be a standard feature of the open-source VR headset OSVR, with the recent announcement made by…
Nimble VR: What It Is, And What It Does For Virtual Reality
The Nimble Sense in action, attached to an Oculus Rift VR headset. Photo: Nimble VR As a tech startup founded at San Francisco, California, Nimble VR sought people's attention and…