ASUS ZenFone AR exclusive from Verizon, arriving this summer
We’ve heard of the ASUS ZenFone AR before but we haven’t really given our attention to it. We’re just waiting for the device to be ready for commercial use. ASUS announced that it has partnered with...
View ArticleGoogle’s Seurat brings high-fidelity rendering to mobile VR
When you have a game or app from a movie or TV show translated into virtual reality, oftentimes the quality is not at the same level. But at the Google I/O, they introduced a new technology called...
View ArticleGoogle takes the covers off Daydream 2.0 at I/O 2017
If you’ve noticed, a lot of the news coming out of the Google I/O 2017 developer conference has been about the mothership’s efforts to gain ground in the virtual reality (VR) market. They’ve show us...
View ArticleYouTube VR gets a worthy update, removes comments in favor of voice feedback
YouTube VR was launched last year together with the Google Arts & Culture VR apps for Daydream View. After months of testing, the app is getting an important update that makes YouTube VR a more...
View ArticleGoogle releases Daydream Elements to Play Store, a set of VR tech demos
You may well know what Google Daydream is – if you’ve not been living in a cave for the past year, you will know that Daydream is Google’s virtual reality (VR) platform for Android. And just recently,...
View ArticleSamsung partners with UFC, X Games, Live Nation to broadcast events in VR
As virtual reality (VR) is now becoming a standard in broadcasting live events, Samsung is quick to jump on to this trend by partnering with events like the UFC, X Games, and Live Nation so that owners...
View ArticleRaveVR lets you watch videos together with friends in VR
Watching movies has always been a social exercise – you’d always want to watch a movie with someone. But there are times when schedules won’t seem to meet, and you end up missing all the fun while your...
View ArticleASUS Zenfone AR to be officially launched on June 14
We’ve got our hands on the Asus Zenfone AR back in January. It showed off the Tango and Daydream together. We know Verizon is offering the smartphone as an exclusive deal later this summer. We also...
View ArticleVR180 video format launched by YouTube, related cams coming soon
We can’t say that virtual reality is already a popular standard but for the past few years, the technology is being given much attention by different brands. Google made it easier and affordable with...
View ArticleSamsung may go to market with standalone Exynos VR headset
We had written about this sometime ago, that Samsung was thinking about manufacturing a standalone virtual reality (VR) headset – that is, one that did not need to be tethered, connected, or be reliant...
View ArticleBBC Taster VR app now avaialble for mobile-friendly virtual treats
Virtual reality isn’t the stuff of sci-fi shows and books anymore but we’re living in an actual age where brands and apps are pushing the technology for ordinary consumers to enjoy. We’re seeing...
View ArticleSamsung collabs with X Games to stream three events to Gear VR
Streaming to virtual reality (VR) platforms is relatively new, although the technology for it is now available, and VR headsets and platforms are slowly getting mass appeal. So it doesn’t surprise us...
View ArticleDunkirk VR experience now available on Samsung VR
Aside from superhero films and Star Wars, one of the most highly anticipated films of the year is from a former superhero film director. Christopher Nolan’s cinematic retelling of the events of...
View ArticleGoogle Daydream app updated for better content discovery, better controller...
Most people are actually waiting for the huge 2.0 update to the Google Daydream app which is supposed to arrive later in the year. For now though, Google is still putting out improvements to their...
View ArticleBlade Runner 2049 VR game now available for Gear VR, Rift
For scifi film buffs, October seems so far away as the highly-anticipated reboot/sequel to the classic Blade Runner movie is set to come out in three months time. Blade Runner 2049 stars Ryan Philippe...
View ArticleGoogle Daydream lets you take a virtual peek into Vogue Supermodel closets
If you have even just a passing interest in fashion, let alone work in some capacity in the industry, you’ve probably thought about how awesome it would be to take a peek into a supermodel’s closet....
View ArticleZeiss VR ONE Connect gives you PC-powered VR on the cheap
If you’re looking for the best rendering and visual experience for virtual reality (VR), that would still come via a PC-powered system, like on the HTC Vive. The downside is that you’re going to have...
View ArticleStreet View now available on new version of Google Earth VR
The great thing about this whole Internet thing of the past few decades is that it has enabled us to go to places that we never thought of visiting, at least virtually (and maybe even literally). Just...
View ArticleSamsung’s PhoneCast VR allows you to run 2D apps in virtual reality
When Samsung released the PhoneCast VR app for the Gear VR, it was originally an app intended for using various media player apps within a virtual reality environment. Now in the app’s most recent...
View ArticleNew Daydream View, Google Home Mini will launch next month
Google must be very busy these days not just working on Android 8.0 Oreo updates but also for the new products that we’ve been anticipating. There’s the Pixel 2, Pixel XL 2, Google Pixelbook, and now...
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