Tag Archives: Oculus Rift

We learned yesterday from a rather surprising IFA announcement that the folks over at Oculus VR have teamed up with Samsung for a new product. This device is a virtual reality headset powered by the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 that goes by the name of Gear VR. As exciting as that may be, most of us are still more curious about the Oculus ...

Eurogamer Expo, which takes place in London from the 25th to the 28th of September will bring several Virtual Reality titles to the public’s attention. After the announcement that Oculus Rift will have its own booth at the show, several VR games were announced to be part of the lineup. One of these games is a space combat game named ...

Virtual reality is said to be the next big step in terms of new gaming experiences. VR headsets such as Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus can already give us a glimpse of what to expect when the devices will become widely available to the public. Obviously, we would also like to have plenty of games to play using the said ...

At Perpetuo Socorro hospital in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands), a 60 year old patient underwent an arthroscopy surgery at the knee while being immersed in virtual reality and listening to Claire de Lune. Mrs Ramírez was terrified by the procedure and has requested general anaesthetic. Instead she was offered to wear an Oculus Rift head mounted VR display. The operation ...

According to an exclusive report by TechRadar, Microsoft is looking to bring virtual reality to the Xbox One. Last week the company accepted FOVE into its Microsoft Ventures London programme, which is designed to help technology start-ups develop their products. FOVE hit the headlines recently with its claim that it had created the first ever head-mounted eye-tracking display. As well ...

According to Techradar, a source close to Microsoft has revealed that the technology giant is still lagging behind its rivals in getting a virtual reality headset released to the public. Although Microsoft are known to be heavily investing in VR technology and augmented reality, they are still in the very early stages of development. The company will certainly want to ...

Oculus VR are cancelling support for those re-selling the Oculus Rift headset on sites such as eBay. Speaking on the official developer forums for the device, a community manager revealed that selling the development kit was against their terms of use and that they would cancel shipments to those who are doing so. “”We found this guy’s order and cancelled ...

Reports about Samsung’s virtual reality headset first surfaced about a month ago and revealed that the Korean company is developing the device in collaboration with the Oculus VR team. The headset is being called the Gear VR and is said to be somewhat different than other virtual reality devices such as Sony’s Project Morpheus or Facebook’s Oculus Rift. While the ...

Google have announced that they are adding support for virtual reality to their Chrome internet browser. Oculus Rift is now officially able to be used with the browser while the ability to use other headsets is being worked on, with the company hoping to implement it as soon as possible. The company has revealed that although virtual reality currently won’t ...

If you’re a South Park fan and own an Oculus Rift we have some very good news for you. The folks over at Tool have recreated the Colorado mountain town along with all of your favorite characters and you can already start exploring it. The team was inspired by South Park: The Stick of Truth and the TV Show’s season 17 intro ...