MergeVR is the newcomer in the virtual reality for mobile industry with their newly announced VR headset, strictly for mobile use. MergeVR will be available for both Android and iOS mobile devices, including larger smartphones. MergeVR is going to be available alongside its VR Motion Controller and it’s going to be the cheapest that we’ve seen until now, except for Google ...
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Sony’s Project Morpheus delayed to 2016
As virtual reality was a pretty big conversation topic in the past couple of days at the MWC 2015 fair in Barcelona, Spain, we’ve got news about yet another virtual reality headset that has been in development for quite a while now: Project Morpheus. Project Morpheus belongs to Sony, as it is the company’s own take on a virtual reality ...
Read More »Carl Zeiss VR One headset up for pre-order
Carl Zeiss has unveiled its competitor to the Samsung Gear VR in the form of the VR One headset. Carl Zeiss has decided that it would make a virtual reality device that will function in a similar way to the Gear VR, but allow for a much wider target audience. The VR One headset from Carl Zeiss looks and works ...
Read More »Unreal Engine 4 will offer support for both Samsung Gear VR and Google Project Tango
Earlier this year, the folks over at Epic Games updated the Unreal Engine 4 to support the Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus, but it looks like that was just the first step. Now they want to tackle the mobile world and are preparing to also offer support to both the Samsung Gear VR and the Google Project Tango virtual reality ...
Read More »Oculus Rift gets new competitor in the form of Totem, promises features never seen before
The virtual reality market is about to get a bit more crowded soon. We already have the Oculus Rift, Project Morpheus and Samsung’s Gear VR among other headsets, but there’s definitely room for one more. Canadian company Vrvana launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund their tentatively named Totem virtual reality headset. At first glance the device looks very similar to the ...
Read More »Oculus Rift will be cheaper than most expect it to be
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 ...
Read More »Microsoft lagging behind rivals in virtual reality technology
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 ...
Read More »Sony confirms that Project Morpheus will feature PS Vita support
We’ve heard about the possible integration of the PS Vita with Project Morpheus earlier this year. Sony’s Simon Benson hinted back in May that the handheld gaming console will play a key role in the future of the virtual reality headset. Recently another member of the company confirmed that the PS Vita is already being used internally by the team. Ian Bickerstaff, ...
Read More »Samsung’s Gear VR headset launching at IFA 2014
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 ...
Read More »Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida talks about the future of Project Morpheus
There has been a lot of talk about Sony Entertainment’s Project Morpheus VR these last few months. Most people were expecting some exciting announcements regarding the headset to be made at E3 2014, but the company didn’t seem keen on talking much about it unfortunately. The only interesting news I can think of was the reveal of The Assembly, a promising new ...
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