September 12, 2016
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Nicholas Echevarria/
While the leaps made with the virtual reality experiences provided by the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are impressive, true virtual reality won’t be accomplished without the ability to feel what’s in these ...
July 5, 2016
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Nicholas Echevarria/
Every day, people around the world wish they were somewhere else: With friends on a trip, with family on a special day, on a tropical island relaxing, in the depths of a balmy jungle exploring — wherever. Usually, ...
June 8, 2016
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Nicholas Echevarria/
The long-awaited era of virtual reality is finally here, with the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive leading the charge alongside less powerful alternatives like Samsung’s Gear VR and Google’s recently announced ...
March 24, 2016
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Nicholas Echevarria/
With the constant hype surrounding the idea of virtual reality, it was only inevitable before a company thought up the idea of creating a virtual reality webcam. Now, Slovenia-based VRFavs went ahead and did just ...
March 2, 2016
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Nicholas Echevarria/
The recently priced HTC Vive will join the Oculus Rift this year in rolling out the red carpet to the world of virtual reality, or VR. Until then, consumers have the choice of grabbing something like ...
February 28, 2016
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Jeff Berman/
Virtual reality (VR) is one of the hottest new technologies, creating opportunities to make videogames and movies more immersive to consumers. But VR stops short of providing a full immersive experience because it ...
February 9, 2016
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Nicholas Echevarria/
Virtual reality’s promise of immersive experiences continues to be realized, with 2016 shaping up to be a big year for the technology. Until now Google Cardboard, along with a slew of other low-cost options, ...
December 21, 2015
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Jeff Berman/
The number of virtual reality (VR) devices on the market and seeking funding via crowdsourcing continues to grow. LucidCam is trying to help solve one problem for the emerging VR market: a lack of content. It’s a ...
December 11, 2015
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Nicholas Echevarria/
Virtual reality got its renaissance on Kickstarter with the Oculus Rift campaign. As such, it’s only natural a more portable, affordable version is made available on it, too. The Figment is made for the ...
December 9, 2015
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Nicholas Echevarria/
In the consumer segment, virtual reality is all the rage. As such, it’s easy to forget its applications elsewhere, such as therapy. Inspired by his trips to children’s hospitals and the benefits staff ...