HTC on Monday announced big changes to its Vive virtual reality headsets. The Vive Pro, which HTC recently announced at CES, will start at $799. It comes with an upgraded 2880 by 1600 resolution display, much sharper than the regular Vive's 2160 by 1200 resolution, along with custom headphones with meant to deliver a more immersive audio experience. HTC's $799 pricing for the Vive...
Google’s Daydream appears to be falling behind. As Samsung continues growing the Gear VR’s ecosystem and Oculus inserts itself in the portable virtual reality space, the in-house product for Android devices remains limited to one headset and a small number of phones. There’s a plan in place to expand Daydream’s availability by removing the barrier put up by varying hardware, but that’s...
Samsung has teamed up with ESPN to bring virtual reality sports to Gear VR owners. Starting this Thursday, those with a headset and compatible Galaxy device will be able to stream this year's X Games in VR for free. Samsung will be showing the Skateboard Vert, BMX Street, and Skateboard Street Amateurs competitions from Thursday through Saturday via its Samsung VR app. All you need to...
Samsung’s Gear VR headsets are designed to work exclusively with Samsung Galaxy phones; they’re not universal virtual reality viewfinders like Google Cardboard. But one developer has discovered a way to get them working with third-party devices with Quad HD displays. It makes sense for Samsung to lock down the Gear VR so that only Galaxy owners can use it. As...
HTC on Monday announced the company’s virtual reality headset, Vive, will see a $100 discount on April 5. The deal is in celebration of Vive’s one-year anniversary—and that’s not all HTC is offering. The Taiwanese company said it’s also offering a free month of Viveport Subscription, a free download of Arcade Saga, and more. A Viveport Subscription ($6.99 per month) will allow users to...
My wife is on a business trip for the next few days so I thought it would be the perfect time to buy an Oculus Rift with the intention of returning it. I picked one up at Best Buy yesterday, complete with a $450 NVIDIA GTX 1070 graphics card to help make the experience as smooth as possible. Both are boxed up and ready to go back today. While the setup was a breeze — I just needed to...
Universal Orlando recently offered TechnoBuffalo a chance to fly down to Florida to check out its new horror/virtual reality experience called "The Repository."