CastAR Kickstarter Enters Final Stretch With Almost $900k Raised
CastAR, the new HMD technology that promises to bridge the gap between augmented reality and virtual reality is almost over—raising well over 200% it’s original target, we take a look at its progress....
View ArticleGDC 2014: Hands-on with Sony’s Project Morpheus VR Headset
As part of continuing GDC 2014 coverage, Cymatic Bruce and myself had our first opportunity to experience Sony’s new Project Morpheus, the PS4 VR dev kit, earlier today. How Does it Feel to Wear?...
View ArticleSony Morpheus VR Headset Shown in Public for First Time at SVVR Meetup #10
Sony Computer Entertainment surprised last evening’s Silicon Valley VR meetup #10 with the first public display of their Project Morpheus VR headset prototype. Anton Mikhailov, Jeff Stafford and...
View ArticleAntVR ‘Universal’ VR Headset Kickstarter Proves Controversial – What Would...
The newest entrant into the VR Headset space, AntVR and their ‘Universal, all-in-one’ wireless VR System, has caused some confusion and controversy among those in the VR community. So, we thought we’d...
View ArticleSurvios Announces $4 Million in Venture Funding for VR Projects
The team behind Project Holodeck has announced that it has secured $4 million in venture funding to help them build their immersive VR experience. Project Holodeck – From University Project To...
View ArticleVRelia Partners with ImmersiON to Offer VR Headsets and Content
The ImmersiON ‘Pro’ VR Headset VRelia, a Spanish company recently formed with the aim of providing users with high resolution VR Headsets, has announced a partnership with ImmersiON, a startup formed...
View ArticleStanford Unveils ‘Light Field Stereoscope’ a VR Headset to Reduce Fatigue and...
Researchers at Stanford University have unveiled a prototype VR Headset which they claim reduce the effects of VR sickness through the use of an innovative ‘stacked’ display which generates...
View ArticleNVIDIA Demonstrates Experimental “Zero Latency” Display Running at 1,700Hz
At GTC 2016 this week, NVIDIA’s Vice President of Graphics Research demonstrated a novel prototype display running at an incredibly high refresh rate, all but eliminating perceptible latency. Update...
View ArticleOSVR HDK 2160×1200 Screen Upgrade Kit Now Available
OSVR has launched a display upgrade kit for the HDK headset which allows users to swap a new, higher performance panel into their existing HDK headsets. The $220 screen upgrade kit, sold at the OSVR...
View ArticleDisplay Conglomerate JDI Developing Ultra High Resolution Panels for VR Headsets
JDI, a display conglomerate consisting of the display businesses of Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi, announced this week the development of ultra high resolution panels that are made specifically for...
View ArticleKopin Unveils ‘Lightning’ 2k x 2k 120Hz OLED Microdisplay for Mobile VR
Display specialists Kopin have unveiled a tiny, high resolution OLED ‘microdisplay’ designed specifically for the use inside immersive headsets. It’s dubbed ‘Lightning’ and it could open the door to a...
View ArticleAvegant Claims Newly Announced Display Tech is “a new method to create light...
Avegant, makers of Glyph personal media HMD, are turning their attention to the AR space with what they say is a newly developed light field display for augmented reality which can display multiple...
View ArticleUnderstanding Pixel Density & Retinal Resolution, and Why It’s Important for...
While most of us are used to dealing with resolution figures that describe pixel count (ie: a 1920×1080 monitor), pixel density stated as pixels per degree is a much more useful figure, especially when...
View ArticleSamsung’s New VR Display Has Nearly 3.5x More Pixels Than Rift & Vive
At last week’s Display Week 2017 conference, Samsung showed off a new ultra-high resolution display for VR headsets that more than triples the pixel count of the displays in the Oculus Rift and Vive. A...
View ArticleKopin Reveals “Smallest VR Headset” With 2k x 2k Per Eye Resolution @120Hz
Display specialists Kopin in partnership with Chinese company GoerTek have announced a new reference VR headset design that it claims is the smallest of its kind integrating the firm’s ‘Lightning’ OLED...
View ArticleAxonVR is Building a Generalized Haptic Display
AxonVR was awarded US Patent No. 9,652,037 of a “whole-body human-computer interface” on May 16th, which includes an external exoskeleton as well as a generalized haptic display made out of...
View ArticleKopin’s Prototype VR Headset is Incredibly Thin & Light, More Than 3x the...
Kopin is touting a new prototype VR headset featuring their 4K OLED ‘Lightning’ microdisplay that they say is made specifically for VR. At nearly half the size of other headsets, and made from...
View ArticleStartup Aims for Retinal Resolution VR Display With 70x “effective...
Finland-based Varjo has announced a new display technology for AR and VR which the company is calling “the first human eye-resolution VR/AR/XR immersive display.” Varjo claims an “effective resolution”...
View ArticleVR Headsets Based on Kopin’s 2K Display Expected by End of 2018
After we went hands-on with Kopin’s prototype headset featuring their 2K VR micro display last week, people are curious to know when the screens might actually hit the market. Speaking with Kopin and...
View ArticleGoogle is Developing a VR Display With 10x More Pixels Than Today’s Headsets
Earlier this year, Clay Bavor, VP of VR/AR at Google, revealed a “secret project” to develop a VR-optimised OLED panel capable of 20 megapixels per eye. The project was mentioned during SID Display...
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