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  1. AlphaAtlas

    Project Wingman Releases Uncut VR Gameplay

    Ace Combat 7 is out on PC, and by most accounts, it's loads of fun, but the game's VR mode is still limited to a handful of missions separate from the main campaign on Playstation VR. Fortunately, a group of developers have been working on a arcadey, VR flight sim called "Project Wingman" for...
  2. AlphaAtlas

    Pimax Update Adds Support For Foveated Rendering and Smoothing

    While Facebook's Oculus and Valve's Vive Headsets dominate the tethered VR headset scene now, some startups have big plans to disrupt the market. At the end of 2018, Blurbusters noted that Pimax, in particular, is a dark horse in the world of VR. Their headsets will supposedly offer a 200 degree...
  3. cageymaru

    HTC Vive Cosmos Is a Tethered Headset According to FCC Filings

    According to FCC filings, the upcoming HTC Vive Cosmos will not be a wireless headset. The 2.402-2.48 GHz frequencies used by the Cosmos are the same as what the Vive and Vive Pro devices use to connect wireless controllers to the headsets. A HTC representative told UploadVR that on "day one"...
    • cageymaru
    • Thread
    • computer hardware cosmos fcc headset hmd htc technology tethered uploadvr virtual reality vive vr wireless wwireless
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: HardForum Tech News
  4. cageymaru

    Windows Audio Is Getting DTS:X and Dolby Atmos Upgrades

    Principal Program Manager Lead at Microsoft for Audio, Steven Wilssens has announced that DTS is coming to PC and XBOX in the coming weeks. In a tweet he said, "We also have DTS coming to PC and Xbox in the coming weeks. It will be available to the PC Insider audience first and then move to...
    • cageymaru
    • Thread
    • audio computer audio console dolby atmos for headphones dolby atmos for home theater dolby atmos for speakers dts dts:x dts:x ultra gaming home theater pc gaming pcmr sound spatial sound surround sound technology video games vr windows windows sonic xbox
    • Replies: 72
    • Forum: HardForum Tech News
  5. cageymaru

    The VR Training Sector Is a Rapidly Growing Industry

    The VR training industry is bustling with growth as more companies use the headsets to train employees about safety procedures on the job. According to statistics, 713 workers fell to their deaths in workplace accidents in 2017. Workplace injuries cost employers $150 billion every year. By using...
    • cageymaru
    • Thread
    • ar fall injuries job safety on the job traning sector technology training vr
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: HardForum Tech News
  6. cageymaru

    Intel Announces New RealSense Stand-Alone Inside-Out Tracking Camera T265

    Intel has announced it is taking preorders for its new RealSense Tracking Camera T265. The Intel RealSense Tracking Camera T265 will allow developers to build autonomous devices, delivering high-performance guidance and navigation. The T265 uses proprietary visual inertial odometry simultaneous...
    • cageymaru
    • Thread
    • ar autonomous camera computing at the edge inside-out tracking intel realsense t265 technology v-slam vr
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: HardForum Tech News
  7. AlphaAtlas

    Facebook is Allegedly Focusing On a Small AR Headset

    Citing a paywalled report from Business Insider, UploadVR says that Facebook is working on an AR prototype resembling "traditional glasses much more closely than the bulky AR headsets offered by Microsoft (the HoloLens) or Magic Leap." The report also mentions that the company moved "hundreds"...
  8. cageymaru

    Palmer Luckey Details His Vision of Reshaping National Security During Interview

    During an interview with CNN, former Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey detailed his vision for national security. After selling his Oculus VR technology to Facebook and leaving the company he founded behind, Palmer Luckey co-founded Anduril Industries in Orange County, California. There his team...
    • cageymaru
    • Thread
    • 3d model ai ar artificial intelliegience autonomous drone china detection hud lattice military russia situational awareness technology threat vr
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: HardForum Tech News
  9. AlphaAtlas

    TPCast Air Reportedly Works with Occulus Go and Quest

    TPCast was one of the first companies to enter the wireless VR market. The original TPCast untethered VR users from their PCs, while the TPCast Plus reportedly worked out some of the kinks. HTC recently launched their own wireless streaming solution, and we reviewed MSI's more unorthodox...
  10. F

    Grenade! Run!

  11. cageymaru

    HTC Vive Pro Eye and HTC Vive Cosmos HMDs Announced at CES 2019

    HTC has announced the all new HTC Vive Pro Eye with foveated rendering and eye tracking. It will blur the details of the screen where the user isn't staring to save system resources. This also allows the image details in the area where the user is staring to be sharper as system resources can be...
    • cageymaru
    • Thread
    • eye tracking foveated rendering htc vive cosmos htc vive pro eye pc pc gaming pcmr professional virtual reality virtuallink vr vr gaming
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: HardForum Tech News
  12. cageymaru

    Viveport Infinity Brings Unlimited Access to the Viveport Subscription Catalog

    HTC Vive and Viveport have announced a new unlimited VR rental service called Viveport Infinity during its CES presentation. For a low monthly fee, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift users will be able play a vast selection of VR titles from the Viveport Subscription catalog with an unlimited...
    • cageymaru
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    • htc htc vive netflix service spotify subscription technology virtual reality viveport vr
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: HardForum Tech News
  13. cageymaru

    Watch the HTC CES Press Conference

    CNET is going to live-stream the HTC Vive VR press conference today starting at 4 p.m. ET, 1 p.m. PT. HTC on Twitter has been alluding to a release of new products at CES. Monday is a massive day of press conferences at CES 2019, and nestled among them is HTC. The company's livestreaming its...
  14. cageymaru

    HTC Sales Are down over 61% in 2018

    HTC sales are still weak as its end of year financial statement showed a 61.78% decline in consolidated sales when compared to last year. This is the seventh consecutive year of decline that the company has experienced. HTC recently launched a new phone in December, but sales were still down...
    • cageymaru
    • Thread
    • apple consolidated sales decline htc revenue sales stock tech sector technology vive vr
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: HardForum Tech News
  15. AlphaAtlas

    Steam VR Usage Almost Doubled in 2018

    On the surface, Steam's latest hardware survey doesn't look particularly flattering for the VR market, but UploadVR points out that 2018 was a good year for the Steam VR gaming industry. According to the Steam statistics they've been logging, PC VR usage almost doubled in 2018, and 0.8% of Steam...
  16. cageymaru

    Slightly Mad Studios Begins Development of a Gaming Console

    Slightly Mad Studios CEO Ian Bell has announced that the game development studio known for blockbuster hits such as the Project Cars series and Need for Speed: Shift is working on a powerful gaming console. The Mad Box will be capable of VR gaming and will be equivalent to a "very fast PC 2...
    • cageymaru
    • Thread
    • computer hardware console gaming console ian bell mad box need for speed: shift pc hardware project cars project cars 2 slightly mad studios uk vr
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: HardForum Tech News
  17. Supercharged_Z06

    Rift on sale again

    If you missed out on the Black Friday or pre-Christmas sales, looks like Amazon has the Rift on sale again for $349: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073X8N1YW
  18. cageymaru

    The State of VR in 2018

    Blurbusters has an article on the state of VR in 2018. It touches on the current VR trends as the market shifts from wired headsets to wireless HMDs powered by the latest Snapdragon processor. Bela discusses upcoming options in 2019 to rid ourselves of the wire, and their experience with lesser...
    • cageymaru
    • Thread
    • choices computer hardware electronics hmd options solutions standalone technology virtual reality vr wifi wired
    • Replies: 56
    • Forum: HardForum Tech News
  19. AlphaAtlas

    Samsung Patents In-Air Gesturing for VR

    According to a report by Patently Mobile, Samsung recently filed a patent for an in-air gesture control system designed for AR and VR headsets. Such a system would use a color camera, a depth camera, and an infrared sensor with an infrared light for illumination, at the very least. Simple...
  20. M

    Good VR Graphics Card

    Hi i was looking at buying an HTC Vive with all the sales going on atm. It's pretty much the only VR headset for sale in my Country. I'm currently running an RX 480, but have heard it's not up to the task. I certainly can't afford an RTX 2080 Ti. I could easily get an Vega 64 or at a stretch a...
  21. cageymaru

    Sony 3D Camera Technology to Fuel Smartphone Upgrade Cycle in 2019

    Bloomberg is reporting that smartphone manufacturers such as Apple, Huawei, and Samsung have taken interest in 3D camera technology from Sony. The cameras can create 3D images of objects and faces that can be used for virtual shopping and gesture control. Sony is a major player in the camera...
    • cageymaru
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    • 3d apple camera chip hardware huawei laser samsung scan smartphone sony technology virtual reality vr
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: HardForum Tech News
  22. O

    Considering a VR headset, want some opinions.

    At the moment I'm considering getting a headset for mostly sim / seated play, but I may venture out into roomscale at some point in the future as well, but it's unlikely due to setup (the room it's going in is around 17'x22', but there's a pool table in the center of it, a bed in one corner, and...
  23. AlphaAtlas

    FeelReal Lets Users Smell in VR

    A company called Feelreal just announced a system that lets users experience smells in VR applications. Using chemicals "similar to those used in the food industry," theoretically, VR users can experience the smell of burning rubber in a race game, or roses in a garden, among other things. A...
  24. cageymaru

    Orlando Company Creates Scents for VR Attractions and the U.S. Armed Forces

    Global Technology Integrators (GTI) is a small 12 person firm in Orlando, Florida that specializes in adding smells to VR experiences. The company has contracts to provide scents to amusements parks, U.S. Armed Forces, and others. Bringing the sense of smell to virtual reality adds to the...
    • cageymaru
    • Thread
    • armed forces global technology integrators military perfume scent smell training virtual reality vr
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: HardForum Tech News
  25. cageymaru

    Introducing Game Streaming and AMD Radeon ReLive for VR

    AMD has released a video that showcases the new streaming capabilities of its AMD Radeon lineup. With the release of the AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition drivers, AMD Radeon users can utilize their hardware to stream their games to mobile devices, and most VR headsets with the...
    • cageymaru
    • Thread
    • adrenalin 2019 amd daydream driver focus game streaming google htc vive pc gaming pc hardware radeon steamvr virtual reality vr
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: HardForum Tech News
  26. B

    First Time VR

    Looking to get a vr setup. Not dead set on these, but here's what I was thinking about getting. Htc vive (non pro) https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00VF5NT4I/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 Wheel and pedal setup...
  27. bamavooHF

    Star Wars VR, worth it?

    My daughter loves star wars. Is this worth a hundred bucks?
  28. cageymaru

    Facebook Reality Labs Unveils Its DeepFocus AI Rendering System

    Facebook Reality Labs (FRL) has announced DeepFocus; an AI rendering system that works in conjunction with its upcoming eye tracking hardware called Half Dome. Half Dome has a varifocal design that that will recognize when users focus on objects in the VR world. DeepFocus AI will recognize this...
    • cageymaru
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    • ai deepfocus facebook facebook reality labs frl machine learning oculus technology virtual reality vr
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: HardForum Tech News
  29. AlphaAtlas

    AMD Pulls Oculus Support From Relive VR Streaming

    As part of their big 2018 driver update, AMD added support for streaming SteamVR titles to a wide range of VR headsets, including the "HTC Vive Focus, Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, and Google Daydream." However, AMD just sent a statement to PCGamesN claiming that SteamVR support violates the terms...
  30. cageymaru

    The Evolution of the Knuckles VR Controllers

    Valve has showcased its all new Knuckles DV (dev-kit) design in a SteamVR blog post. Valve has taken the feedback from developers to create the latest iteration of the Knuckles DV virtual reality controllers. Improvements to the design over the Knuckles EV3 include cap sense, trigger feel...
    • cageymaru
    • Thread
    • dev kit knuckles dv pc gaming pcmr steamvr technology valve video games virtual reality vr
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: HardForum Tech News
  31. cageymaru

    Palmer Luckey's Guide to Modding the Oculus Go

    Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey has written a guide to modding the Oculus Go. The first mods that he performed were to change the color of the HMD from grey to black to cut down on the amount of reflected light on the optics. The next phase of modding involved removing all unnecessary weight to...
  32. AlphaAtlas

    ZeniMax Settles with Facebook in Oculus Lawsuit

    Gamesindustry.biz reports that ZeniMax and Facebook have finally settled their long-running lawsuit over Oculus technology. As a reminder, the trouble started when John Carmack left ID for Oculus in 2013. ZeniMax sued shortly after that, claiming that Carmack and Oculus stole some of ID's...
  33. cageymaru

    NBC Sports and the NFL Use Video Game Soundtrack Without Permission

    Beat Games Studio co-founder and CEO Jaroslav Beck posted an excerpt from a NFL game where the music used in the clip is allegedly from his studio's game; Beat Saber. He politely asked NBC and NBC Sports in separate tweets to ask permission before using his game's music as this is clearly...
    • cageymaru
    • Thread
    • beat games studio beat saber compensation copyright infringement digital theft music nbc nbc sports nfl rhythm games technology theft video game virtual reality vr
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: HardForum Tech News
  34. VanGoghComplex

    Anyone need a front panel VR hookup?

    Found this, works great! 1-1/8" hole needed. ShineKee USB HDMI Mount Cable 2... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077T853NZ?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf
  35. cageymaru

    Starbreeze Files for Reconstruction

    Starbreeze has filed for reconstruction in Swedish court to protect the company while it negotiates a long-term financial solution. Filing for "bankruptcy" will allow the company to create necessary changes in the organization and operations without having to immediately pay debts accrued before...
  36. cageymaru

    Introducing the NVIDIA TITAN RTX GPU

    Today NVIDIA has unleashed the TITAN of Turing; the NVIDIA TITAN RTX. At the Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems in Montreal, Canada (NeurIPS), NVIDIA announced the "T-Rex" launch later this month with a $2,499 MSRP. The NVIDIA TITAN RTX is a professional tool designed for the...
    • cageymaru
    • Thread
    • 8k compute gddr6 gigaray gpu inference launch nvidia titan rtx pc pc master race pcmr professional rasterization ray tracing receal rt core rtx technology tensor core titan vr
    • Replies: 138
    • Forum: HardForum Tech News
  37. cageymaru

    Oculus Rift Is $329 at Best Buy

    Oculus - Rift + Touch Virtual Reality Headset Bundle is $329. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/oculus-rift-touch-virtual-reality-headset-bundle-for-compatible-windows-pcs-black/5989502.p?skuId=5989502 Also on Amazon for the same price! Thanks Wrench ! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073X8N1YW?
    • cageymaru
    • Thread
    • bestbuy deal hot deal hot deals oculus rift sale vr
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: [H]ot|DEALS
  38. K

    Small 3D Blu Ray Collection

    Don't really do 3D anymore, so for sale these are. PayPal only, prices include shipping. The Hobbit (not extended version) - $11 The Hobbit 2 (not extended version) - $11 The Hobbit 3 (not extended version) - $11 Captain America Civil War - SOLD to MixManSC Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 1 -...
  39. cageymaru

    Acer Gives StarVR Three Months to Become Profitable

    Acer has allegedly given its high-end StarVR division an ultimatum to become profitable within three months or its operations will be terminated. Industry insiders say that the StarVR division will be sold to either China or a Japan-based enterprise. Acer holds a 63.25% stake in the company...
    • cageymaru
    • Thread
    • acer disband profitability sale starbreeze starvr technology virtual reality vr
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: HardForum Tech News
  40. cageymaru

    Ambient Occlusion and Its Importance in VR Gaming

    Modern day gaming effects that users notice the most are those that manipulate light sources in a scene. The VR game development house ARVI, developers of VR titles such as The Last Day of Defense and more created a blog post that explains "ambient occlusion" (AO) and tackles its various modern...
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