May

Despite billions of dollars in investment, a healthy number of competitors, and a wide range of options, virtual reality still has yet to catch on. It’s tough to pinpoint exactly why, but there area few obvious stumbling blocks. These headsets require a lot of financial investment from the user, and physical real estate too. The software selection is lackluster. It often feels like an expensive parlor trick. The most well-known VR company, Oculus, is owned by Facebook (boooooo!!)....

Three weeks ago, I had many positive things to say in my Oculus Quest VR system review. It's wireless, it's simple to use, and it runs on the bleeding edge of just powerful enough for engrossing "six degrees of freedom" (6DOF) virtual reality. Thankfully, that review was driven by a variety of pre-release software—which means we didn't have to guess how the hardware's strengths and weaknesses bore out for retail games and apps. But in the time since that...

SEATTLE ,  May 23, 2019  /PRNewswire/ --  HTC VIVE ®, a leader in premium virtual reality, today announced an agreement with  SYNNEX Corporation  ( SNX ), a leading business process services company, to deliver its virtual reality (VR) products to enterprise resellers. Through the agreement, resellers have access to HTC VIVE's VR offerings designed for markets including architecture, construction and engineering; product design; healthcare and medicine;...

Facebook's latest virtual reality (VR) device, called Oculus Quest, gets good reviews. It offers "six degrees of freedom" of movement, which pushes the boundaries of user interaction with content. There are no messy wires. Apps download straight to the device and WiFi connects users for multiplayer games. But there's a glaring flaw. Comic book superheroes are notably scarce in VR content, which seems odd because comic book fans are super-passionate about their...