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Google Also Said to be Working on a Stand-Alone VR Headset

Kellen February 11, 2016 8

Earlier in the week, Financial Times reported that Google was working on a new virtual reality (VR) headset that would be comparable to Samsung's Gear VR. In other words, it would be an upgraded unit over their current Cardboard apparatus that is used for low-...

Report: Google is Going to Release a Gear VR-like Headset, Android VR Technology

Kellen February 8, 2016 20

Whether or not virtual reality (VR) is the next tablet frontier, the tech world has fully embraced it as their next focus. Now that the wearable craze (Wait, was there a wearable craze?) has slowed, companies like Samsung and HTC are pushing VR as hard as...

Tuesday Poll: Interested in VR on Any Level?

Kellen January 12, 2016 85

Tim and I just wrapped up our special CES 2016 edition of the Droid Life Show, where we talked about a bunch of takeaways from the conference, including our thoughts on VR. We strapped on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift in their newest forms. They were cool. Were...

Report: HTC Vive Could Cost $1500 at Launch

Tim January 12, 2016 52

We already know that HTC intends to launch Vive, its VR system, in early April. We also know HTC's CEO said pre-orders are going up on February 29. Yet, even with all of that, we still have no confirmed information on how much Vive will cost, or exactly what...

HTC Vive Pre-Order Reportedly Confirmed for February 29

Tim January 11, 2016 14

After a full week of demos at CES, HTC's CEO, Cher Wang, has confirmed to Telegraph that the Vive VR System will go up for pre-order on February 29. It was previously announced that a general launch is set for April 1, but even with this information, there is...

Samsung Gear VR “Consumer Edition” Now Up for Pre-Order at $99

Kellen November 10, 2015 24

Ready to tackle the first consumer edition of Samsung's Gear VR headset line? Called just Gear VR, sans "Innovator Edition" tag, you can pre-order the headset today for $99 at places like Best Buy, Amazon, and Samsung.com. As a reminder, this is the first of...

YouTube on Android Now Does the VR Video Thing, Adds Cardboard Viewer Too

Kellen November 5, 2015 11

Google announced today that YouTube on Android now does VR video. Not only that, but if you own a Google Cardboard product, you can also view almost all videos through sort of a virtual movie theater like experience. With VR in YouTube, Google is fully jumping...

OnePlus 2 Invite Reservation List Now Open, VR Launch App Hits Play Store

Kellen July 25, 2015 109

Two hours ago (at the time of this posting) on a Saturday, OnePlus decided to open up a registration list for invites to purchase the OnePlus 2. Hopefully, you saw the posting minutes after it went live, because the list is already closing in on 20,000 people....