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Women are a lot less interested in virtual reality than guys are
Sony unveiled its virtual reality headset yesterday, and it's a lot cheaper than the competition — only $400 ($460 if you need to buy the camera), and it works with a PlayStation 4 console, whereas...
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Virtual reality is giving athletes an edge on the field
Virtual reality (VR) appears ready to take the entertainment world by storm in 2016. In addition to the much-hyped Oculus Rift, major corporations such as Facebook, Sony and Samsung are poised to...
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This is why virtual reality headsets can make you feel so sick
Here at Tech Insider, we've been testing a lot of virtual reality (VR) products lately.And while headsets like Oculus Rift are entertaining and amazing us, they're also making us feel sick.Many people...
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Now you can play out your kitchen redesign fantasies in Ikea's virtual...
Gamers can now star in their very own HGTV special — sort of.A new virtual reality game by Ikea brings the fantasy of designing your dream kitchen to real life. A pilot version of the Ikea VR...
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Doctors just live-streamed a surgery in virtual reality for the first time
Dr. Shafi Ahmed just brought surgery even further into the 21st century.On Thursday, April 14, the British doctor performed the world's first operation broadcast around the world via virtual reality....
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Virtual reality gamers are literally colliding with the physical world
The marks of a virtual reality early adopter now include red indents on the face, a bump on the head and maybe a bruise on the ass. According to VR pioneers in a Reddit Ask Me Anything discussion on...
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Columbia researchers may have solved the biggest problem with virtual reality
While much of the general public has yet to have a chance to try it (getting your hands on a headset isn't easy), 2016 is still most definitely the year of virtual reality.At the E3 conference this...
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VR headsets are coming — and success will rest on the games and experiences...
Virtual reality (VR) headsets are finally hitting the mass market, offering a revolutionary and immersive platform for content developers to reach consumers.The tech industry has promoted the prospect...
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The ‘Apple of China’ just launched its first VR headset — and it comes in...
Xiaomi has launched its first virtual reality headset, the Mi VR Play.The Chinese tech firm describes the device as “an entry-level product that seeks to bring the VR experience to a much wider...
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Britain's army is investing $1 billion in insect-sized drones, laser...
The British military is looking to embrace future technologies with open arms, as it’s planning to invest some 800 million pounds ($1.03 billion) in speculative technologies including insect-sized...
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Intel has a new concept for a wireless virtual reality headset (INTC)
Intel, the company best known for making computer chips, is now exploring virtual reality.The company announced on Tuesday a concept device called Project Alloy, a wireless VR headset that unlike the...
View ArticleFacebook just announced a new browser for VR content, codenamed 'Carmel' (FB)
At the Oculus Connect 3 presentation on Thursday, Facebook announced the next steps for its virtual reality headset, the Oculus Rift.Among those next steps is turning a set of tools over to would-be...
View ArticleThis giant VR gaming chair spins 360 degrees so you feel like you're in the game
MMone is a new simulator developed by Ukrainian-based company MMOne. Its applications can be used for entertainment purposes such as gaming, VR simulations and educational courses.They're hoping to...
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Sony has established itself as the market leader in virtual reality
For all of the hype surrounding virtual reality, we still don't know if the technology is a breakout hit or fading fad.That's because the biggest players in the VR industry, from Facebook's Oculus to...
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The iPhone doesn't officially support VR, but people are still downloading...
Apple has not built any virtual reality features into the iPhone — unlike Google, whose Pixel phone integrates with a VR headset called Daydream.But iPhone users are still downloading apps that turn...
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The number of people who plan on buying a VR headset is still very low
Google kicked off its big I/O developer conference on Wednesday, and, among many other announcements, said it’s working to create “standalone” virtual reality headsets. As in, headsets that work...
View ArticleWatch what happens when kids try virtual reality for the first time
Kids can be brutally and unapologetically honest. So we decided to put that honesty to good use and find out what they thought about the virtual reality hype. We had them try out the HTC Vive VR...
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A top Facebook exec explains why it must spend $500 million on video games to...
Over the next decade, Mark Zuckerberg wants virtual reality to permeate every facet of our lives — replacing the TV, the PC, and maybe even the smartphone as the primary way we interact with the...
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Samsung holds a narrow lead over Sony in the virtual reality race
Virtual reality headsets have yet to live up to the initial hype. Facebook bought Oculus VR in 2014 for $2 billion, leading Mark Zuckerberg to proclaim, "we believe this kind of immersive, augmented...
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The PlayStation 4 is about to have a great year — here's what to expect in 2018
The PlayStation 4 is, by far, the most popular game console in the world.Over 70 million consoles have been sold, and that's just in the past few years. 2018 shows no signs of slowing, with major...
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