Virtual reality

Oculus Go revealed: a $199 standalone VR headset

Oculus has made a name for itself thanks to its Rift headset for PCs, while also teaming up with Samsung for content on their…

Galaxy S8 Daydream update starts hitting devices

The Samsung Galaxy S8 (review) is arguably the best mobile platform for virtual reality (VR) right now. The Gear VR is one of the better…

Google Daydream 2.0 is official: what to expect?

Google’s Daydream is still that for many a smartphone owner (heh), owing to a paltry selection of compatible phones and a lack of peripheral…

PlayStation VR finally gets South African price, launch date

South Africa, you might want to get a pen and calculator out for this. Ster-Kinekor, chief importer of all things PlayStation, has today announced…

Oculus Connect: standalone VR, controllers and more

Facebook-owned Oculus held its Connect conference overnight, with quite a few VR-related announcements to be had (obviously). The company announced that the Oculus Touch controllers,…

PlayStation VR: South Africa availability, pricing incoming

Great news, PlayStation VR fans and fans of the medium in general. Today, reviews of Sony‘s brand new virtual reality headset are slowly emerging…

PlayStation VR reviews are out: so what’s the verdict?

It’s a big holiday season for Sony as the company readies the the PlayStation VR headset for release. But is it actually worth buying?…

Is the R2000 Samsung Gear VR worth buying?

Virtual reality has been around for ages, but the current wave of VR is nothing like the efforts of years gone by. Instead, we…

Huawei joins virtual reality game with its own headset

Huawei has followed Samsung and LG’s path by announcing its own virtual reality headset. Huawei VR was revealed at the Chinese launch of the…

Oculus Rift review roundup: great for gaming but lacking content

Virtual reality’s golden boy, the Oculus Rift, is finally available to the consumer market after years of talk, and boy, the reviews are streaming…

PlayStation VR: snag one for $399 from October 2016

Sony’s virtual reality push was finally given a shove into the real world last night, as the company announced pricing and availability plans for…

Oculus makes Samsung Gear VR more social with multiplayer games

Real friends can now be virtual friends too, thanks to Oculus‘ new pseudo social network and added features. Users who have a Samsung Gear…

HTC Vive VR headset will retail for $799, PC specs revealed

Update: HTC has also announced the PC specifications needed to power the Vive VR. The recommended GPUs include Nvidia’s GTX 970 or AMD’s Radeon…

Oculus Rift vs. HTC Vive: the VR rivals dissected

We’re on the verge of a new chapter in the world of technology. Across planet Earth, great minds are collaborating and competing to build…

PlayStation VR erroneously listed on Amazon Canada for $800

For those with shallow pockets and a PlayStation 4 eager to adopt virtual reality, here’s some good news. Amazon Canada listed and then quickly…

Oculus Rift pre-orders for $599, will begin shipping 28 March

Virtual reality is finally here, 2016. Well, sort of. After a long wait and many teases and trailers later, Oculus has put its Rift…

5 things you should know about the PlayStation VR

We thought 2015 was the year of virtual reality, or VR, but it turns out that things are only just beginning. In 2016, a…

Watch the Microsoft HoloLens stream Halo 5: Guardians from the Xbox One [video]

Halo 5: Guardians is something of a return to form for Microsoft’s flagship gaming series, and that’s mainly thanks to 343 Industries. But the…

Microsoft HoloLens introduces ‘mixed reality’ gaming, dev kit available from Q1 2016

Microsoft gave everyone a glimpse into the fun lives of HoloLens developers when the company announced showcased its mixed reality gaming technology. That’s right,…

Samsung Gear VR consumer edition will retail for $99, work with latest Samsung phones

Yesterday’s announcements at Oculus Connect have hinted at just how seriously manufacturers are treating VR, and no less Samsung. The Korean company has been…

Paralo PLAY: a virtual reality headset compatible with 30+ phones

We’ve seen virtual reality come into its own in the latter half of last year. Although Oculus has become one of the stalwarts of…

Virtual calamities: 5 of the worst virtual reality devices ever made

2015 has been the year of virtual reality. The Oculus Rift, Sony Project Morpheus, Google Cardboard and the HTC Vive – these are all…

Dream a little VR dream: Lucid Trips announces Whateverland

Lucid Trips is a virtual reality (VR) game that, as its name suggests, is inspired by the mysterious and magical practice of lucid dreaming….

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