Mellott's VRRift DK2 as low end HMD
The thought keeps coming to my mind, and I’m sure others as well, why doesn’t Oculus keep the Rift DK2 around as a low end HMD. It’s considerably cheaper at $350, has wide support, and is…
Oculus Rift CV1 is here!
Played with the Oculus Rift CV1 into the wee hours of the night and still going today. I should be studying! A bit of trouble getting Oculus Home to install (~4hrs) but otherwise pretty amazing. Tracking…
Gear VR isn’t just $99
It’s interesting to see a tech blog talk about the “expensive” Oculus Rift and HTC Vive and the additional PC you’ll need to drive it. Yet the same blog will then talk about the $99 Gear…
Orion Leap VR
The Orion update for Leap VR has drastically improved hand tracking over the previous generation. I think this update actually makes Leap VR usable. There are still some cases where it gets confused but it re-acquires…
Quake 2, Taw, and Note 4
Recently played Quake 2 on my Note 4 using the ANTVR Taw headset. Quake 2 is available in a Google cardboard application thanks to the guys over at Durovis. You can see the instructions and download…
Ximmerse
Tried out the Ximmerse X-Hawk stereo camera and X-Cobra joysticks at CES 2016 on a Samsung Gear VR. Super impressed. The X-Hawk prototype was on the front of the Gear VR and used to track the…
Avegant Glyph
Jan. 18th 2016 I finally got the chance to try out an Avegant Glyph at CES 2016. Design wise it’s brilliant and looks like a lot of thought went into making a nice product. Making it…
ANTVR
I’ve been watching ANTVR since their Kickstarter in 2014. I didn’t back them because they were one of the first Chinese companies to do a VR HMD on Kickstarter. It seemed like being a Chinese company…