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VR is virtually booming: Usage up 76%

October 13, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Revenue in 2021 is projected to get near to 1.5 billion, and estimates from Oberlo track a 75% increase in monthly VR users over the last 5 years.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: facebook, oculus, stats, virtual reality

Facebook leaks Oculus Quest 2 videos

September 14, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Facebook has the developer conference on the 16th with Connect, but two videos showing off the Oculus Quest 2 have appeared early.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: facebook, oculus, virtual reality

Wraith: The Oblivion – Afterlife looks darkly delicious

June 16, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It gets more even scarier – this is a VR game.

Filed Under: Console, PC Tagged With: afterlife, oculus, virtual reality

Only VR can produce genuinely next-gen hardware

May 10, 2020 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

The second generation of VR headsets will be an incredible leap in capabilities from the first. This upgrade will be the real next-gen stars of the upcoming wave of hardware changes.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: facebook, google, oculus, playstation, virtual reality

The Runaway: The BBC release a VR Doctor Who experience

May 16, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Doctor Who: The Runaway is available immediately for UK audiences and will be made available internationally later.

Filed Under: Online Shows Tagged With: bbc, doctor who, jodie whittaker, oculus, thirteenth doctor, virtual reality

The Oculus Rift is augmented reality for the living room

August 1, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Oculus Rift is a level beyond the Kinect. It promises to bring cost effective, good quality, augmented reality into the living room.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: Augmented reality, oculus, Ouya

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