TIME Names Google Glass Among ‘Best Inventions in 2012’… Doesn’t Launch Until 2014
TIME Magazine has named Google Glass as one of the 'Best Inventions of 2012' which is interesting because they also mention that the product isn't expected on the market until 2014....
Google Glass found itself among 26 other inventions on...
Android-powered Vuzix M100 Smart Glasses to Compete with Google Glass in 2013
Vuzix has just introduced the M100 Smart Glasses. The M100 is an unobtrusive head mounted display, much like Google Glass, which Vuzix hopes will be used as a hands-free smartphone display and for augmented reality applications. In addition to...
Cave Automatic Virtual Environment Used in a Willow Music Video
After talking about Cave Augmented Virtual Environments the other day, reader Yossi pointed out that the Belgium band Willow recently utilized a CAVE in a music video for their song Sweater. The band put together a very neat sequence using the VR platform...
This is What it Looks Like Inside of a Cave Automatic Virtual Environment [video]
While inexpensive head mounted displays and virtual reality locomotion platforms promise to bring VR to the mainstream in the near future, you might be surprised to find that extremely immersive and interactive virtual reality environments already exist today. We talked about VIRTSIM...
Oculus Rift News Bits: Palmer Keynotes Evolve, Early 3D Rift Model, First Image of Tracker, and more
Once again it's time for an update on the latest Oculus Rift news. First of all, Oculus LLC is now Oculus Inc., according to the company's official website. This morning they've dropped an update to Kickstarter backers which includes...
Carl Zeiss Cinemizer HMD Now Available in US and Canada for $749, Headtracker Coming in January
Today Carl Zeiss is announcing that the Cinemizer head mounted display is available in the US and Canada for $749. The Carl Zeiss Cinemizer has technically been available for a few months, though it would seem that the company...
Montas Oculus Rift Game Goes to Indiegogo for Crowd-funding
Montas is an upcoming indie horror game with support for the Oculus Rift. We heard about Montas a few months back and now the creators, Organic Humans, have begun a crowd-funding campaign to help them raise money to get...
VIRTSIM is the Virtual Reality Platform That Gamers Crave but Can’t Have
VIRTSIM is a highly immersive virtual reality system which can pit squads of players against each other in a realistic virtual reality combat environment. The system utilizes full-motion body capture, VR headsets, gun props, and even shock-feedback. Unfortunately, the...
Augmented Reality Magician Shows You the Future Today
Augmented reality (AR) seems an inevitable part of our future. The possibilities are easy to see but realizing the necessary technology is incredibly complex. Researchers, experimenters, and tech folk are slowly advancing what can be done with augmented reality....
Sony HMZ-T2 Head Mounted Display Now Available for a Whopping £999 in UK, Cheaper Elsewhere
Sony quietly announced the HMZ-T2 head mounted display / VR headset back at the end of August. The unit is now available in several regions (though notably still not in the US). In the UK you can buy the HMZ-T2 for a...