Facebook’s impressive Oculus Quest standalone VR headset will is getting a serious rival when it launches this spring.
To compete with the Quest, HTC’s releasing the Vive Focus Plus, its own standalone VR headset with built-in head and hand-tracking …
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‘Rick and Morty’ co-creators’ bizarre VR game gets new trailer and release date
The new trailer for Justin Roiland’s upcoming VR game is giving us some serious Interdimensional Cable vibes — but on acid.
Trover Saves the Universe is the Rick and Morty co-creator’s solo project from his newly launched Squanch Games studio. While the plot is hardly the point in this bizarre comedy, the press release mentions saving your dog (and the world) from some asshole named Gorkin.
Does anybody else smell a John Wick crossover?
The trailer also comes with the release date announcement, so you can expect Trover Saves the Universe to be out on May 31 for PS4 and PSVR, then June 4 for PC. Read more…
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Virtual reality meditation is a thing — and it’s actually good
March Mindfulness is our new series that examines the explosive growth in mindfulness and meditation technology — culminating in Mashable’s groundbreaking competitive meditation bracket contest. Because March shouldn’t be all madness. Read more…
FlowVR
$3.99 for the Oculus Go app
The Good
Easy to make into a habit • especially with short sessions • Can meditate anywhere you have the headset • Calming and approachable
The Bad
Limited choices that don’t update — after a while you want more than the six options • Doesn’t take full advantage of VR
The Bottom Line
FlowVR is a great place to get comfortable with the idea of meditation — and feels like a mini-vacation.
⚡ Mashable Score
4.0
4.0
😎 Cool Factor
4.0
4.0
📘Learning Curve
4.5
4.5
💪Performance
4.5
4.5
💵 Bang for the Buck
3.5
3.5
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The wait is finally over.
After three years, Facebook-owned Oculus is finally replacing the original Rift VR headset for PC with the Rift S coming out in the spring.
The $399 Rift S isn’t a minor upgrade. With new features such as built-in cameras an…
Matterport raises $48M to ramp up its 3D imaging platform
The growth of augmented and virtual reality applications and hardware is ushering in a new age of digital media and imaging technologies, and startups that are putting themselves at the center of that are attracting interest. TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that Matterport, which started out making cameras but has since diversified into a wider […]
View More Matterport raises $48M to ramp up its 3D imaging platformQualcomm wants your phone to drive your next VR and AR headsets
Qualcomm wants to create a new device category, XR viewer headsets, that combine the compute power of its current Snapdragon 855 platform with the speed of 5G on a smartphone to provide you with mobile VR and AR experiences — or ‘Extended Reality,’ as Qualcomm likes to call it — with six degrees of freedom […]
View More Qualcomm wants your phone to drive your next VR and AR headsetsWalmart tech incubator Store No. 8 launches VR startup Spatial&
Walmart’s tech incubator Store N°8 today launched its next startup, a VR merchandising company called Spatial&. The company offers VR experiences that enable customers to connect with merchandise, and is kicking things off by collaborating with DreamWorks Animation VR tour. At select Walmart locations across the U.S., Spatial& will set up a VR experience in the parking […]
View More Walmart tech incubator Store No. 8 launches VR startup Spatial&Tyra Banks is creating a tech-driven attraction called Modelland
Tyra Banks, the supermodel-turned-entrepreneur, has unveiled her latest venture. Dubbed Modelland, the in-person theme park-like experience will bring technology to the forefront, Banks told TechCrunch over the phone last week. “We’re very open to partnering with and having integrations with different brands that bring technology to the forefront and make sure what we’re providing in […]
View More Tyra Banks is creating a tech-driven attraction called ModellandWoman tries VR for the first time and gets a little too immersed
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If you die in VR, you die in real life, right?
Obviously not — but this video shows that at times virtual reality can get a little too real.
Watch what happens when a group attempts to teach their friend how to use VR controls for the first time. She accidentally drops a virtual grenade in-game, and let’s just say it causes her some real-world panic.
You’ll want to watch to the end, trust us. Read more…
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Oculus Quest is the savior VR needs
About five or six years ago, I walked into a booth at CES and tried a then cobbled-together and Oculus Rift development kit headset on for the first time.
The demo was crude and former Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey was busy nerding out over graphic…
Audi spins out Holoride to put VR in every car
Audi has spun out a new company called Holoride that aims to bring a VR experience to the backseat of every car, no matter if it’s a Ford, Mercedes or Chrysler Pacifica minivan. Holoride was announced Monday at CES 2019 in Las Vegas. While Holoride says it’s an independent company, the roots of this startup […]
View More Audi spins out Holoride to put VR in every carAudi partners with Disney to entertain car passengers with VR
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Audi is getting into the entertainment business — well, sort of…
The car-maker is collaborating with Disney Games and Interactive Experiences this week at CES to demonstrate how a car’s backseat can be more than just a place to hangout while you travel to your final destination.
Using a virtual reality headset in this limited-run experience, passengers could shoot lasers at asteroids and drones, and fly through space with Marvel’s Rocket Raccoon guiding them around.
Iron Man also makes an appearance and flies alongside the car. But this isn’t simply sticking on a headset and pressing play — the VR world matches what’s happening with the car in the real world. If the car turns, so does the rocket ship. You brake suddenly, so does the game. Read more…
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