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Pimax Crystal hands-on part two : A very versatile headset

The Ghost Howls

The integrated Tobii eye-tracking operating at 120hz made a noticeable difference to headset setup and optical comfort, as well as lowering the rendering workload in games compatible with dynamic foveated rendering. The eye-tracking system is provided by Tobii, who is the market leader in eye-tracking technology.

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A Brief History of Virtual Reality at CES

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The Oculus Rift Crystal Cove prototype VR headset and tracking camera a shown at CES 2014. CES 2015: Consumer VR Takes Shape. CES 2015 brought yet more impressive advancements from VR and AR fields, and some notable setbacks. Sony however, having debuted it’s PlayStation 4 powered ‘Morpheus’ (later.

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Synapse Hands-On: Stylish Fracked Successor And A Thrilling Roguelite On PSVR 2

Upload VR

Synapse creatively uses PSVR 2 eye tracking for a promising roguelike shooter. We felt like VR had been going upwards but relatively slowly since 2014-2015 and we really felt it taking off with Quest 2 ," says O’Luanaigh. We had an opportunity with Sony to do something kind of exclusive to the headset that really pushed it."

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The XR Week Peek (2020.02.10): Lynx launches MR standalone headset, Facebook acquires Scape and much more!

The Ghost Howls

The headset has a very nice design and features these specifications: Standalone 6DOF headset 1600×1600 resolution per eye 90Hz refresh rate 90° FOV RGB AR passthrough Innovative lenses that make the headset more compact Integrated audio Controller-free hand-tracking Eye-tracking 6GB of RAM 128GB of storage WiFi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.0,

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As UploadVR Turns 2 We Reflect On The First Full Year of Consumer VR

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

In November 2015, UploadVR.com marked its first birthday at the dawn of the consumer VR age. November 2015. Eye-tracking startup Eyefluence, which raises $14 million this month, is acquired about a year later by Google. December 2015. In fact, it was prior to most of the editorial team joining.

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10 Prominent Developers Detail Their 2017 Predictions for The VR/AR Industry

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

2016 provided hints of where Facebook, HTC, Sony, Google, and more will take their headsets in the near future, but where does the industry’s best and brightest think we’ll end up this time next year? 2) 2017 needs to be about experimentation, just like 2015 and 2016. 2) It needs to be propped up by Oculus, Valve, Sony, and Google.

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Super-Detailed Review Of Pimax Sword Controllers!

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A pair of “Sony type NP-BX1” compatible Li-Ion batteries and a USB charging cradle cost less than £20. Ltd was founded by Robin Weng and associates in Shanghai, China in 2015. Ltd Business Type: Distributor/Wholesaler We Provide: VR Technology, VR virtual reality, VR Headset, VR glasses Year Established: 2015. From the China.cn