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Amazon Launches ‘Prime Video VR’, Commits to Building up VR Video Library

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Amazon today announced the launch of Prime Video VR on Oculus Quest, Go, and Gear VR. In addition to bringing the entire Prime Video catalog onto the headsets, Amazon is also for the first time adding VR content to its Prime Video library. Image courtesy Amazon.

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XR Year in Review: The Most Important Stories of 2023 and What They Mean for 2024

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If you recall, Zuckerberg specifically got Meta into XR because he wanted to free his company from the grip of Apple and Google (the prevailing gatekeepers of the smartphone era). That leaves HTC to fall back to the enterprise sector, the one place where it has long had a strong reputation.

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Exclusive: Mobile Headset Maker Homido Claims 500,000 Total Units Sold

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We don’t have a clear idea on precisely how many units have been sold for the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PlayStation VR, Daydream View, or any other major headset on the market. Homido Grab (targeted at children, first released in September 2016) has sold 63,000 units total. Regardless, this does paint an interesting picture.

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5 great VR headsets available now

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This VR headset is currently the number one best seller on the Amazon cell phone VR headsets list. out of 5 on Amazon, this is an affordable way to get into VR via your cellphone. Maria Korolov did a review of this same headset, sold under a different brand name, back in 2016. Buy on Amazon. Buy on Amazon.

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VRX 2017 Conference Brings an All Star Cast

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Confirmed speakers are as follows: Rikard Steiber, President Viveport and SVP Virtual Reality, HTC. It is surprising not to see major players from Amazon, Facebook, Google or Valve. Ted Schilowitz, Futurist, 20th Century Fox. Tony Parisi, Global Head of VR/AR, Unity Technologies. Maureen Fan, CEO, Baobab Studios.

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Best VR Apps You Must Have in 2018

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million in 2016 and expected an exponential growth over the forecast period from 2014-2025, said Grand View Research. Google Earth VR: bringing the whole wide world to virtual reality. You can either browse, walk around or even fly to visit these tourist attractions on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Travel VR Apps.

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

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The New York Times distributes more than 1 million Google Cardboard phone VR viewers to subscribers with the launch of The Displaced , a 360-degree video project focusing on children driven from their homes by war. Eye-tracking startup Eyefluence, which raises $14 million this month, is acquired about a year later by Google.