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Opera Browser Adds 360 Video Player for VR Headsets, Plans Full WebVR Support

Road to VR

For OpenVR-compatible headsets like Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, watching streaming 360 video from from your browser is now as simple as clicking a button and putting on your headset. From a user’s perspective, all you have to do then is navigate to a 360 video and press the ‘VR mode’ button.

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New Xbox Controller Update Aims to Make Switching Between Devices More Seamless

GizModo VR

Microsoft announced in a blog post that it’s testing out new firmware for Xbox controllers in order to ensure that the accessories people already have in their collections have cross-device connectivity akin to what the Series X|S controllers currently offer. Read more.

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HTC To Unveil VIVE Flow Business Edition Goggles

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The platform also allows users to collaborate with content creation tools and 3D models across devices, along with Microsoft Office integrations to boost efficiency and prevent fatigue from video meetings.

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HTC Just Sent A Vive Focus 3 VR Headset To The International Space Station

Upload VR

To solve this HTC has modified the tracking system to track one of the controllers fixed onto a wall as an anchor point, so the headset has a fixed point to align its movement to. Like HTC, Microsoft had to modify the device's tracking system to work in microgravity. This isn't the first time this has been done.

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What F8 2017 Means for Mass Market Adoption of Immersive Technologies

VRScout

For many, the 360 ° video of his daughter’s first steps was the first 360 ° video they ever watched. With it, Mark Zuckerberg demonstrated the benefits of 360 ° content and a major use case for consumers: to save and share family moments to be relived at any point in time. Impact on Consumers. Impact on Consumers.

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7 Must-Have Samsung Gear VR Apps and Experiences

VRScout

What began as a somewhat clunky chunk of luminescent white plastic has transformed into a sleek, dark headset packed with a surprising amount of features including touch panels, ergonomic head straps and an honest-to-goodness motion controller. Skybox is an in-VR 360 video player that actually seems to care about the little things.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

PlayStation looks to an arcade rollout, Shazam goes augmented, AMD wants to go wireless, HTC Viveport’s new subscription service, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… You can enjoy the full audio recording below: IT’S NOW WAY EASIER TO COMBINE 360 VIDEO AND ANIMATION. Facebook wants to convert their current 1.7B

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