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VR Fitness Startup YUR Secures $1.1M Investment, Releases Calorie-counting Software for Quest

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Having launched its pilot program on PC VR earlier this year, YUR is now officially making its software available on Oculus Quest. The plug-in tracks calories burned while in any VR game or app while using Quest, and also extends to a mobile app that syncs to Apple Health and Google Fit. Image courtesy YUR.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.03.22): Sony reveals PSVR2 controllers, FRL shows the wristband of the future, and more!

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It is amazing how Sony has decided to offer high-quality controllers to its users, and it is also great that it is following current VR standards so that to not disrupt the software that is already on the market. Google halves its revenues on the Play Store. Other relevant news. Maybe are they talking about the games by Ubisoft?

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Learn about Headsets

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With the technology advancing every year, the hardware is getting cheaper and the software base is growing steadily. In other words, virtual reality becomes affordable and thanks to massive price drops and discounts on hardware and software bundles, now is the perfect time to get your own VR headset and discover what all the hype is about.

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EXCLUSIVE: First details about Valve Deckard have been leaked

The Ghost Howls

But the release of the Apple Vision Pro proved to Valve employees that people are fine with having an all-in-two device with two units connected by a cable. This is in stark contrast to the release of a standalone headset because PCVR people want to have astonishing graphical quality.

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Best VR Headsets 2018/2019

Delight XR

With the technology advancing every year, the hardware is getting cheaper and the software base is growing steadily. In other words, virtual reality becomes affordable and thanks to massive price drops and discounts on hardware and software bundles, now is the perfect time to get your own VR headset and discover what all the hype is about.

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Experiential Technology Event Shows How Far VR Has To Go

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Above: David Holz, founder of Leap Motion, shows off hand-tracking in VR. The headset used sensors to detect my fingers, using software from Leap Motion. That’s not going to produce enough software revenue to sustain many of those VR developers. Image Credit: Dean Takahashi.

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HTC Vive announces 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and teases hand tracking for Vive Pro

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If you remember well, HTC was already experimenting with implementing 6 DOF tracking for controllers through a software solution that, tracking the user’s hands, was able to infer the position of the controller (or controllers). We don’t know if the software solution will continue its development on a parallel road, though.