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Varjo XR-4 hands-on preview: high resolution and raytracing are an explosive mix in VR

The Ghost Howls

Tracking has been switched to inside-out , and Varjo now provides a set of controllers, manufactured by Razer, together with the headset. This is of course not required for the Secure edition It is possible to add Ultraleap hand tracking for +499€. There is a lot of new to try in this device. The lenses of the device.

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My Taiwanese XR Chronicles part 3: Vive Pro Eye hands on, meeting with iStaging, Lyra VR and Women in XR!

The Ghost Howls

When I visited HTC’s Headquarters in Taipei, I didn’t only get some exclusive info on the Vive Cosmos , but I have also been able to try the Vive Pro Eye. The Vive Pro Eye is the latest enterprise product by HTC, that is a Vive Pro with embedded the eye tracking by Tobii. Even them worked very well.

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How to fix Vive controllers not working inside SteamVR games

The Ghost Howls

I bought my Vive to experiment with 7Invensun eye tracking and I was really enthusiast about trying eye-tracked UX. Of course, this didn’t work for me. Of course, no luck. In my case, of course not. Razer Synapse. and not through Steam. Wait for five seconds, then release the buttons.

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All the best AR/VR news from CES 2023

The Ghost Howls

Of course not. Of course, they are not meant for XR playing, but for e-book reading. Sol Readers is going to cost around $350 and is of course targeted at people that love reading books. It is a tradition of this blog to have a long roundup of the best XR news from CES every year. Could I make an exception for this year?

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All you need to know about the leaked Valve VR headset: is Half-Life 3/2 coming?

The Ghost Howls

Of course you are, because you know that I will use the word “Half Life” in the article… so keep reading! In subsequent comments, 2flock clarified that someone just dropped these photos in his inbox and that of course, he has shared them to the whole VR community. But what do we know about it?

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The XR Week Peek (2023.10.02): Meta Quest 3 launched, Vive Ultimate Tracker leaked, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Top news of the week (Image by Meta) Meta launched Quest 3 The main piece of news of the week is of course the launch of the Meta Quest 3 at the Meta Connect. Yes, the Quest 3 will be able to provide some sort of very rough full-body tracking , which is great for social VR experiences.

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A Brief History of Virtual Reality at CES

Road to VR

Virtual reality has figured prominently at the event in recent years of course, quickly rising to become one of the shows hottest technologies. The most infamous example is of course, the legendary 3DHead system. This was a headset designed to be pulled apart redesigned and put back together then shared with the community.