VRScout

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

The industry has been experiencing a boom in recent years with hundreds of startups and heavy investment from tech giants including Google, Apple, Samsung, and Facebook. In January of 2017, FOVE, a Japanese VR startup, released the first eye-tracking VR headset. Despite all the activity, AR/VR hardware remains relatively crude.

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VRScout

JULY 19, 2016

As of January 2016, Google Cardboard has shipped over 5 million units. As they say, content is king, and in virtual reality this is definitely an area seeing growing pains. Fove has created an eye-tracking headset, which other headset manufacturers may seek to include in future iterations. Samsung Gear VR expected 3.5

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OCTOBER 15, 2016

Future solutions will get rid of clunky wired headsets and move onto glasses that can project a high-definition image onto the eye, a la Magic Leap, and eventually contact lenses that contain tiny screens. Eye tracking: Fove: Eyefluence: SMI: Bladerunner (film). Total Recall (film). Avatar (film). Star Trek (TV show).

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