Virtual Reality

L'Oreal Firm to Provide Virtual Make-Up Tech for Amazon

Reuters | Wednesday June 5, 2019

L'Oreal's virtual reality business ModiFace will provide make-up testing technology to Amazon, the French beauty group said on Tuesday.

Google Shutting Down Jump VR Platform Next Month: Report

Gadgets 360 Staff | Monday May 20, 2019

A dwindling user base has forced Google to shut down its Jump virtual reality (VR) platform that would go offline by the end of June.

Exercise While Playing Video Games, At World's First-Ever Virtual Reality Gym

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Monday May 13, 2019

Working out may get a whole lot easier, thanks to the world's first ever virtual reality gym. The Black Box VR gym, recently opened in San Francisco, invites people to play a virtual reality video game in combination with a self-automated resistance cable machine.

Oculus Rift S, Oculus Quest Pre-Orders Now Live, Market Availability Begins on May 21 Priced at $399

Nadeem Sarwar | Wednesday May 1, 2019

The pre-orders for the Oculus Rift S and Oculus Quest VR headsets are now live and their market available kicks off on May 21.

Bodybags, Rats, Waste: Disaster Response Turns To VR For Grim Training

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday March 27, 2019

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) developed the new "game" and is testing it out for the first time on teams in Thailand's Chonburi province in a bid to recreate the daunting challenge of identifying bodies, which can help in repatriating them to families.

Oculus Rift S VR Headset With Higher-Resolution Display and Built-In Tracking Announced

Harpreet Singh | Thursday March 21, 2019

Oculus has announced that the Rift S head-mounted display will ship this Spring at a price of $399 (roughly Rs. 27,300).

Qualcomm's Next Generation Wireless VR Headsets Will Be Able to Connect to PCs, Consoles

Harpreet Singh | Tuesday March 19, 2019

Qualcomm says it is working on next-generation wireless VR headsets that will work with PCs and consoles.

Finnish Startup Varjo Rolls Out $5,995 VR Headset

Reuters | Wednesday February 20, 2019

Varjo on Tuesday launched its top-of-the-range virtual reality headset, aiming to take VR technology to the aerospace and automotive sectors.

Samsung to Expand Its Retail Presence in US With Apple Store-Like Outlets

Gadgets 360 Staff With Inputs From IANS | Saturday February 16, 2019

Samsung intends to allow users to try and buy its products ranging from smartphones to Virtual Reality (VR) glasses and televisions via these retail stores.

Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs Virtual Reality Game Launched on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift

Gagan Gupta | Friday February 8, 2019

Control the slingshot in first person to take down those egg-stealing green pigs

CES 2019: Virtual Reality Loses Its Sheen as Buzz Fizzles

Associated Press | Thursday January 10, 2019

Buzz over virtual reality has faded to a whisper. At the CES 2019 tech show in Las Vegas, the VR companies are subdued.

Audi Showcases An Unique Virtual Reality Car Concept Platform At CES 2019

CarAndBike Team | Tuesday January 8, 2019

Remember how Kids fight to get on the front seat just to get the view across the binnacle? Well, no matter how much they insist, it's not a safe practice. That said, Audi has come up with a new tech solution which can settle this problem forever. The German Carmaker has introduced an one of its kind virtual reality technology which adopts virtual c...

HTC Vive Pro Eye, Vive Cosmos Headsets Unveiled at CES 2019, Viveport Infinity Subscription Announced

Nadeem Sarwar | Tuesday January 8, 2019

HTC's Vive division at CES 2019 unveiled the Vive Pro Eye VR headset with eye-tracking technology, alongside the Vive Cosmos VR headset.

'Virtual Tumour' Model Could Offer New Treatment for Cancer, Say Researchers

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday December 26, 2018

British scientists have built a novel virtual reality (VR) 3D model of cancer that will help increase the understanding of cancer as well as in the search for new treatment.

'Virtual Tumour' Model To Offer New Treatment Against Cancer

Health | IANS | Wednesday December 26, 2018

"Understanding how cancer cells interact with each other and with healthy tissues is critical if we are going to develop new therapies. Looking at tumours using this new system is so much more dynamic than the static 2D versions we are used to," said Karen Vousden, CRUK's chief scientist.