Samsung and Stanford University have developed OLED technology that supports resolutions up to 10,000 pixels per inch — “well above what you see in virtually any existing display, let alone what you’d find in a modern VR headset like the Oculus Quest 2,” reports Engadget. From the report: The newOLED tech uses films to emit white light between reflective layers, one…
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Oculus Quest 2 Offers a More Powerful Standalone VR Headset For $299
Facebook has unveiled the Oculus Quest 2, including its release date and price, and it promises to be a big leap over the original. Android Authority reports: The second-generation standalone, Android-powered virtual reality headset will be available on October 13 starting at $299 for a model with 64GB of storage, a full $100 below the price of the first Quest. Pre-orders…
Facebook Halts Oculus Quest Sales In Germany Amid Privacy Concerns
Facebook has “temporarily paused” sales of its Oculus Quest headsets to customers in Germany. “Reports suggest the move is in response to concerns from German regulators about the recently announced requirement that all Oculus users will need to use a Facebook account by 2023 to log in to the device,” reports Ars Technica. From the report: “We have temporarily paused selling…
Target Quietly Opens Concept Store For the Future of Gaming
Target quietly soft-launched a new concept store in downtown San Francisco a few days ago: The Game Room lets people try out Magic Leap and Oculus Quest headsets, gaming PCs and mobile gaming rigs. It’s an obvious play to make Target look hip to San Francisco’s tech-savvy clientele, but it’s also indicative of bigger industry changes. From a report: Missing from…
Oculus Quest Becomes First VR Set With Native Hand Tracking
The Oculus Quest VR headset is about to receive an update that adds support for native hand tracking. “VR users will be able to put down their controllers and use their fingers to manipulate VR worlds, as tracked by Quest’s array of built-in cameras,” reports Ars Technica. From the report: The feature received a tease at October’s Oculus Connect 6 conference…
Snapdragon XR2 Chip To Enable Standalone Headsets With 3K x 3K Resolution, 7 Cameras
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Road to VR: Qualcomm today announced Snapdragon XR2 5G, its latest chipset platform dedicated to the needs of standalone VR and AR headsets. The new platform is aimed at high-end devices with support for 3K x 3K displays at 90Hz, along with integrated 5G, accelerated AI processing, and up to seven simultaneous camera feeds…
Facebook To Create Virtual Reality Social Media World Called Horizon
dryriver shares a report from the BBC: Facebook is creating an immersive environment called Horizon to tempt people into spending more time in virtual reality. The VR app will be a mix of social places where users can mingle and chat, and other areas where they can play games against each other. People will inhabit and explore the virtual spaces via…