Collaborate Disseminate
[Rob Cole] had an ambitious side project: to build an improved version of the Valve Index VR controllers. His effort, named Project Caliper, aims for optimal ergonomics and modularity for …read more Continue reading A Hacker’s Journey in Developing a New VR Controller
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized a first-of-its-kind virtual reality (VR) system designed to help reduce chronic lower back pain. The authorization follows a successful clinical trial demonstrating the VR system producing clin… Continue reading FDA authorizes prescription VR system for chronic back pain
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the company is rebranding itself as Meta as it focuses its energy on its next great gamble: creating the backbone of an immersive VR/AR “Metaverse” it sees as the next evolution of the Web.Con… Continue reading Facebook rebrands as Meta, attempting to shape the future of the Web
The Oculus Go, Facebook’s first generation standalone VR headset, hit the market back in 2018 but it’s taken until now for owners to get an official unlocked OS build. The …read more Continue reading Oculus Go VR Headset Gets Root Access, No Jailbreak Needed
It’s not a jailbreak, but [basti564]’s Oculess software nevertheless allows one the option to remove telemetry and account dependencies from Facebook’s Oculus Quest VR headsets. It is not normally possible …read more Continue reading Software Removes the Facebook from Facebook’s VR Headset (Mostly)
Unless you’re in the market for a new car, household appliance, or game console, or if you’re involved in the manufacture of these things, chances are pretty good that the …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: August 15, 2021
Our first thought was that having big fins coming out of your VR goggles might not look very cool. But then we realized if you are wearing VR goggles, that’s …read more Continue reading Heatsink Makes VR Even Cooler
By Uzair Amir
With easy access to games and the internet, technology allowed millions around the world to enjoy gaming as a shared interest and activity.
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Long before the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive came along, some of the biggest names in gaming tried to develop practical stereoscopic displays. These early attempts at virtual reality (VR) …read more Continue reading Teardown: RADICA i-Racer
It’s been a while since we saw a hardware update to the Vive line, but HTC has made up for it by launching two 5K-resolution virtual reality headsets at the same time: the PC-connected Vive Pro 2, and the standalone Vive Focus 3.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading HTC targets professionals with two new high-end Vive VR headsets