Virtual Reality

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• Stuck In Isolation? Get Out And About In These VR Worlds

  Is social distancing driving you stir crazy? Then virtual reality might just be the solution.

  4 years, 3 months By PCMag Australia

  
• SteamVR Motion Smoothing Reduces Lag on Lower-End PCs

  Valve just introduced a new SteamVR feature called Motion Smoothing that makes VR games work better with less lag on low-end PCs. When it kicks in, the app essentially renders one out of every two frames, 'dramatically lowering the performance requirements.'

  5 years, 8 months By Angela Moscaritolo

  
• Inside Magic Leap's Over-the-Top Developer Conference

  The trippy graphics at Magic Leap's inaugural developer conference reinforced its 'out there' theme, but hype and fantastical keynotes don't make money. We checked out a few ways the company might make the leap from vaporware to viable business model.

  5 years, 8 months By S.C. Stuart

  
• How to Set Up the Oculus Rift

  If you want to get into virtual reality, the Oculus Rift is one of the best ways to do it. Here's how to get the popular VR headset up and running with your PC.

  5 years, 9 months By Will Greenwald

  
• Magic Leap Is Here, But Not Quite Ready for the Masses

  Testing the Magic Leap One headset reminds me of my experience with the Microsoft HoloLens: It's cutting-edge, impressive, and nowhere near ready for consumer use.

  5 years, 10 months By Will Greenwald

  
• Virtual Reality Headset Sales Aren't Great

  According to new data from IDC, worldwide shipments of virtual reality headsets tanked last quarter, declining 33.7 percent year-over-year. On a more positive note, however, the research firm said it expects that to be a 'temporary setback as the VR market finds its legs.'

  5 years, 10 months By Angela Moscaritolo

  
• Magic Leap One

  The Magic Leap One headset shows the potential of 3D-mapped augmented reality displayed through clear lenses, but like the Microsoft HoloLens, it's purely development hardware for the earliest of adopters.

  5 years, 10 months By Will Greenwald

  
• Palmer Luckey Bashes Magic Leap as 'Tragic Heap'

  'It does not deliver on almost any of the promises that allowed them to monopolize funding in the AR (augmented reality) investment community,' the Oculus VR co-founder wrote of the Magic Leap One, which is available for $2,300.

  5 years, 10 months By Michael Kan

  
• Galaxy Note 9 Owners Offered Free Gear VR Adapter

  Your Note 9 won't fit in the Gear VR headset without some modification, which Samsung would rather you not attempt. Instead, phone or live chat with Samsung and claim a free adapter. The only downside? It take two weeks to arrive.

  5 years, 10 months By Matthew Humphries

  
• 4 Reasons AR Glasses Won't Replace Your Smartphone (Yet)

  Magic Leap One notwithstanding, augmented reality gear isn't ready for the consumer market; AR headsets have a number of challenges to overcome before they are must-have gadgets.

  5 years, 10 months By Ben Dickson

  
• Magic Leap's Mixed Reality Headset Is Finally on Sale

  Magic Leap has built up endless hype and increasing skepticism along with more than $2.3 billion in funding. Now its Magic Leap One Creator Edition is on sale for a cool $2,300.

  5 years, 11 months By Rob Marvin

  
• Oculus Rift vs. HTC Vive: Which Virtual Reality Headset Is Best?

  The Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive are the two best PC-tethered VR headsets on the market. But which one should you buy? We compare the two feature by feature to help you decide.

  6 years By Will Greenwald

  
• Zeiss VR One

  The Zeiss VR One could be an impressive virtual reality headset for a number of different smartphones, but a lack of onboard controls greatly limits its utility.

  6 years By PCMag Australia

  
• Samsung Gear VR for Galaxy Note 7

  The latest Samsung Gear VR headset lets you experience virtual reality on the Galaxy Note 7, along with most other recent Galaxy smartphones.

  6 years By PCMag Australia

  
• Microsoft HoloLens Development Edition

  The Development Edition of the Microsoft HoloLens augmented reality headset is a well-executed and tempting look at how we might use computers years in the future.

  6 years By PCMag Australia