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Extended reality (XR) is a term referring to all real and virtual environments combined. (image courtesy: LandscapeAR)

Is Extended Reality (XR) anything new?

The new term comprises of VR, AR and MR (Mixed Reality) under itself to reduce the line between virtual and reality.

3 May 2017 4:40 PM IST

Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey ( Photo: Facebook)

Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey is leaving Facebook

Oculus is a startup that Facebook acquired in 2014 for about $2billion to grow in virtual reality market

31 March 2017 10:38 AM IST

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VR to help you get over the fear of death

Using virtual reality (VR) devices to create an illusion of out-of-body experience may help people get over the fear of...

31 Jan 2017 1:25 PM IST

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New AI-based system that associates images with sounds

Subsequent testing showed that when presented an image, the proposed system often was able to suggest a suitable sound.

16 Nov 2016 3:19 PM IST

The controllers resemble a mixture of design cues from the Oculus controllers and HTC Vive controllers. (Photo: Microsoft)

Microsoft has a new controller for Windows 10 VR

The controller will work with compatible headsets and will replace the existing XBOX controllers.

12 May 2017 5:15 PM IST

Daydream come true

Daydream' come true

Google's VR app, Daydream, promises an enriched visual experience.

13 Nov 2016 12:08 AM IST

Equipped with a 5x optical zoom NIKKOR lens that covers the wide-angle 24 mm to telephoto 120 mm1 and a maximum aperture of f/2.8.

Nikon launches its latest COOLPIX W300

The camera is waterproof to up to 30m and is able to withstand shock from falls as high as 2.4m

31 May 2017 7:18 PM IST

10 speakers make up the audio segment on the AIO, with two tweeters for high notes, four full-range drivers for midrange performance and two passive radiators for deep bass.

Dell launches a new VR-ready AIO with 4K, 10 speakers

Prices start at $1549 onwards with Intel Core i5 on board and go up to $2,499.99.

29 May 2017 9:21 AM IST

Googles India-born CEO Sundar Pichai said the company is working on products for India that can be expanded globally.

Google pushes virtual reality harder with new phones from partners

Alphabet Inc's Google quickened the pace of its push into virtual and augmented reality.

6 Jan 2017 7:28 AM IST

Unlike Facebook, whose idea was to use VR to make social networking more interactive, Google showed its plans to get into regular life activities

'Shared experience' takes center stage on day 2 of Google I/O 2017

Google's idea of putting Android into the AR/VR space could provide monumental leaps to the technology.

19 May 2017 11:04 AM IST

Zenfone AR smartphone is compatible with Google Daydream.

Smartphone with Google 3D Tango from Taiwan's Asus

Zenfone AR is the second handset to incorporate the Tango computing platform.

5 Jan 2017 7:55 AM IST

HTCs Vive and Oculus Rift put together gave only 25 percent of all page views and PlayStation VR accounted for just 9 per cent. The worst, Says BadoinkVR, was Googles Daydream at just 3 per cent.

Samsung topples Google in VR porn preference

Data reveals that Samsung's VR is more used than HTC's Vive and Oculus Rift put together.

8 April 2017 1:50 PM IST