KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is back with a prediction that sees Apple focus on augmented reality to the detriment of any Apple Car project that was previously a priority.
Today's Oculus Connect 3 event left us with plenty of information to digest, with both new hardware and software announced. Allow us to make things a little bit easier by outlining all announcements in one handy dandy post.
Planning on picking up a PlayStation VR headset when it goes on sale on October 13th? Then you're going to need to make sure that you have plenty of space set aside for it in your room.
At the Display Week conference in San Francisco this week, Samsung Electronics showed off some progression in screen technology for the consumer tech market. Hidden away amongst the new Smart TV sets, smartphones and desktop monitors, was a stunning 4K UHD 5.5-inch smartphone display intended for use in virtual reality.
Virtual reality fans who also happen to carry iPhones are in for a treat, after Google released an updated version of its YouTube app that supports the company's virtual reality viewer, Cardboard.
Google is rumored to have an Android VR headset ready to be announced at its upcoming developer conference known as Google I/O, with the device claimed to be a better choice than the current Samsung Gear VR.
The HooToo 3D VR virtual reality headset is an inexpensive way to enjoy an immerive virtual reality experience on your iPhone or Android device, and that too in under $22 only as part of this limited time only deal.
GoPro has stepped up its 360-degree video and VR game by releasing dedicated apps for iOS and Android that lets users watch videos shot by special GoPro hardware directly on an iPhone or Android device. The company is calling the app GoPro VR.
Pre-orders for Microsoft HoloLens Development Edition are finally open, with deliveries to begin on March 30. Here are all the details.
Apple and Samsung have enjoyed a long run at the top of the smartphone game. In fact, it could be argued that the two companies, who produce iOS and Android devices respectively, have the smartphone industry pretty much dominated. Sure, there are companies out there manufacturing seriously impressive hardware, but no-one comes close to breaking the dominance of these two. In an effort to try and appeal to the masses with something unique and entirely different, Alcatel is about to introduce a new smartphone that comes packed in a box which can double as a Virtual Reality headset. Seriously.
