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by Glenn CHAPMAN SAN JOSE, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Thursday worked to ramp up enthusiasm for its virtual reality line, unveiling new gear including a lower-end wireless headset prototype. The company’s Oculus virtual reality division is set to release in coming months a new “Touch” controller and a more affordable computer for powering virtual experiences using Rift headsets. “We are here to make virtual reality the next major computing platform,” Facebook cofounder and […]
(AFP) Virtual and augmented reality gadgets are expected to hog the limelight at Berlin’s mega consumer electronics show IFA this week, as Pokemon Go gave a tantalising preview of the appetite for reality-altering technologies. Videographic explaining virtual reality. Courtesy: Jonathan Renaud de la Faverie Katherine Levy Spencer / AFP Videographics / AFP
LOS ANGELES, California (AFP) — There were screams of joy when Playstation announced during its keynote address that the seventh chapter of the hit gaming series ‘Resident Evil’ was to be released in January. However, the screams of joy turned to screams of terror for some gaming enthusiasts when Capcom, the game’s publisher, allowed them to play the virtual reality version of their ‘survival horror’ story in their very own house of horror in the […]
LOS ANGELES , United States (AFP) — Wizards duel and players transform into tribal warriors and fierce jaguars — welcome to the world of virtual reality at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) video game industry gathering. Virtual reality games got very real at E3 this year as studios show off titles tailored for Rift, HTC Vive, PlayStation VR, and Galaxy Gear VR headsets. “It feels like VR is everywhere and dominating the industry right […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Sony Interactive Entertainment on Monday said its keenly awaited PlayStation virtual reality headset will hit the market on October 13 at a price of $399. The arrival of PlayStation VR will come later than expected, to provide time to get games ready and to build up an ample supply of headsets for launch, according to Sony. At a PlayStation press event on the eve of the Electronic Entertainment Expo […]
by Michelle YUN TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Reducing errors made during surgery, bringing school books to life, enabling us to browse shops from the comfort of home — virtual reality is not just about gaming, it will change our lives, according to some tech leaders. “VR” is the buzz industry at Asia’s largest tech fair, Computex, being held in Taiwan’s capital Taipei this week. The island is hoping to become a development hub for virtual […]
TODAY’S teens are digital natives; a generation of children who have grown up with video games, computers, touchscreen tablets, mobile phones and virtual reality. While their brains have adapted to this ultrahightech environment, they might find it harder to resist impulsive behaviour and to engage in free and independent thinking. For millions of years the human brain has adapted to the challenge of writing, reading and more recently digital communication. Today this adaptation is […]
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) – The newest form of arcade entertainment may be quite literally shocking for users at a new centre which opens up on Friday (April 15) in Tokyo. Using Virtual Reality equipment, the “VR Zone Project I Can” located in the tourist area of the island of Odaiba is designed to provide all kinds of experiences. With a price range from 700 ($6.4 USD) to 1000 yen ($9.15 USD), the customer can choose […]
By Robert Capistrano BARCELONA, Spain (Eagle News) — “Mobile is Everything” and the Mobile World Congress 2016 has everything you could ever imagine you would want on full display. Here are three of the coolest gadgets I found at the largest gathering of mobile phone companies from all over the world: Samsung Galaxy S7 Samsung continues to up its efforts to over take the mobile world with the latest weapon ofit’s arsenal, the Galaxy S7 […]
By Robert Capistrano BARCELONA, Spain (Eagle News)– The newly revealed battle cry of the mobile industry, ‘Mobile is Everything’ has been splattered everywhere at the Mobile World Congress with its official start onFebruary 22, 2016. The Mobile industry operators, developers and internet companies present at the biggest, showiest annual event of the mobile world prove just that to the estimated 100,000 visitors. On Day 1, as expected, the mobiles fought […]
BARCELONA, Spain (CCTV/Reuters) — The Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 opened its doors on Monday in Barcelona, Spain. It is estimated that more than 95,000 people will attend the four-day event, which is the world’s biggest mobile trade show for the global wireless industry. At the fair, mobile giant Samsung launched its latest product the Galaxy S7, while Chinese mobile phone maker Huawei unveiled the Matebook, declaring its entry into the laptop market. ZTE, another […]
