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Earlier this year HTC became an official partner with Google in producing a Daydream-based standalone VR headset under the Vive brand. Today, HTC announced it is producing a similar device for the Chinese market powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 chipset. It looks like it will access HTC’s storefront, called Viveport, to get to virtual worlds rather than […]
At long last, HTC has released a PC-free version of the Vive… only you probably won’t get to use it. The company has introduced a Vive Standalone headset that’s intended strictly for the Chinese market. China’s mobile space is red hot, HTC says, so it makes sense that to take advantage of this “momentum” with […]
REVIEW: HyperX has built up a reputation for having some of the better gaming headsets on the market. The gaming division of Kingston has won over a lot of fans with its Cloud and Cloud II headsets, and now the company has an updated version of its high-end Revolver for people looking to get some […]
You might know Lenovo for its laptops and Yogabooks, but the electronics maker is apparently used to conjuring up some pretty far-out concepts much more exciting than a 2-in-1. At its third annual Tech World innovation summit, it has revealed not just a couple of new Yogabook colors, but also the concept products it’s most […]
Enlarge / Oculus’ Santa Cruz prototype, shown off at Oculus Connect last year, gives some idea of what a standalone wireless headset from the company could look like. (credit: Oculus) [Update: An Oculus representative provided Ars with the following statement: “We don’t have a product to unveil at this time; however, we can confirm that […]
Windows Mixed Reality VR headsets are set to be on the market in a matter of months, and Microsoft recently gave us a sneak peek at how you set them up. The company’s Nadia Steer-Mobley revealed how these devices will be installed and readied at a mixed reality talk at WinHEC in Taipei last month. […]
A major frustration while traveling or commuting is the loud noises of planes or subway cars drowning out the audio from your headphones. Some devices just don’t put out enough volume. Audio-device manufacturer LucidSound has a way of handling that. The LucidSound LS20 gaming headset is a wired headset with a built-in powered amplifier. This […]
Hori Consider this your regularly scheduled reminder that Nintendo doesn’t know what the heck it’s doing with online multiplayer games. Today’s story comes from Hori, a longtime gaming peripheral maker best known for its “fighting stick” controllers. The company unveiled the world’s first Nintendo Switch-compatible headset on Thursday morning, and it’s a weird one. Wait, […]
The final frontier is the latest experience that comes with HTC’s virtual reality headset. HTC announced this morning that it will begin giving away a copy of Star Trek: Bridge Crew to anyone who buys the Vive head-mounted display going forward. Vive is the $ 700 room-scale virtual reality system that comes with headset as well […]
The Pentagon’s latest military technology could make warfare feel more like a first person shooter video game. Newly unveiled Tactical Augmented Reality headsets aim to give soldiers “situational awareness,” making it possible to map and locate targets or talk to fellow troops. During last week’s Pentagon Lab Day in Washington, DC, the Army’s Communications Electronics […]
