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Virtual Reality Makes Sports Betting More Immersive
Virtual reality has well and truly taken over the gambling industry. Sports betting benefits from it the most because gamblers can now be a part of the game they are betting on. With the experience more immersive than ever and as players who usually sit behind the screen now get the opportunity to become part…
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NTT Docomo Develops World’s First 360-degree 8K 3D VR System for Live Video Streaming and Viewing at 60 fps
NTT Docomo has developed what is believed to be the world’s first 8K 3D virtual reality (VR) system for live video streaming and viewing at 60 frames per second (fps) over 5G mobile communications. Viewers will be able to use head-mounted displays to experience music and sporting events in highly realistic 3D VR, allowing them…
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VR: Over-Hyped or Just Getting Started?
One of the latest fads to hit the market is virtual reality, or VR. VR enables users to escape from mundane realities and enter a 3-D form of storytelling that unfolds right before their eyes. While new VR devices have flooded the market in an attempt to gain a viable audience, it’s estimated that only…
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Every nod pays – Is what VR shoppers will say when Alibaba’s advanced payment system kicks in
Chinese E-Com player Alibaba will soon launch a new and advanced payment system called VR Pay, where shoppers will simply need to nod their head to complete the payment transactions. This will be enabled by virtual reality (VR) headsets worn by shoppers, allowing them to pay without removing the devices. With VR Pay (expected to…
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Myer and eBay Australia open world’s first VR department store
The e-commerce industry has seen phenomenal growth in the last few years and with the arrival of VR, the idea of making purchasing online a more experiential treat, has become the focus. Myer and eBay Australia have just unveiled a fully-functional VR department store. This is the world’s first such store and will leverage eBay’s…
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Global Debut Release of Idealens II All-in-one VR Headset
The VR industry witnessed the official unveiling of its newest major product, the Idealens II in Seattle. Along with the product release, Idealens made public the multiple key technologies employed by the device, and gained wide acclaim from the VR professionals who attended the event. The World’s First All-in-one VR Headset with a Rear Battery…
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World’s first VR cinema opens up in Amsterdam
An image of Marc Zuckerberg walking past a hall filled with people wearing VR headsets made the rounds recently. While such a gathering would belong only in a psycho-thriller (and that picture, of course), it will soon be commonplace across the world. The world’s first VR cinema is set to open up in Amsterdam and…
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FOVE is the world’s first VR set with first eye-tracking technology
While the world raves about the fact that Samsung is dishing out free VR headsets with pre-orders of the Samsung Galaxy S7, there’s no surprise in seeing other global players releasing their very own VR headsets with an innovation or two to be the differentiator. The FOVE VR headset comes from Japan and brings with…
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Netherlands pre-orders of the Samsung Galaxy S7 to get free VR set
This is totally amazing news. Word has it that Samsung is bundling a cool VR set, which will be given out free with pre-orders of the Samsung Galaxy S7. The phone will be premiered at the Mobile World Congress next week and the idea of a new Samsung phone, while exciting by itself, gets a…
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Google distributes free Star Wars Google Cardboard VR headsets in the United States!
And just when we were beginning to imagine that Star Wars merchandising wouldn’t leap ahead of the current generation of fancy lightsabers, action figures, helmets and costumes; Google has come up with yet another geek-treat, a limited edition Star Wars Google Cardboard! For the uninitiated, the Google Cardboard is a virtual reality viewer made out…
