According to a Facebook posting by Oculus chief scientist Michael Abrash, Oculus Research will be known as Facebook Reality Labs (FRL). “While our name is new,” said Abrash, “our focus on the future hasn't changed.” Facebook is slowly, deliberately, and we think carefully subsuming Oculus, as it should. Facebook changed the Oculus leadership in late 2016 and Oculus founder and … Read more
The power of brand vs pizzazz Futuremark was founded in 1997 by members of the former demoscene group Future Crew, a well-known game and music development community in Helsinki known for extraordinary content, GPU designs, and all-night parties. The company leveraged all those assets and talents and developed the first truly independent benchmark that was designed by game and hardware … Read more
Kopin has launched its Solos smart glasses for cyclists, joggers, and triathletes, who have an extra $500 laying around and are afraid they will get lost biking or running The company has started a new Solos division to launch its AR smart glasses which will show up in retail stores later this year. The Westborough, Massachusetts company says its new … Read more
Now that all the heavy breathing about how VR was going to take over and change the world has finally worn down, the market has pretty much done what we said it would and become an interesting niche for a few enthusiasts. Within that niche, which we estimate at about 3 million units total to date, PlayStation, owned by SONY, … Read more
At FMX, Russian systems integrator and service provider CROC demonstrated a VR experience of the State Hermitage Museum's Jupiter Hall, Russia’s largest museum. It was the only case from Russia selected by the organizers for this year's event. The project demonstrated the use of photogrammetry for digitalizing cultural heritage objects. Using photogrammetric techniques allowed CROC to create an immersive virtual … Read more
We have been evaluating Dell’s S718QL projector, and what an amazing piece of technology it is. We used the machine with our 120-inch high-gain screen, and placed it on the floor, 9-inches from the screen. The 4k HDR laser projector is extraordinarily bright—5,000 ANSI lumens (~1,460 Nits). For video projectors, 1000 ANSI Lumens is the minimum that a projector should … Read more
In cost cutting moves to appease Wall Street, Qualcomm has laid off a bunch of its GPU and vision team, and some high-profile members of the company have left the company because of it. The news will start leaking out this week. So far AMD has been the happy recipient of one of the team members. Others have also already … Read more
Easily enter virtual reality with no PC or wires attached. Go where no one has gone before. Go with an Oculus Go, a standalone VR headset made to fit you. Designed with breathable fabrics, adjustable straps and Oculus’ best lenses yet. Starting at $199 USD with 32 GB of storage (or $249 USD for the 64 GB model), Oculus … Read more
And next year you might be able to get one First announced, sort of, at E3 2017 (as the Ataribox), the Atari big brass came to San Francisco during GDC 2018 and showed a few reporters a mockup in the Marriott Marquis. We’re not exactly sure why they did that because they really didn’t have anything to show or say. … Read more
New study commissioned by Alienware details gamer habits, attitudes, and understanding of today’s gaming community Alienware commissioned a study of gamers and it revealed some changes to long held beliefs about the community. New Dell study reports gaming community is growing larger than ever due to diversification and inclusiveness, resulting in a gaming market that exceeded $30 billion in 2016 … Read more
First-quarter revenue was $16.1 billion, up 8.8% year-over-year, data-centric* businesses accounted for 49% Intel reported its calendar Q1 2018, revenues were up. The profits were up 655% after a loss last quarter due to a huge tax expense. All of its business centers except McAfee were up. “Coming off a record 2017, 2018 is off to a strong start. Our … Read more
Based on Intel’s 8th gen CPU, and Nvidia—no AMD, no surprise When Intel introduces a new CPU series, shortly thereafter, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo, and others announce a new product line based on the new CPU. Dell is usually the last of the bunch to do so, and again with Intel’s 8th gen this is the case. Saving the best … Read more
