VR Headset Unsplash . Researchers have developed a new system that uses smartphones instead of specialized motion-tracking hardware to create more realistic avatar movement in vir ...

Samsung officially joined the virtual reality hardware race on Wednesday by formally revealing the Gear VR. Gear VR stands out for its use of the newly revealed Galaxy Note 4. The enlarged smartphone ...

Out of all the products that Samsung unveiled yesterday, it was the Gear VR -- not the Note 4 or Note Edge-- that intrigued me the most. At first I was a little bit skeptical, but as I started to ...

The Rise of Virtual Reality in Modern Technology. Virtual Reality (VR) has transcended its initial perception as a niche technology, evolving into a mainstream phenomenon that per ...

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Virtual reality (VR) was the hot topic at last January's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. There were elaborate demonstrations where people could try out the headsets and supposedly be ...

Notwithstanding the recent explosion of headlines, virtual-reality headsets have been on the scene for decades. While many have blamed their inherently claustrophobic and isolating nature for impeding ...

"OK, now let's cut this guy open." Photo: Florian Pircher/Pixabay. Licensed under CC0 1.0 Next month, St. Bartholemew’s Hospital in London will live-stream an operation, letting anyone with ...