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NASA's history archive enables company to recreate Apollo 11 experience in VR
Tech2 News Staff •Apollo 11 VR is a paid app for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Sony PlayStation virtual reality headsets.
Google's upcoming VR headset to feature an OLED display with twice the resolution of HTC Vive Pro
Tech2 News Staff •Clay Bravor said, that the data ranges for this kind of OLED display could be between 50-100 Gb/sec with the current rendering configuration.
HTC launches Vive Pro VR headset with built-in headphones and improved resolution at CES 2018
Tech2 News Staff •The HTC Vive Pro VR headset will be on sale throughout 2018 with only standalones on sale for the time being, with full bundles arriving later in the year.
Oculus annouces the Rift Core 2.0 beta for users with three new design and interface changes
Tech2 News Staff •Oculus is expected to add a host of new features in the coming weeks so as to bring more of the Oculus Platform to life in VR.
Opera 49 launched with VR capabilities and a new snapshot feature with editing tools
Tech2 News Staff •The company announced the new update in a blog post on its website detailing all the new features as part of Opera 49.
Oculus Go, an all-new self-contained VR headset to start shipping in 2018; priced at $199
Tech2 News Staff •Oculus claims that this headset along with its ‘all-in-one’ capabilities will ‘represent a huge leak forward in comfort, visual clarity, and ease-of-use’.
Sony launches an updated version of the PlayStation VR headset; launch date yet to be revealed
Tech2 News Staff •The update Sony PlayStation VR headset will compete against HTC Vive VR and Oculus Rift headset, all retailing at around the same price range.
Sony says virtual reality gaming market needs more competition to spur software development
•Sony’s gaming business has been a driving force in helping the Japanese conglomerate turn around from years of losses in consumer electronics.
Opera Developer 49 supports viewing of videos in virtual reality headsets right from the browser
Tech2 News Staff123 •Opera has indicated that it will have full support for WebVR, once the standard gets more common.
HTC is considering spinning off or selling its Vive VR headset business as company's market value falls
•HTC has been trying to turn around its business by focusing on high-end VR headsets.