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Virtual reality
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Sony announces PlayStation VR2
Sony has confirmed plans to launch a follow-up to its popular PlayStation VR headset. Plans…
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CCS: VR and AR device sales to drop in 2018 despite long-term promise
Sales of virtual and augmented reality headsets and glasses will decline year-on-year in 2018 before…
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IDC: global VR headset shipments drop by a third in Q2
Virtual reality headset shipments took a “sharp decline” year-on-year in Q2 2018, though the outlook…
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Oculus TV service launches, Go headset rolls out in Europe
Facebook-owned virtual reality (VR) company Oculus has launched its Oculus TV service and rolled out…
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PwC: VR the fastest growing segment of UK media sector
Virtual reality is the fastest growing segment of the UK’s entertainment and media sector and…
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NextVR to deliver VR NBA Final highlights
Virtual reality platform provider NextVR has partnered with NBA Digital for the second year running…
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BBC to run ‘first-come, first-serve’ UHD trial during World Cup
The BBC has announced two “cutting edge” trials that will see it bring this summer’s…
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Qualcomm unveils first dedicated VR and AR chipset
Mobile technology giant Qualcomm has unveiled what it describes as the world’s first dedicated ‘extended…
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AMC International Southern Europe to distribute VR content
AMC Networks International Southern Europe has made a deal with Rooftop Immersive Studio to aggregate…
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Facebook launches Oculus Go standalone VR headset
Facebook has launched its new Oculus Go standalone virtual reality headset in a move that…
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Channel 4 orders Grenfell Tower VR original from Parable
Channel 4 has commissioned its first virtual reality original from VR studio Parable, named Grenfell: Our…
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Breaking Fourth launches VR show for Samsung VR Pilot Season
British virtual reality studio Breaking Fourth has launched a new virtual reality (VR) series, Bro Bots,…
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Former Discovery VR boss co-founds new VR studio
A new virtual reality (VR) studio co-founded by two former Discovery executives – including the…
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UK makes major VR pledge in £150m Creative Industries Sector Deal
The UK government has made a major commitment to virtual reality (VR) and immersive technologies…
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Vodafone demos live VR in Spain
Vodafone España has said it can now deliver virtual reality experiences to 4G mobile users…
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CNN launches VR app on Oculus Rift
CNN has launched its virtual reality news app, CNNVR, on Oculus Rift headsets, promising users…
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BBC launches BBC Earth VR experience
The BBC has launched a virtual reality experience inspired by natural history series like Blue…
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Eurosport to offer VR Winter Olympics coverage
Eurosport is due to make more than 50 hours of live Virtual Reality (VR) coverage…
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Lenovo launches first standalone Daydream VR headset
Lenovo has unveiled the first standalone virtual reality (VR) headset to run on Google’s Daydream…
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CES: HTC launches new Vive headset, partners with Vimeo on VR video
HTC has unveiled its new Vive Pro virtual reality headset at the CES, promising a…
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NBC to provide live VR coverage of Winter Olympics
US TV network NBC is to provide over 50 hours of live virtual reality coverage…
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CTA: VR and AR on course for record growth this year
The US-based Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has tipped virtual and augmented reality technology for record…
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Ericsson: AR and VR ads to replace physical products
More than half of augmented and virtual reality users think that ads will become so…
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BBC launches VR production studio
The BBC has launched a virtual reality production studio, BBC VR Hub, in a bid…
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VR headset shipments exceed one million for the first time in Q3
Global virtual reality headset shipments exceeded one million units for the first time in the…
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Amazon launches VR and AR app platform
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled Amazon Sumerian, a service designed for developers to build…
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Digi-Capital: VR/AR firms raise US$2.5bn this year
Virtual and augmented reality startups have raised US$2.5 billion (€2.09 billion) so far this year,…
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Microsoft: mixed reality will help spur ‘fourth industrial revolution’
Mixed reality (MR) will be one of the technologies that will help spur a “fourth…
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Arts Council England backs new VR and AR content project
Arts Council England and technology innovation centre Digital Catapult have launched a new programme that…
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Pimax 8K backing passes US$3m in VR funding milestone
Virtual reality company Pimax claims to have the “most funded VR project on Kickstarter ever”…