Category Archives: Virtual Reality

Google’s ADHD Strikes Again: Daydream VR Is Dead

Posted on October 16, 2019 by mikecane

As if we didn’t, ahem, see this coming when Samsung gave up on phone-based VR first. Google discontinues Daydream VR Google’s Daydream, Android’s built-in virtual reality platform, is as good as dead. Following the company’s annual hardware event today, Google … Continue reading →

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Oculus Go Now Owns Mobile VR

Posted on November 13, 2018 by mikecane

YouTube VR finally lands on the Oculus Go Lenovo can’t be happy. There really isn’t any reason to buy their Mirage headset now. This move, however, might help increase sales of their Mirage VR180 camera. As for that missing in … Continue reading →

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Vuze XR 360/180 VR Camera Now Available

Posted on September 25, 2018 by mikecane

Vuze XR Pre-Order Bundle black This looks like it can topple the Lenovo Mirage VR180 camera. But the HumanEyes page is a bit light when it comes to mentioning audio quality. Audio quality is a Lenovo shortcoming. See Mic’s video … Continue reading →

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Vuze XR: A New VR Camera

Posted on July 19, 2018 by mikecane

It’s too early to get excited about this — there are no hard specs yet! — but the idea is intriguing: Vuze XR: One Camera – Dual Experiences I wonder how sales of the Lenovo Mirage VR180 camera are doing? … Continue reading →

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Video: Varjo’s High-Resolution VR Headset

Posted on June 11, 2018 by mikecane

Varjo is a company turning VR from this … … into this: It’s been nearly a year since they were last heard from. After the break, a video of their demo headset, a discussion of the technology behind it, and … Continue reading →

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Xiaomi M365 Crash In VR

Posted on May 22, 2018 by mikecane

For the second time, I get to combine eScooters with virtual reality. Here’s a VR video of a Xiaomi M365 eScooter being ridden, filmed with the new Lenovo Mirage VR180 camera, with a crash towards the end of it. Lenovo … Continue reading →

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Editing VR180 Video

Posted on May 21, 2018 by mikecane

John Chu previously reported a metadata problem with VR180 footage going to YouTube shot with the Lenovo Mirage VR camera. He now has a solution (see the Comments — same-day update: He has since deleted that video. Grrrr. But watch … Continue reading →

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ARGH! SINGLE-DAY Oculus Go Pop-Up Store In NYC!

Posted on May 18, 2018 by mikecane

Facebook Is Opening a Pop-Up Store in New York for Its New VR Headset In its most mainstream push yet to combine fashion and tech, Facebook is opening a pop-up shop for its new virtual reality headset. […] With shelves … Continue reading →

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Video: Another Review Of The Lenovo Mirage VR180 Camera

Posted on May 18, 2018 by mikecane

This contains information about using it I haven’t come across elsewhere. Tested: Lenovo Daydream VR180 Camera Review I also didn’t realize the video could be viewed on the Oculus Go without the need for YouTube or another site as an … Continue reading →

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Lenovo Mirage VR180 Camera YouTube Metadata Problem

Posted on May 18, 2018 by mikecane

Infants always have teething problems. But still, this seems like yet another example of Google/YouTube lacking attention to detail. YouTube Description: I can join the files from the Lenovo Mirage, but I do not have ability to re-add the metadata … Continue reading →

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