Category Archives: Virtual Reality

Oculus Go Demo

Posted on May 11, 2018 by mikecane

Happening today, downstairs at the Best Buy on Fifth Avenue and 44th Street. I just got off it (typing this on a Samsung Chromebook). Killer! Was able to wear my reading glasses underneath too. Screendoor effect, but overall I liked … Continue reading →

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Sony’s Latest Phone With A 4K Screen Still Not For Daydream VR

Posted on April 16, 2018 by mikecane

Sony’s Xperia XZ2 Premium has a 4K display and cameras built for ‘extreme’ low-light shooting It’s not an AMOLED display. But there’s NFC. Given the price will be near that of an iPhone X, would anyone buy it just for … Continue reading →

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The Pre-Ready Player One VR Hype Begins

Posted on March 29, 2018 by mikecane

With the Ready Player One movie premiere approaching, we’ll be seeing articles about virtual reality like this one: It could be the biggest change to movies since sound. If anyone will pay for it. The most interesting part is in … Continue reading →

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VR’s Last Stand?

Posted on March 22, 2018 by mikecane

Oculus Go Hands-on: Untethered Simplicity In terms of performance and graphics, the Go seemed comparable to what you’d get from Samsung’s Gear VR. The device tracked my head accurately as I shot down enemy spaceships in Anshar Online, but while … Continue reading →

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Axon 7 Successor Finally Admitted: Axon 9

Posted on January 24, 2018 by mikecane

ZTE confirms Axon 9 will be the Axon 7’s successor The Axon 7 was the first affordable Google Daydream VR phone. But it came with two nasty surprises: The Android update for Daydream took way too long to appear. Second, … Continue reading →

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Huawei Honor 7X: Possible Gyroscope For VR Use?

Posted on January 24, 2018 by mikecane

Owners in India are reporting an EMUI update that activated a latent gyroscope. This would be exciting except we don’t yet know if the variant sold in the U.S. — starting tomorrow, January 25th — will also include a gyroscope. … Continue reading →

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Can VR Finally Gain Some Traction?

Posted on January 10, 2018 by mikecane

Lenovo’s Mirage Solo makes the case for standalone Daydream headsets As mentioned, instead of being powered by a phone or a PC, the Mirage Solo is an all-in-one device. It’s powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, it has 4GB … Continue reading →

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Magic Leap Is Back In The News

Posted on December 21, 2017 by mikecane

Magic Leap: Founder of Secretive Start-Up Unveils Mixed-Reality Goggles And it all sounds exciting and enticing and something I’d like to try (demo it in NYC!). But I would still like them to admit I was right when I called … Continue reading →

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Belt Drive Electric ELOS In 3D!

Posted on December 6, 2017 by mikecane

Slap on your VR headset. Johnny in Taiwan got his hands on the SID 3D camera (prior post) and I asked him to do an ELOS ride video. This is just over three minutes long and the actual ride footage … Continue reading →

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The Good Doctor: Microsoft HoloLens Surgery Rehearsal

Posted on November 28, 2017 by mikecane

Episode 9 of The Good Doctor last night featured the use of Microsoft HoloLens to trial a very difficult cardiac surgery. Some screensnaps.

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