Three giants in the world of Broadcast AV Solutions will demonstrate the latest, most reliable way to deliver best-in-class 360VR Audio and Video quality for VR/AR via streaming media at International Broadcast Conference 2017, this Sept. 15-19 in Amsterdam. DTS, a global provider of high-definition audio solutions and now a wholly owned subsidiary of Xperi…
We are not used to talking much about Kickstarter campaigns, as the products are to be considered as “rumors” until they actually hit the market. But we will make exceptions when we think the product could indeed fill a need for the 360VR Community. This is such a product. Our VR Headsets are quite often…
Warner Bros. announced a Justice League VR experience today that ties into the upcoming movie. A demo is available in partnership with Gillette right now for iPhones and Android devices that let fans become Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg. The first taste of the VR experience kicks off globally with a promotional demo…
Repeat after me, dear 360VR Community: Content is King. Samsung has made official a partnership with Red Bull to create more 360° video content for its Samsung Gear VR platform. The 360° Video content will be developed via Red Bull’s Rulebreakers promotional campaign, aiming to “inspire people to cross their limits and show what they’re really…
This announcement was very much anticipated, some may even say a given. Despite that, it is indeed a welcome one. According to a report from Nieuwemobiel, a Samsung spokesperson confirmed , The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will have Google Daydream compatibility straight out of the box. In context, the Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ had to wait for a software…
Samsung Electronics will develop mental health diagnosis programs that use mobile virtual reality (VR), the company has announced. The tech giant signed a cooperation agreement with Gangnam Severance Hospital and VR content maker FNI for the programs, with the goal to commercialise them in 2018 in hospitals, dementia centres, and schools, before being expanded to homes…
UCLA researchers are the first to blend virtual reality with a surgically implanted prosthesis to reveal what happens in the brain when people create memories. Nanthia Suthana is one of the first neuroscientists in the world to harness the power of VR to unravel how someone’s brain encodes and retrieves memories while the person…
There were not-so-quiet rumblings this week when reports surfaced that Samsung had filed for patent on what seems to be a new 360º Camera. As all major companies regularly file for design/concept patents, we did not view this as something that was out of the ordinary, there did not seem to be anything to get…
Let me start by making a confession: I am not a Gamer. Despite the fact that I kinda suck at gaming, I’ve always found a bit of a guilty pleasure in watching others play games. Basically, I’m that friend that (very vocally) encourages you while you are kicking all the butts, pokes fun at you for…
Lee Jae-Yong, the billionaire heir-apparent to South Korean electronics giant Samsung, has been sentenced to 5 years in Jail as part of the massive corruption scandal that shook the country and caused former South Korean President Park Geun-hye to be impeached. Jae-Yong head of the world’s biggest cellphone maker, having taken over in place of his…
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