April 10-18: The Week (+some) in Review for Virtual (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) This week’s headliners include Facebook’s Surround 360 at F8 , an open source 360 video content creation suite, Netflix isn’t into VR content, Adobe Premier Pro
Deal Alert: VR Ready ASUS STRIX GeForce GTX 980 & GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 980 – Limited Time
The Week of Price Drops for Virtual Reality (VR) Compatible GPUs Keeps Chugging on with a Pair of GeForce 980 GPUs Dropping to Near or at All-time Lows (with the Help of Mail-in Rebates). Updated April 18, 2016: Prices Drop Again!
Facebook Surround 360: An Open, 360 Video Capture System
F8: Facebook Announces Open-source 360 Camera and Video Stitching Software. April 12, 2016: At Facebook’s annual F8 developer conference on Tuesday, the company unveiled plans for an open-source 360 video camera system. It looks cool, but it’s not pretty. Regardless, it’s not about
VR/AR Tech: 3D Scanning with Occipital’s Structure Sensor and Google’s Project Tango
Occipital’s Structure Sensor and Google’s Project Tango, the Future of AR/VR Content. I’m late to the game with these two amazing products/projects as they both launched almost two years ago. Nevertheless, I feel compelled to write about Google’s Project Tango
Deal Alert: VR Ready EVGA GeForce GTX 970 DirectX 12 4GB Graphics Card at All-Time Low!
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 DirectX 12 GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Source: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 DirectX 12 04G-P4-3973-KR 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Video Card – Newegg.com Deal Alert: VR Ready EVGA GeForce GTX 970 DirectX 12 4GB @
Deal Alert: VR Compatible Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming Video Graphics Card at All-Time Low
Amazon.com: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming GDDR5 Pcie Video Graphics Card, 4GB: Computers & Accessories Source: Amazon.com: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 G1 Gaming GDDR5 Pcie Video Graphics Card, 4GB: Computers & Accessories Virtual Reality (VR) Ready Gigabyte GeForce GTX
VR & AR Week in Review: HTC Vive Ships, Orah 4i, Gear 360 Price, & more
April 3-9: The Week in Review for Virtual (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) Like last week, this week’s headliner involves the shipment of a modern VR headset as the HTC Vive started landing on the doorsteps. Other highlights include Samsung
Orah 4i: 360 Video Camera, 4k Live Steaming
Developed by VideoStitch, Orah 4i is the first all-in-one VR camera designed to simplify the real-time production of full spherical 360 video. Source: Orah April 6, 2016: VideoStitch announced Orah 4i, a prosumer quality 360 video camera that records and streams
Deal Alert…or Not: Groupon’s Samsung Gear VR Sale is Nothing Special
Well, here we go again. Groupon keeps pumping out deals that aren’t deals. These non-deal alerts are turning into public service announcements to keep consumers from getting ripped off. In this case Groupon isn’t ripping you of, it’s just plain
Recap: Check out the NCAA National Championship Game’s 360 Videos Here
In case you missed it, I’ve compiled the NCAA’s March Madness 360 videos from the National Championship Game. Technically they aren’t 360 videos, in actuality, they only capture about 180 degrees of motion video. While you can explore the full 360