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The Best VR-Ready Gaming Laptops

Kegan Mooney — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 13:01:16 GMT

With more VR headsets and games released each year, there's never been a better time to upgrade to a VR-ready gaming laptop. Not only does a VR-ready laptop need to meet the minimum requirements to use your VR headset, but it should also stack up to the specs of each VR game you plan to play, too.

The HTC Vive Flow: Everything You Need to Know

Aya Masango — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 14:09:27 GMT

HTC has announced a different kind of virtual reality (VR) headset: the Vive Flow, which goes beyond gaming and is designed for entertainment and wellness.

Which Is Best for VR: Mobile vs. Tethered Headsets

Raul Mercado — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 15:30:21 GMT

As VR technology continues to develop, mobile and tethered headsets allow anyone to enjoy virtual reality. Both types of headsets can fully immerse you in the viewing and gaming experience, but they don’t provide the same level of quality.

You Can Now Repair Your HTC Vive With Replacement Parts From iFixit

Ste Knight — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 17:03:01 GMT

With repairability very much a hot topic, it is good to see HTC stepping up to the plate and allowing its user base to fix their own devices. This is all thanks to a partnership with iFixit, the online store that sells replacement parts for all manner of gadgets.

HTC and Bandai Namco Team Up to Bring Anime to VR

Romana Levko — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 12:40:25 GMT

HTC continues to explore new opportunities to provide its customers with new virtual reality experiences.

HTC Announces Vive Focus Plus Price And It's Shockingly Expensive

Dave LeClair — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 01:30:25 GMT

We finally have more information about the HTC Vive Focus Plus standalone virtual reality headset. When we first heard about the Focus Plus, we learned quite a few details about the headset, but one thing HTC didn't reveal was the price.

New HTC Vive Focus Plus Coming This Year

Dave LeClair — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 08:30:06 GMT

The world of virtual reality is about to get another exciting piece of hardware, as HTC has just announced the Vive Focus Plus. The new headset builds on the Vive Focus by adding two new controllers that offer a greater range of movement and freedom to virtual reality experiences.

One Step Closer to a Holodeck, with the HTC Vive Wireless VR Adaptor

James Bruce — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:30:50 GMT

Finally: wireless, high fidelity VR is here. And it's amazing. The HTC Vive official wireless adaptor is out now, compatible with the Vive and Vive Pro.

The HTC Vive VR Headset Is Cheaper Than Ever

Dave Parrack — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 21:45:41 GMT

The HTC Vive is now more affordable than ever. This is thanks to HTC knocking $200 off of the price of the consumer version of its VR headset. Price cuts are a sure sign that the virtual reality market is evolving, with the cost of entry coming down as interest in the technology goes up.

Take VR to the Next Level With These 3D Printable Accessories

James Bruce — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 19:00:00 GMT

Immersion is the key to the best virtual reality experiences, so anything you can add that edges it closer to realism will make your experience exponentially better. I've talked before about using VR to take your Elite Dangerous experience to the next level, but today I wanted to take a look specifically at 3D printables. While we're at it, we're also going to see which accessories can help you store and organise all those VR bits and bobs, since you've already spent ludicrous amounts of money on the headset itself.

Oculus Rift vs. HTC Vive: Which Is Better for You?

James Bruce — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 16:00:00 GMT

A year has gone by since the world met two amazing consumer-grade PC VR headsets. But a lot has happened since then. For anyone still sitting on the fence about which to buy, we thought we'd explain the differences, and our experiences with both.

How to Set Up the Perfect VR Room

James Bruce — Tue, 02 May 2017 22:00:00 GMT

As virtual reality (VR) headsets become mainstream, the choice to dedicate an entire room to virtual reality is becoming increasingly common. But this is new territory, and it's easy to make critical errors that'll mess up your experience -- or worse, land you in the hospital with broken fingers!

Google Earth VR Lets You Take a Virtual Vacation

Dave Parrack — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 02:00:47 GMT

Google Earth has been educating and entertaining many of us for years. However, the development of new technologies means Google has new ways of letting us all explore our home planet. Virtual reality is surely made for this kind of thing. Cue Google Earth VR.

This Is Your Last Chance to Win One of the Top VR Headsets on the Market

MakeUseOf Deals — Sat, 15 Oct 2016 18:30:56 GMT

This giveaway is organized by our friends over at Stacksocial.

6 Mind-Blowing Ways To Take Elite Dangerous to the Next Level

James Bruce — Tue, 10 May 2016 18:00:00 GMT

Simulation games are all about immersion; making you feel like you're in the game, rather than staring at a monitor. Elite Dangerous is a perfect example of that, and with a couple of upgrades, you can make the game so much better. Let's have a look at both some high end, and some budget ways, of enhancing your time with Elite.

4 Reasons Why 2016 Isn't the Year of VR Gaming

Philip Bates — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 21:30:00 GMT

Here we are, in the year of Virtual Reality (VR). Supposedly.

HTC Vive Review: Virtual Reality is Finally a Thing

James Bruce — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 16:30:00 GMT

When the biggest platform in PC gaming teams up with an established Taiwanese manufacturer to produce a virtual reality headset with fully motion tracked controllers, you stand up and take note. The HTC Vive for Steam VR redefines gaming, and more besides. It's the closest thing to a Holodeck I've ever seen. And it's absolutely incredible.