Oculus Rift preorders start in less than 48 hours, but price and ship date still a mystery It’s been nearly four years since Oculus wrapped up the Kickstarter campaign for its virtual reality headset, the Rift. Today, the company… Read More
Experience life as a Star Wars rebel fighter in this awesome augmented reality video A long-held fantasy for geeks everywhere may soon become a reality — augmented reality, that is. A new video, released… Read More
Watch this grandma have a blast with virtual reality One grandmother got the virtual reality treatment of her life on Christmas Day. YouTube user Mark Nutt posted this video… Read More
Up close with LeBron James: Reviewing the NBA superstar’s first virtual reality film Last night, I was sitting next to LeBron James inside an SUV, listening to the NBA superstar talk about what basketball… Read More
Oculus starts shipping Rift to developers ahead of expected early 2016 release The biggest name in virtual reality is finally shipping its consumer hardware. Just not to consumers. Oculus announced today that… Read More
Geek of the Week: Former Buuteeq CEO Forest Key is betting big on virtual reality with Pixvana It seemed a little unusual this week when the former CEO of hotel marketing startup Buuteeq announced plans to launch… Read More
Ex-Buuteeq CEO Forest Key raises $6M for virtual reality video processing startup Pixvana Another veteran team of Seattle-based entrepreneurs is starting a new business in the virtual reality industry. This time it’s Pixvana, a… Read More
Research: 2015 was the best year ever for VR startups trying to raise money PitchBook analysts say 119 virtual reality startups either raised money or were acquired in 2015 — a record high for an industry… Read More
Amazon files patent to ‘transform’ your entire living room into another reality Amazon has shown interest in augmented reality for a while, but on Tuesday the company was awarded a set of… Read More
Latest HoloLens hype video shows Microsoft’s futuristic headset being used by designers Microsoft introduced another potential use for its HoloLens augmented reality headset on Monday, this time showing how engineers and industrial… Read More
Tech toy guide: 5 fun gifts for the geek in your life Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, give a little thought to what’ll tickle the science geek on your gift list.… Read More
New York Times’ latest VR video focuses on Paris vigils after the attacks The latest New York Times video developed for its virtual reality app is focused on Paris vigils since last week’s terrorist attacks. In… Read More
T-Mobile will be first mobile carrier to sell Samsung Gear VR sets, starting Black Friday T-Mobile will be the first mobile carrier to sell Samsung’s virtual reality headset. The Samsung Gear VR headset will be… Read More
Lytro Immerge camera captures 3D movement in live-action virtual reality scenes — for an eye-popping price Lytro debuted with a camera that lets you refocus your photos after the fact, but their latest concept attempts to use… Read More
Virtual reality meets journalism: Associated Press producing new video series using VR We all know that virtual reality will revolutionize entertainment and gaming, but the Associated Press launched a video series today… Read More
Podcast Amazon’s master plan, virtual reality NBA, fashion for geeks, and tech meets politics This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: Amazon is bringing e-commerce to your television set, and suddenly the… Read More
Third Life? Second Life founder holds out hope for a VR revival Deep down, Second Life founder Philip Rosedale knew that the controls for the virtual world he was building in the… Read More
Envelop VR raises $4M as Madrona backs its first virtual reality startup Envelop VR announced on Tuesday it has raised $4 million in series A funding as the virtual reality startup gets… Read More
First-ever virtual-reality NBA live broadcast falls short, but long-term potential is clear I had a courtside seat for last night’s Golden State Warriors season opener, with a cameraman squatting to my right and referee… Read More
Virtual reality will transform business — if developers can address these 7 key issues The arrival of Oculus, and its subsequent acquisition by Facebook, created new buzz around virtual reality (VR), but much of… Read More
Seattle-area Valve employee surprises girlfriend with virtual reality marriage proposal A Seattle-area man has now upped the ante on creative engagement proposals, taking the old-world practice into virtual reality. Chandler… Read More
VR hackathon projects demonstrate emerging value of virtual reality The Seattle VR Hackathon was held this past weekend in the University of Washington’s Center for Education and Research in Construction.… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Fish Bowl VR helps developers test virtual reality games Virtual reality is an exciting but largely undiscovered new frontier for digital content. While that opens up a huge world… Read More
Inventor of the cell phone: iPhone 6s is ‘boring’ and VR is the birth of a new industry It been more than 40 years since Marty Cooper stood on a Manhattan sidewalk and placed the first ever cell phone… Read More
Google offering virtual reality Expeditions system to schools for free Google Expeditions, its virtual reality system for classrooms, will now be available to schools for free. As the New York… Read More
Watch the Disney animator behind ‘The Little Mermaid’ and ‘Aladdin’ paint in virtual reality The artist who showed us a whole new world in Aladdin twirls in a kind of dance — no ordinary… Read More
VRstudios raises $1.3M, quietly looks to build virtual reality powerhouse in Seattle A group of virtual reality heavy-hitters have quietly formed a new startup in Seattle — raising money, landing customers and launching… Read More
Using Oculus with motion-sensing controllers: The most fun video game experience I’ve ever had It was only 15 minutes, but my time playing with Oculus’ latest virtual reality technology on Friday at the PAX Prime… Read More
‘I just want that in my house’: PAX Prime offers a sneak peek of HTC Vive VR headset HTC and Valve may have announced today the new Vive virtual reality headset won’t hit shelves until 2016, but Seattleites… Read More
HTC, Valve delay release of Vive virtual reality headset Consumers will have to wait to get their hands on the Vive. HTC and Valve announced Thursday that they will… Read More
