Valve announced Steam Frame today, but what’s the difference between the company’s first VR headset, Valve Index? Read on to find out. Index is a tethered PC VR headset that uses the company’s SteamVR ...
I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, tablets, gaming and future/emerging trends in our changing world. Other obsessions include magic, immersive theater, ...
The modern Xbox controller and Sony DualSense both conform to the same general shape that gently cups your palms and leads ...
The Valve Index is looking like an especially exciting endeavor when it comes to virtual reality, but there's one important aspect that's really intriguing to see: finger tracking. The Index's ...
The virtual reality movement has been picking up steam over the past few years, especially with the likes of Oculus and HTC competing with one another. Of course, there is Sony’s own PlayStation VR, ...
While it’s long been technically possible to play Oculus exclusive games on Vive and other SteamVR headsets thanks to an unofficial mod called ‘Revive’, the actual experience has always been decidedly ...
This may be the end for Valve’s lighthouse base stations, which were actually first released in 2016 with the HTC Vive. If ...
The new Valve Index virtual reality system is here. It's here in our hands, on our heads, around our ears, and all-told it makes for simply the best consumer VR setup around. With a host of ...
Valve’s Index Controllers have the potential to be a huge leap forward for motion-tracked controls and virtual reality, but it’ll take patience—and a lot more developer support—before they’re a ...
Valve has been on the forefront of VR software tech for several years now, but up until recently, have taken a more backseat approach to the hardware side of the business. Beginning last week, Valve’s ...
Where does virtual reality go next? Right now there seem to be two paths: portable and self-contained headsets like the Oculus Quest or those connected to computers and consoles like the Rift and ...