Search results for "virtual reality"
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1.4KHealth NewsMan Found Dead After Playing Virtual Reality Game
A Russian man was found dead after he got into an accident while reportedly playing a virtual reality game. Reports state that...
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1.6KScience NewsBuzz Aldrin Hosts A Virtual Reality Film On Getting To Mars
Buzz Aldrin, the astronaut famous for being the second man to set foot on the moon, has narrated a movie that takes...
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1.6KHealth NewsFirst-Ever Human Head Transplant Preps With A Virtual Reality Box
Sergio Canavero, an Italian neurosurgeon, is bound and determined to go through with plans to perform the world’s first-ever human head transplant....
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3.6KTechnology NewsTour The White House In 3D, Virtual Reality Style
Google Expeditions launched back in September but has kept things relatively low key since – that is, until now. The educational program...
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2.3KTechnology NewsSamsung’s $99 Mobile Virtual Reality Headset Has Arrived
The new Samsung Gear VR, an Oculus-powered headset, has officially arrived. The $99 virtual reality headset, which is designed to work with...
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2.1KHealth NewsVirtual Reality Test Detects Alzheimer’s Decades In Advance
According to new research out of the German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases in Bonn, a new virtual reality (VR) test can detect...
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1.8KTechnology NewsOculus VR Announces Virtual Reality App For Netflix
Oculus, the company responsible for launching the Samsung Gear VR series of virtual reality headsets, has announced that it’s engineers have been...
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1.9KTechnology NewsTIME’s Favorite Virtual Reality Memes Spark Debate
On Thursday, Olivia B. Waxman of TIME Magazine posted 37 memes depicting a Palmer Luckey, a virtual reality guru, wearing VR goggles. He is superimposed into...
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1.7KHealth NewsVirtual Reality May Help Alcoholics In Treatment
In a new study, titled “Virual reality therapy for the treatment of alcohol dependence: A preliminary investigation with positron emission tomography/computerized tomography,”...
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1.7KTechnology NewsGoogle And Mattel Bring Virtual Reality To The Classic View-Master
Google and Mattel have teamed up to bring virtual reality to View-Master, the classic Mattel toy first introduced in 1939. The View-Master...
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1.9KScience NewsTyson Says We Might Be In A Virtual Universe
Is our universe a reality or merely a simulation? Famous astronomer Neil DeGrasse Tyson answers that it may very well be the...
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2.0KGaming NewsMagic Leap Releases New Augmented-Reality Video Game Trailer
The secretive Florida-based startup company working on augmented-reality goggles was scheduled to showoff this new minute-and-a-half video clip at this week’s TED...
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1.1KScience NewsScientists Have Made A Trippy Machine To Study The Brain
Scientists have developed a machine that can produce hallucinations, imitating the psychedelic experience that happens when a person ingests magic mushrooms. A...
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1.2KScience NewsUS Military Funding Octopus Skin Research
When it comes to military funding, octopus skin may sound like nothing but a bizarre experiment. However, various branches of the United...
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1.6KScience NewsRobotics Helps Spinal Cord Injury Patients Feel And Move Again
Researchers in Brazil who have been helping people with spinal injuries move again have made a startling yet exciting discovery, NPR reports....
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2.2KTechnology NewsSony Files Patents For New VR Glove-Controller
Sony has filed for three patents for a new glove controller. According to NeoGAF, who first caught wind of the company’s recent patent filings,...
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2.2KTechnology NewsLenovo And Google To Release The First Project Tango Smartphone
Earlier in the week, Lenovo announced alongside Google that it plans to release a consumer handset that incorporates Google’s Project Tango. Project...
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2.4KTechnology NewsApple Acquires Face Animation Software Startup Faceshift
Faceshift, a Zurich-based technology startup involved in 3D character animation, has been purchased by Apple. While the amount that the tech giant...
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1.6KHealth NewsNew York Announces $67.5 Million Will Go To Alzheimer’s Caregivers
As part of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Initiative, he has announced that $67.5 million will be allocated toward...
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2.4KTechnology NewsMicrosoft Corporation Launches Hands-On HoloLens Demos In U.S. And Canada
Microsoft is betting big that their HoloLens augmented reality headset will be a hit among consumers. Not to be confused with virtual...
