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Henry Winchester
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- VRAugust 25, 2017
Oculus Rift v PlayStation VR: What is the best VR gaming headset?
While it would be nice to paint the rivalry between the Oculus Rift and Sony's PlayStation VR as a David and Goliath-style battle, the lines are actually a bit more blurred. Oculus could have been the plucky underdog, but its $2 billion acquisition by Facebook back in 2014 turned it into a Silicon Valley giant.…
- WearablesFebruary 3, 2017
The biggest wearable tech disasters
Of all sub-genres of technology, wearable tech seems to be the most prone to disaster. It's not really a surprise - you've got an extra layer of complexity and interaction as soon as you strap a cold hard electro-gizmo to a squishy human being, and there's also the possibility that what manufacturers think is a…
- VRMarch 25, 2016
Oculus Rift made these people freak out
One of the biggest problems when selling the idea of virtual reality to everyday punters is that it's so experiential that it's hard to do it justice – everyone says it's amazing, but without trying it it's hard to know why. Essential reading: Oculus Rift review However, a bunch of YouTube reaction videos sum up…
- WearablesMay 6, 2015
A brief history of wearable tech
With the hoo-ha surrounding the Apple Watch launch, you'd be forgiven for thinking that wearable tech is something new. The truth is, since the dawn of time, human beings have altered or augmented their bodies. Tattoos are a big part of cultures around the world, body piercing dates back to biblical times, and jewellery has…
- FeaturesApril 8, 2015
A brief history of wearable gaming
Wearable gaming may be the talk of the tech world, thanks to the proliferation of amazing VR, but it's nothing new. Since the advent of computing we've dreamed of finding new ways to interact with virtual worlds, and technological history is littered with devices which make conventional controllers look boring and cumbersome. Essential reading: The…
- WearablesMarch 20, 2015
WTF wearable tech
Like any new form of technology, wearables exhibit evolutionary behaviour. As the genre grows it mutates and metamorphoses into radically different shapes, in the hope that they'll stay alive and even thrive. Take a look at the Apple Watch - it's simply the smarter, better next-gen version of the smartwatches which have been around for…
- WearablesDecember 12, 2014
World’s most non-wearable wearables
The problem with any buzzword is that it inevitably gets applied to anything and everything without any thought as to whether it should be. Take “wearable” for example - yes, it means “something you can wear,” but in its current guise it means “something you can wear which does something involving your body.” Essential reading:…
- WearablesNovember 28, 2014
The most niche wearables on the planet
Like any new technology, wearables are going to have their nichey phase. Desperate to jump on an already overloaded bandwagon, crazy inventors are likely to come up with some really bonkers ideas that they think the general public will lap up. Thanks to Kickstarter these weird wearables are put on full display on the internet…
- FeaturesNovember 12, 2014
Beyond Gaming: Six ways VR will change the world
Virtual reality is changing gaming, but systems like Oculus Rift, Project Morpheus, Google Cardboard and now Samsung Gear VR have huge potential beyond entertainment. The big attraction of VR headsets is the ability to feel as if you are within a game’s environment, whether that’s exploring huge immersive worlds or executing swarms of nasties in…
- VROctober 10, 2014
Oculus Rift hacks: Getting an extra VR hit
Like any prototype technology, the best things about Oculus’ Rift development kits are how rubbish and unfinished they are. How is that a good thing? Because it encourages developers, modders, hackers and inventors to make them better by adding all sorts of crazy tech to the existing units. Add to this the open-source nature of…
- SamsungSeptember 4, 2014
Samsung's partnership with Oculus is for the good of VR
Samsung's unveiling of its Gear VR headset at IFA shouldn't come as a huge surprise. The company is always among the first to back fledgling niches, and there have been numerous rumblings of its venture into virtual reality. What is surprising is its choice to make a partner of Oculus Rift rather than a competitor,…