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FOVE Eye-tracking Headset Gets Final Specs and Pre-order Date

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FOVE has announced that their first eye-tracking VR headset, the FOVE 0, will open for pre-orders on November 2nd, and has also released the final specifications of the device. Much like Oculus, FOVE began as a successful Kickstarter which raised $480,000 , nearly twice its goal, back in mid-2015. FOVE 0 Specifications.

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90% of Chinese VR Startups Have Gone Bankrupt. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing.

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The first bit to point out, of course, is that 90% of startups in any industry fail. In the wake of Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus in 2014, investment spiked: 270 million yuan ($38.9 Expectedly, the many seized the opportunity for a feeding frenzy. But leaving that aside, a bit of background. Now, that number hovers around 10.

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Pimax Ends VR Headset Kickstarter With Over $4.2M and a Truly Massive Job Ahead

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It was an interesting idea, but it wasn’t until the first set of stretch goals were announced that we learned Pimax intended on actually offering a selection of these extendable modules to backers, some of them for free of course as a hearty thank-you for being an early adopter. image courtesy Pimax.

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A Brief History of Virtual Reality at CES

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Virtual reality has figured prominently at the event in recent years of course, quickly rising to become one of the shows hottest technologies. CES 2013 however gave us the first glimpse of Oculus VR operating as a company. Oculus’ Pre-DK1 Prototype, shown at CES 2013. Oculus’ Pre-DK1 Prototype, shown at CES 2013.

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Eye-tracking is a Game Changer for VR That Goes Far Beyond Foveated Rendering

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Fove is selling a development kit of their VR headset with inbuilt eye-tracking. Oculus recently showed off a new prototype seen for the first time with eye-tracking. SEE ALSO Oculus on Half Dome Prototype: 'don't expect to see everything in a product anytime soon'.

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CES 2017 VR And AR News Roundup: Everything You Might Have Missed

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For the full scoop, you’ll have to click through to the specific story of course because we don’t want this article ballooning to several thousand words that you may not care about. Eye-Tracking VR Headset FOVE 0 Costs $599, Starts Shipping January 2017 [ Link ].

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Here’s How 4 Predictions By The Head of Oculus Research Turned Out

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It may only be two years old, but Oculus’ Connect developer conference has already established some cherished traditions. Abrash’s 2021 predictions for VR, presented at Oculus Connect 3 in 2016. Companies are starting to dabble with foveated rendering but we only have eye-tracking in one VR headset, FOVE. Absolutely.