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Holoride In-Car VR Entertainment Launches In Germany

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Yesterday, holoride announced the launch of its in-vehicle VR entertainment system in Germany. Each Pioneers’ Pack includes the following: HTC VIVE Flow: Lightweight VR glasses powered by an Android smartphone. ” Holoride’s Pioneers’ Pack is available for EUR 699 in Germany. Welcome to the Motorverse.

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Google Earth VR Adds Search and Oculus Rift Support

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It was six months ago when Google launched a VR version of Google Earth for the HTC Vive. Originally launched for free on the HTC Vive, Earth VR is available on the Rift with support for Oculus Touch controllers — and of course it’s still free. VR’s killer app just got a major update. Now Google Earth VR is getting a major update.

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Sword Art Online VR Event Immerses You In The Hit Anime

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Sword Art Online -EX-CHRONICLE- Online Edition kicks-off Tuesday, February 22nd at 1:00pm JST and ends Friday, March 11th at 4:59pm JST and will be available in Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, and the United States.

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Holoride Launches In-Car VR Device For Any Vehicle

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The company is also offering the retrofit Pack for $799, which includes an HTC VIVE Flow headset, a one-year subscription to the holoride platform, and a safety strap. This past March, the company announced that it was partnering with HTC to bring its HTC VIVE Flow to select Audi vehicles.

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Take A Guided VR Tour Of Germany’s Last Industrial Coal Mine

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Photogrammetry and volumetric VR preserve every detail of this historic mining operation in Ruhr, Germany. DLC centers around the Prosper Haniel, the last active coal mine in all of Germany. DLC is available now for free on the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Windows Mixed Reality via SteamVR. Now the Realities.io Realities Glückauf!

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Vive Cosmos Rated Least Accurate Among Top Headsets in Controller Tracking Test

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A research and engineering group called the Virtual Dimension Center (VDC) in Fellbach, Germany conducted a study recently that reveals just how accurate some of the top VR headset’s are when it comes to tracking their respective motion controllers. HTC Vive Cosmos lags behind by a wide margin with its 2-3 mm deviation.

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Mechanical Backpack Makes Jumping In VR More Fun

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Credit: Romain Nith JumpMod detects when a user jumps using an HTC VR headset and HTC’s lighthouse V2 tracking system and calculates the user’s jump sequence based on their height and descent. The system then estimates your weight’s movement in relation to your jump phase to provide a more accurate and authentic experience.

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