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Control solution for virtual reality comprises a glove filled with filled flex and contact sensors which translate hand shapes and movements into virtual objects and actions

Secrecy over new console hardware is the ‘single most annoying thing for every dev’ says Moon Studios CEO Thomas Mahler

Refined hardware said to be a rival to Samsung’s Gear VR

Further details released about AR hardware include battery life, wireless functionality and display capability

‘Big technology breakthrough’ blends physical and virtual reality

Sony has announced that cumulative sell through” of the PS4 has, as of January 3rd, reached 35.9m units. That follows unit sales of 5.7m units worldwide during the 2015 holiday season” which, presumably, represents the period from November 22nd to January 3rd. Worldwide digital and retail software sales have now …

‘VR Ready’ badge introduced in effort to make nascent technology more accessible

FreeSync is freeing itself of the need for a DisplayPort connection. AMD’s technology synchronises a PC’s and monitor’s refresh rate (the number of different frames shown on the screen every second), providing for smoother visuals and responsiveness. Until now both FreeSync and Nvidia’s equivalent tech G0Sync have required PCs to …

Patents filed by platform holder describe additional devices used to boost performance of a console

A new US patent from Nintendo seems to suggest that a new system from the company – presumably the NX – can draw on other computing devices for additional processing power. Patent application 20150343306 describes a system where a unit described as the ‘game console’ can then connect – either …