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Google's Jump virtual reality platform is adding cameras from Hollywood and China

IMAX and Chinese camera maker Yi Technology join GoPro.

Google will compete with its partners and sell its own Daydream virtual reality headsets

Think Nexus, but for VR.

What's inside Google's new Daydream virtual reality headset

It really is Cardboard 2.0.

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Facebook is using Apple’s playbook for virtual reality. Google is using Google’s.

Here comes Google's big VR splash.

Oculus says one million people used Gear VR's virtual reality headset last month

This number doesn't mean much. Just yet.

Welcome to The Void, a full-body virtual reality simulation

Illusion built on the age-old techniques of magicians.

Live concerts could be just the ticket for virtual reality

NextVR is teaming up with music promoter Live Nation to offer hundreds of concerts in virtual reality. Could this be the non-gaming experience the industry has been waiting for?

Oculus will sell its virtual reality headset in Best Buy stores beginning this week

It's the first time the Rift has been available for in-store purchase.

The guitarist from heavy metal band KISS is doing a kids' storybook app

Due out this summer, Ernest Hummingbird tells the tale of a bird who just wants to sing.

HTC launches $100 million VR startup accelerator

Vive X will launch in Beijing, Taipei, and San Francisco.

Nobody Is Too Important for Sleep, Arianna Huffington Says

She calls smartphones "kryptonite for sleep." Turn them off, people!

Facebook Shows Us What It Means to Be 'Social' in Virtual Reality (Video)

Gatherings of avatars.

Facebook dreams of its own Google Glass-like future

Could a Facebook Glass be in the 10-year plan?

Facebook built a 360-degree video camera, and it's giving away the plans

The camera has 17 lenses.

Magic Leap wants to let you drink coffee in an augmented-reality jungle

Turn your cup o' joe into a cinematic reality bonanza.

GoPro unveiled its virtual reality camera for Google a year ago. It's still not here.

Whither the GoPro Odyssey?

Virtual Reality and the Cloud Belong Together

Expect to see several efforts that allow VR/AR capabilities to be delivered in a thin computing-style application delivery model over the next 12 to 18 months.

Oculus Apologizes for Shipping Delays, Will Waive Shipping Fees for All Orders to Date

An "unexpected component shortage" is to blame.

StubHub Will Use Virtual Reality to Let You Preview Your Seat

It's the first of many "experiments," eBay President Devin Wenig said in an interview.

Oculus Security Is Super Tight. Just Ask Mark Zuckerberg. (Video)

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg knows everything about Facebook. Or does he?

The Oculus Rift Reviews Are In: Gamers Rejoice, but It Won't Be Cheap

Oculus Rift is for gamers. And even then it may be too pricey.

Watch an Oculus co-founder hand-deliver the first Rift VR headset to a dude in Alaska

"You have to make sure you have fun with it or something." No pressure!

The First Batch of Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headsets Finally Shipped

Oculus on Thursday did something it's never done before: It shipped a consumer product.

Two Years Later: Facebook's Oculus Acquisition Has Changed Virtual Reality Forever

Mark Zuckerberg's $2 billion bet on VR changed an industry.

Virtual Reality Startup Jaunt Builds Sales Team to Become the 'Netflix for VR'

The former CEO of gaming startup Ouya comes aboard.

Steve Wozniak and Palmer Luckey: Virtual Reality, Yes. Augmented Reality, Not Yet.

"Some of us just like to be early adopters and play with what the future could be."

The Emerging Virtual-Reality Product Parade

It’s too early to call winners and losers for this market -- most of these products aren’t even in consumers’ hands yet.

Tiny Chipmaker Movidius Has a Tiny Chip That Looms Large

The startup's processors are giving vision to a range of tech gear, from drones to security cameras to virtual reality goggles.

Sony's PlayStation VR Will Cost $399, Debut in October

The game lineup includes an exclusive VR version of Star Wars: Battlefront.

We're Excited About the Wrong Things When It Comes to Virtual Reality

Games are great, but our workspaces will never be the same.

Virtual Reality Film House Penrose Studios Raises $8.5 Million

Penrose was founded by Oculus Story Studios co-founder Eugene Chung.