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Cybershoes let you physically run through virtual reality from the comfort of your chair
Cybershoes are like a VR treadmill, but without the treadmill. Or the standing.
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Apple kills Valve's Steam Link iOS app, but you can still stream PC games to Android
Valve's Steam Link app will stream games from your PC to your phone across your home network, freeing you up to play anywhere you'd like. But probably the bathroom.
Microsoft Windows Mixed Reality review: Easy to set up, hard to use
Windows Mixed Reality headsets use impressive technology that make them easy to set up, but frustrating to use.
Wanle Gamers Console for iPhone review: A retro Game Boy this ain't
It certainly looks like a Game Boy, but the games are simple and the case offers only partial protection.
Star Wars: Jedi Challenges review: Lightsaber-swinging, augmented reality fun
Bring iconic duels to life with a headset, your smartphone, and a motion controller.
Skyrim VR review: Staring down life-sized dragons is terrifying
Few other VR games rival Skyrim VR's epic scope and scale, but dated graphics and bolted-on VR interface issues are an arrow to the knee.
Tobii's eye-tracking tech is niche on PCs, but makes virtual reality feel like magic
Integrated into a VR headset, Tobii’s eye-tracking technology is a godsend. I got the chance to demo a unit at GDC. This is what it was like.
HTC's next-gen Vive Pro gets a price, and the original Vive gets a $100 price cut
The Vive Pro finally has a price tag—but only the headset itself—and HTC is slashing the original HTC Vive's price.
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Oculus releases fix after temporarily breaking Rift VR headsets worldwide
Oculus Rift headsets everywhere stopped working on Wednesday. They can be fixed now, but it shouldn't have happened in the first place.
DropMix review: Make amazing remixes with your iPhone and playing cards
Harmonix's connected music system is built for party play, but it's best when you're just messing around.
Try VR for cheap: Windows Mixed Reality headsets are on sale for nearly half off today
Windows Mixed Reality headsets from Acer, HP, and Lenovo are at steep discounts as part of Microsoft's 12 Days of Deals.
Doom VFR review: Ripping and tearing and stumbling over the small details
The core of Doom VFR—the fast-paced movement, the shooting, the teleport-inside-a-demon-so-it-explodes—can be fun at times, but it's missing the small details that make VR a worthwhile platform.
Standalone Vive Focus VR headset replaces HTC's Google Daydream plans
HTC's Vive Focus VR headset won't need to be connected to a phone or PC to work.
SteamVR is coming to Windows Mixed Reality next week
Microsoft's Windows Mixed Reality headsets are gaining access to SteamVR's deep library of games and VR apps on November 15.
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9 reasons why PC gaming is a better value than consoles
The PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X drive the point home: PC gaming is more affordable than ever and often a better value than consoles.
Xbox One X review: A surprising amount of power in a very small box
The Xbox One X is faster than ever, and it also matches up to the majority (55 percent or more) of gaming PCs today—and for only $500. Pretty impressive, for a console.
Oculus Rift + Touch bundle price drops to $400 as VR inches toward affordability
The Oculus Rift and its Touch controllers now cost $400—a 50-percent price drop from the bundle's price this spring.
HTC Vive buyers now get Fallout 4 VR for free
The HTC Vive is being bundled with Fallout 4 VR, one of 2017's biggest gaming exclusives.
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