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The female perspective: Takeaways from my experience watching VR porn made for dudes

LAS VEGAS — Last week, I got to experience something I never thought possible as a woman: sex from the… Read More

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What was the most important technology of 2016? Here’s what our top geeks say

Some of the most important technology of the past year could very well become the story of next year. And… Read More

This 25-year-old just raised $5.8M for a startup that will make VR experiences ‘indistinguishable from real life’

Jake Rubin’s inspiration for launching a virtual reality company began inside his grandfather’s magnet lab at MIT nearly two decades ago.… Read More

VRStudios installs multi-player virtual reality gaming system at Muckleshoot Casino

People visiting Muckleshoot Casino that want a break from the slot machines and blackjack table can now try out new virtual… Read More

High-tech carnival: Drone racing, VR, robotics, and more come together at new geeky event

The CenturyLink Event Center is turning into a 285,000 square-foot geeky paradise this weekend. The first-ever GE2 event is taking… Read More

Inside Pluto VR: First look at this Seattle startup’s communication platform for virtual reality

John Vechey greets me at the door of a strikingly spacious one-floor office in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, just off the… Read More

VR game studio Drifter Entertainment, led by Oculus and HoloLens vets, raises $2.25M

Drifter Entertainment, a Seattle startup founded by veterans of Microsoft HoloLens and Oculus, just announced $2.25 million in seed funding… Read More

Pixvana unveils VR editing and production software one year after raising $6M seed round

From the moment you walk into Pixvana’s office, it’s hard to miss the images of King Kong. The film and its… Read More

Why this venture capitalist doesn’t see opportunity in virtual reality

Voyager Capital’s Erik Benson has seen plenty of technologies come and go during his nearly 20 years in the venture… Read More

Ex-Twitter CEO invests in $5.8M round for VR startup that simulates ‘lifelike touch’ of virtual objects

A virtual reality startup that is trying to simulate “lifelike touch” just raised a $5.8 million seed investment round that… Read More

Oculus releases long-anticipated Touch controllers, priced at $199

Virtual reality aficionados everywhere are bound to be happy this holiday season as Facebook-owned Oculus just released its long-awaited Touch… Read More

How construction companies are using virtual reality to plan, build and manage complicated projects

Construction can be a tricky business. There are a lot of moving parts in any big project, whether it be a… Read More

VR Microsoft

Reality bites: Watch as man using VR in Microsoft store falls from fake cliff and hits real floor

The makers of virtual reality headsets and content may still be waiting for consumers to fall for the medium as… Read More

Xbox One streaming for Oculus Rift VR headsets coming Dec. 12

Xbox One players will soon be able to strap on an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset to further immerse themselves… Read More

Space Needle VR

Party planners considering using the Space Needle can visit Seattle landmark in virtual reality

If you’re thinking about putting on or attending an event at Seattle’s iconic Space Needle and want to see what… Read More

Conan O'Brien VR

Conan O’Brien tries VR: ‘This is going to put the marijuana industry out of business’

Conan O’Brien visited YouTube’s VR Lab in New York City and reacted pretty much the way everyone does when they… Read More

HTC cutting jobs in Seattle region as part of broader restructuring, sources say

HTC, the smartphone maker and burgeoning virtual reality player, appears to be in the middle of a round of layoffs… Read More

Chimp VR

Chimp flailing around in a VR headset is a sad commentary on our own reality

“Take your stinking tech off me, you damned dirty human!” There, I just wrote some dialogue for the next installment in the… Read More

Virtual reality porn is just foreplay: Why augmented reality is the future of adult entertainment

The adult industry has been propelling — and in some cases initiating — new technologies since the invention of the printing… Read More

Microsoft HoloLens gets 3D maps through Taqtile’s new ‘HoloMaps’ technology

Seattle-based Taqtile has developed a new interactive and collaborative 3D maps app for Microsoft’s HoloLens and other virtual and mixed reality headsets… Read More

Museum of Flight lets you walk on Mars in virtual reality for SpaceFest

I’ve been to Mars to kick the tires on NASA’s Curiosity rover – and you can take that trip as well.… Read More

Expedia’s CEO on virtual reality travel: ‘I hope it fails miserably’

In March, Expedia live-streamed 360-degree virtual adventures to four children too sick to leave the hospital, causing speculation that the… Read More

HoloLens launches in 6 new countries in first overseas expansion for Microsoft’s mixed reality headset

  Microsoft, which previously sold its HoloLens headset in the U.S. and Canada only, is expanding the mix-reality headset to six new countries… Read More

This virtual reality company just moved to Seattle because it’s the ‘center of everything gaming and VR’

NullSpace VR wants to add a little more reality to the virtual reality experience. The company, founded by Morgan Sinko,… Read More

Startup Spotlight: VR storytelling content management startup VIAR proves the power of the pivot

By the summer of 2015, VIAR was nearly bankrupt. The product — virtual reality tours to help architects show clients future… Read More

Seattle leading the way in VR as tech giants and startups wade into the emerging field

The Seattle area is rapidly becoming a leader in virtual and augmented reality, with tech giants, mid-sized companies and startups all… Read More

The future of VR? What people are saying about ‘Santa Cruz,’ the new wireless Oculus prototype

Virtual reality fans are spinning over the unveiling of an Oculus prototype that removes the wires and/or the phone from its traditional headsets… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: IMMERSE VR Summit, Dan Price at Startup Grind, and more

Seattle’s virtual and augmented Reality community has boomed over the past few years, with a crop of promising VR and AR… Read More

Google unveils new Pixel smartphone, Daydream mobile VR platform and Amazon Echo competitor Google Home

Google today unveiled a huge new catalog of devices it plans to release in the coming months: a new smartphone, a virtual-reality… Read More

HTC launches Viveport VR store with apps for games, music, art, education and more

HTC Friday morning announced the global launch of Viveport, a virtual reality app store for the HTC Vive, after months of beta… Read More

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