Monitors

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) on Monday announced that the future implementations of the DisplayPort 1.2a standards will feature Adaptive Sync technology that is supposed to synchronize refresh rates of displays with actual frame-rate that is displayed. The feature will make games and video run much smoother than currently. …

Nvidia announced G-Sync quite some time ago but monitors incorporating the new technology are taking some time to hit the market. However, the wait might be over here in the UK as the first monitor to include the technology is due to launch within the next two weeks. The AOC …

One of the reasons why Oculus VR decided to become a part of Facebook was the latter’s ability to invest vast amounts of money into research and development of hardware. That expectation seems to be paying off: the company’s chief executive promised to reveal yet another Oculus Rift VR headset …

Not a lot is known about the commercial version of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset that is due in 2015. However, it is known that Oculus VR is developing a version of its VR gear that is considerably more powerful than the existing devices aimed at game developers and …

Having sold over 85 thousand of Oculus Rift virtual reality headset prototypes aimed at software developers, Oculus VR is still pretty far away from introduction of commercial versions of the device. The company said at the Facebook’s F8 conference that the consumer version of the Oculus Rift VR gear would …

Asustek Computer on Monday announced the PB287Q 4K/UHD (ultra-high-definition) 28” monitor designed for prosumers and gamers. The new display will cost starting from only $799 (€576, £475) without taxes, but will deliver everything a gamer needs: UHD resolution, 60Hz refresh rate, 1ms response time, audio in/audio out and so on. …

Japan Display said this week that it had developed the world's first 10.1″ liquid crystal display (LCD) module with an ultra-high-defition resolution of 3840*2160 pixels (4K) for future tablets. The company said that it had already begun to ship samples to interested parties. It will likely take at least a …

Even though Oculus VR is committed to making its Rift headset as affordable as possible, at the end of the day you're still paying for an impressively compact screen, with a fancy converter board, on top of the lenses that perform a lot of the VR emulation and this is …

Televisions and computer displays have been growing in sizes ever since their very inception simply because it is more exciting to watch large-screen TVs and more convenient to use large monitors. But Palmer Luckey, the founder of virtual reality headset developer Oculus VR, believes that in a few decades such …

Remember Project Holodeck? Maybe not, as we haven't heard much about it since it first whet our appetites for more VR early last year. However now the company behind the tech is evolving, into something the modern day VR scene desperately needs – a good body and hand tracking tool. …

Although Oculus Rift virtual reality headset has been primarily targeted at software designers and Oculus VR has always been very open about this, its sales numbers are so high that its popularity among non-developers is evident. According to the developer of the VR gear, so far it has managed to …

Shuhei Yoshida, an executive from Sony Computer Entertainment and a renowned video game expert, welcomes acquisition of Oculus VR by Facebook. According to him, this validates feasibility of virtual reality in general as well as work done by Sony’s PlayStation division in particular. “I woke up that morning and saw …

AOC has launched two new 1080p IPS  monitors based on a stylish razor concept design. The new monitors will feature “world class brand” sound provided by ONKYO speakers as well as MHL and Miracast connectivity, which allows for high definition streaming straight from your Android device. Both the i2473Pwm and …

A lot of promising wearable computing devices have been introduced in the recent months and quarters. Things like Google Glass, Samsung Gear 2 as well as various smartbands are still pretty expensive, but at least they are becoming more and more useful and therefore attractive to the consumer. As a …

Google said Thursday that it would sell its Google Glass smart eyewear to general public next week. Unfortunately, the offer will only last one day and will be limited to the U.S. residents. For well over a year Google has been test driving its Glass goggles within a limited group …

Apple has reportedly reconsidered its plans concerning its own TV-set again. A media report claims that Apple wants its televisions to use OLED display, but at the same time it wants them to be more or less affordable. As a result, in order to meet price requirements, Apple is now …

Considering how successful the Oculus Rift has been already, it's a wonder it took anyone almost two years to reveal a competitor. We finally got that last month with Sony's Morpheus, though only just before Oculus fired back with a Facebook takeover and Devkit 2 pre-orders. However, now there's another …

Tim Sweeney, a legendary game developer, said in an interview that virtual reality technologies will have higher influence on video games than the smartphones had. At present the VR technology is mostly aimed at game developers, researchers, enthusiasts and early adopters, but eventually it will not only appeal to loads …

Samsung Electronics has introduced its new display that combines relatively low price with ultra-high-definition. The Samsung U28D590D offers 3840*2160 resolution as well as relatively low price of $699. Unfortunately, the novelty is based on a TN panel that many consider to be a moderate choice. Samsung U28D590D is a 28” …

Oculus VR, which is about to become a subsidiary of Facebook, has hired Michael Abrash, a renowned video game guru. At Oculus VR, Mr. Abrash will serve as the chief scientist, a logical position for a long-time evangelist of virtual reality technologies. What is noteworthy is that the legendary game …

Sony Corp. has posted the first video covering hands-on experience with its code-named project Morpheus virtual reality helmet. The device seems to work perfectly with the PlayStation 4 video game console. [yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlS3Yx_aJH8′] The current iteration of the project Morpheus features a 5” panel with 1920×RGB×1080 (960×RGB×1080 per eye) resolution …

It had to happen and, finally it's here: The 4K screen price war is in full effect with the charge being led by Dell and now closely followed up by Samsung. KitGuru scans the Overclockers web site for details and comes back impressed. Over on the Overclockers Forum, Commissario Gibbo …

Back in November 2013, a rather unusually shaped box arrived at KitGuru Labs. Inside was the AOC Q2963PM monitor with a rather unique resolution offer of 2560×1080. With the price now under £300, we decided to revisit our Budget Monitor of the Year 2014. But, this time, it brought a …

The acquisition of Oculus VR company by Facebook caught everyone in the industry by surprise. It took just around two years between collecting money for the start-up on Kickstarter and selling it for whopping $2 billion of dollars. Still many gamers and enthusiasts are not happy with the deal. Palmer …

Facebook on Tuesday announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Oculus VR, a developer of virtual reality technology, for a total of approximately $2 billion. The move will provide Oculus necessary money to finish development of its Oculus Rift VR headset and start to market it. But what …

Microsoft Corp. has been quiet about virtual reality technologies and their support by its new-generation Xbox One console. However, it would be short-sighted to think that the company has not played with the tech. It certainly has. Phil Spencer, the head of Microsoft Game Studios, confirmed this during a conversation …

If you think that 4K image quality is something that you'd love to have, but you don't have the heart to get a second mortgage, then Overclockers' weekend special could be just what your inner gamer/designer ordered. KitGuru stands amazed. Can you really get a 4K monitor for £539? It …

DisplaySearch, a leading display market tracker, said this week that shipments of ultra-high-definition (UHD) televisions in 2013 totaled 1.6 million units. Moreover, in the last quarter of the year various manufacturers supplied one million units, which means that the demand for such displays with 3840*2160 resolution is on the rise. …

As if in a counter attack to Sony's announcement of it's own Virtual Reality headset, Oculus has today debuted the Oculus Rift Devkit 2, the second developer version of its VR technology. It's upgraded, refreshed and tweaked to offer an all round superior experience to the original and brings us …

Despite being the founder of modern virtual reality developments and the rekindler of ever childhood fantasy gamers have had for decades, Oculus isn't part of the recently announced Immersive Tech Alliance which is made up of other firms hoping to push the envelope for VR tech and games. “We were a …