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Sony Joins the VR, AR, XR Headset Race

Sony, typically either too early or too late to the party, has now entered the augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR) space with its mixed reality (XR) headset featuring see-through 4K OLED Microdisplays….

Protolabs and 3Diligent Know That 3D Printing Is Not Always the Answer

At RAPID + TCT 2018 in Texas last week, in between catching up on the latest 3D printing innovations, products, and themes, we spoke with many 3D printing companies on the floor,…

3D Printing News Briefs: October 31, 2017

Happy Halloween! To celebrate, check out our 3D Printing News Briefs – we’re starting with some virtual reality research, then moving right along with all sorts of new innovations and…

3D Printing News Briefs: September 29, 2017

We’re starting off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with some business stories, then moving on to some new products. Luxexcel has received an equity investment from a venture capital fund,…

Pinshape Announces Winners of Latest 3D Design Contest – Design Your Future Avatar

In July, 3D printing community and marketplace Pinshape partnered with Mold3D Academy for a contest centered around virtual sculpting. In the Design Your Future Avatar Contest, sponsored by Formlabs, Oculus, ZBrush,…

Pinshape Partners with Mold3D Academy, Turns to Virtual Sculpting for Avatar 3D Design Contest

It’s high time for another unique 3D design contest from 3D printing community and marketplace Pinshape, which has just announced the winners in its Mechanical Design Challenge. This time around,…

Attention Shoppers! Enjoy 3D Retail Therapy From Your Couch at eBay’s Virtual Reality Department Store

“What if you could enter a department store that is just for you, one that has learned about you, adapted to what you like to shop for, and in time…

The Oculus Rift Terms of Service are a Chilling Reminder That the Company is Owned by Facebook

The advertising algorithms employed by Facebook are the stuff of legend, and for years they have been plagued by privacy advocates as invasive and excessive. Because Facebook is a free…

J-CAD Inc Offers Free Virtual Reality 3D Printable Part Review and Inspection

Toronto-based design, prototyping and 3D printing service provider J-CAD has been offering their services to a global customer base since they launched back in 2006, and as anyone who communicates…

It Looks Like Apple is Finally Jumping into the Virtual Reality Market

While Apple has always been notoriously tight-lipped when it comes to ongoing projects and technology development, it seemed a little off that we haven’t heard much from them concerning virtual…

Sketchfab Introduces New Virtual Reality Setting: Walk Inside a 3D Scene with the Click of a Button

This morning, I visited the home of Vincent van Gogh. His blue-walled bedroom was so well-kept that I almost believed he would return any minute and demand to know who…

World’s First Mobile VR Social Network vTime Hits CES 2016

Virtual Reality sometimes seems like one of those technologies that just sound too futuristic to be fully adopted in my lifetime, like flying cars or jetpacks it just seemed too…

3D Printed Virtual Reality Headset Adds Appealing Form to High-Tech Function

When Shapeways designer Masaharu Ono began conceiving of his elaborate, 3D printed virtual reality (VR) headset, chances are that he didn’t find much inspiration on the web. An image search…

Introducing the 3D Printable Virtual Reality Headset for the OnePlus One Smartphone

You have to love the creativity we have been seeing from designers around the world when it comes to 3D printing. The technology has provided innovators and inventors with a…