Make Your Phone a Virtual Reality Viewer With Dodocase’s SMARTvr

An affordable, portable and easy-to-use product for VR enthusiasts

Now crowdfunding on Indigogo, Dodocase’s SMARTvr is an affordable way to turn your smartphone into a virtual reality viewer. Working with virtual reality mobile apps available from Google Play (this device is Google certified) or the Apple Store, it’s as simple as attaching the viewer, opening a VR app and taking a look around your new, immersive location. It works just like Google Cardboard, but …

Six Flags Introduces Virtual Reality Rollercoasters

Six Flags is teaming up with Samsung to create North America’s first virtual reality rollercoasters. By equipping riders with Samsung Gear VR headsets powered by Oculus, Six Flags will be able to completely transform the rollercoaster experience and transport riders into the virtual world of Superman’s Metropolis or into the cockpit of a fighter jet. Coasters at nine different parks—from Montreal to New York to …

The Human-Rating App “Peeple” is Real

Back when it was announced, Peeple—an app that would let you rate other human beings—drew outrage for its obvious potential as a platform for cyber-bullying. It looks like the backlash didn’t deter the developers from completing the project, as they’ve released the app today—albeit in a pared-back version. Users will still be able to rate others, but those being reviewed will first need to opt-in …