The countdown to the 2018 Winter Olympics is upon us. With less than a few weeks until the Olympics Opening Ceremony on Friday, February 9th in PyeongChang, South Korea, excitement is in the air. Which teams will take home the gold, silver, and bronze? Watch the Winter Olympics from...
The cheap VR headset is compelling because it’s easy to think you’re getting a bargain on a good entry point. You can see if this VR thing is really for you, and it won’t break the bank. The reality is that the cheap headset you’re buying might sour the...
Gotham City Films’ new first-person combat VR game, Boxing Apocalypse has just been released for the Oculus Rift on January 16th. Step up to an alien and punch it right in the mug with your specialized boxing gloves. To escape their mysterious spaceship, you’ll be punching through waves of...
This Friday, Survios’ virtual reality arcade sprinter Sprint Vector will be hosting their Championship Intergalactica tournament in a one-day event around the world on January 19, 2018. Get your headband and wristbands on, and your arms warmed up and ready, Sprint Vector challengers!
Championship Intergalactica
On the heels of the Alienware...
FitXR has just announced that their high-intensity VR rhythm boxing workout BOX VR will be released at the Oculus Store this month! Rift owners who add the refreshing and sweat-inducing cardio game to their VR gaming catalog are going to get a workout like no other. Get ready to...
VR has a lot to offer, not just for aspiring athletes – as VR Fitness Insider has demonstrated – but for a whole host of others looking to improve and better themselves. This is the first of a new series of VR workouts I’m presenting that goes beyond the...
Professional sports is, in many ways, the gateway to VR. With the price of a Samsung Gear well within a price range that most would consider reasonable, using your phone as a VR or AR device has never been less expensive and more interesting. Here is a roundup of some...
One of the challenges you face entering VR is figuring out where your money should go. There are a wealth of great experiences, but which is right for you? There are two setups for serious fitness heads: the Rift and the Vive.
Price Points
Oculus’ Rift headset is an excellent value....
Mech League: Boxing
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Step into the ring and punch a robot chef in the face! For that matter, punch all the robots and drones in the face for a higher score. This single player boxing VR game is compatible with existing Hardlight VR vests (pre-order...
On our tour of the HTC Lounge at CES: 2018, we were taken to a booth to play DOOM VFR, the famous action-packed VR first-person shooter. We played for 10 to 15 minutes shooting and fighting bad guys with the HTC Vive Pro and Vive Wireless Adaptor, plus Vive tracking...
VR Fitness Insider is thrilled to announce that Black Box VR has been awarded Engadget’s CES 2018 Best Startup Award! The fitness industry’s first-ever cable resistance experience was nominated for 4 Engadget awards: Best Startup, Best Digital Health and Fitness Product, Best Sports Tech, and People’s Choice, respectively.
Industry...
We were invited to visit the HTC Lounge at CES: 2018 and demoed lots of different immersive VR experiences, but one really left us in awe. HTC took us to the wheel gripping CXC Racing Simulator where we got to be one of the lucky few to demo the HTC...
CES: 2018 has brought a wave of wearable tech that can help you track your fitness stats, reduce or get rid of nausea, and can guide you to a better frame of mind with meditation. Here are 3 wearables you can use or pre-order today!
Matrix PowerWatch: Original and X...
Here are 3 smart apparel companies at CES: 2018 that you can visit right now, to help you gather data about your body and one will even turn it into a VR controller! Take these wearables on your fitness journey!
QUS
VR Fitness Insider got to check out QUS smart clothing...
VR Fitness Insider had an opportunity of a lifetime to step in the demo of The Champ's VR fitness training experience during CES 2018! We got to see Floyd Mayweather as a virtual avatar of himself as he coached us to weave, jab, and hook for a full body...
VR Fitness checks all the right boxes. Does it provide workouts for all possible intensity levels? Check. Does it lower the perceived exertion of exercising, enabling better performance? Check. Does it make timed workouts feel shorter than they actually are? Check. Does it engage the mind just as much...
Training yourself to run a marathon or getting athletes in peak conditioning takes commitment and consistency. Kopin’s Solos smart glasses and app are designed to be worn in active environments like in indoor and outdoor cycling, while out for a run, or during training sessions. VR Fitness Insider is...
2018 feels like a big year in VR. I could feel it just browsing the Steam Winter Sale, with all of the VR titles on full display at prices that felt like a good entry point. Those of you who got a headset this year made out like bandits...
Following the successful release of their Vive Focus to VR fans in China, HTC has freshly announced their new VR headset dubbed, the Vive Pro. On the eve of CES 2018, Dan O’Brien, GM of Vive Americas, has riled up interest in their next wave of HMD and wireless...
With vendors flying in from all over the world, it’s a bustling week for the 4,000 plus technology companies who will be attending CES 2018 from January 9-12 in Las Vegas. We will be covering all the best and most innovative VR and AR sports and fitness tech being...