The code has been copied to your clipboard. Virtual reality, or VR, is finding more applications as the technology matures. It is no longer only used for gaming or entertainment. One Austin-based ...

Virtual reality is starting to get some real products. Samsung shipped its Gear VR virtual reality headset in December, and now Virtuix has finalized the design of its Omni Treadmill, which replicates ...

Last August, more than two dozen runners competed in the famed Falmouth Road Race in Massachusetts without ever setting foot near the start or finish line. They ran it remotely, on treadmills ...

Far from being just another run, the atmosphere at the start of an organized event like your first 5K or a half-marathon is part of the reason why people run them in the first place. Blaring music, ...

The technology could be of great help to stroke sufferers by encouraging them to move faster on the treadmill, which in turn will speed up their recovery. LONDON: Scientists have developed what they ...

Jogging on the spot has gone high tech thanks to an omni-directional treadmill that allows you to walk in any direction while staying centered on the treadmill. When coupled with virtual reality (VR) ...

The Kat Walk virtual reality treadmill has been successfully funded via its Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign this month, raising just short of $150,000 thanks to over 230 backers. The new and very ...

Combining virtual reality and treadmill training helps prevent falls in older adults better than treadmill training alone, according to a new randomized controlled trial. The authors say that the ...

Gamers looking for a fully immersive virtual reality experience may be interested in a new omni-directional virtual reality treadmill that has been created by KATVR called the KAT WALK. The KAT WALK ...

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Virtuix’s Omni whatchamacallit looks a little like a Star Trek transporter pad with a handrail. The rail sits up close, circling your abdomen like a belt, keeping you centered and upright as you move.

For all the techno-gaming gearheads out there, the Oculus Rift is, to quote one user who's played the epic role-playing game "Skyrim" on the device, "a dream come true." But now that the initial hype ...