Thermador showcases virtual reality cooking demos at Canadian Furniture Show

Thermador Canada is showing what else can be done with virtual reality with its latest prototype: 3D 360-degree coking videos using the Oculus Rift platform software. It’ll be showing off the experience at the upcoming Canadian Furniture Show from June 4 to June 7.

The demo makes use of Stereoscopic 3D 360-degree video to show the three two-minute videos in French or English by Chef Daren Bergeron and Chef Nikko Jacino. The lessons also feature Thermador’s Gas Cooktop, Freedom Induction Cooktop, Pro Grand Steam Range with BBQ, and Professional Series Steam Oven. After the trade show, the VR experience will be offered at select Thermador dealers in Toronto, Montreal, and Quebec City.

Source: Thermador 

Oculus Rift announces it is shipping Q1 of 2016 with pre orders later this year

The much anticipated and widely copied AR/VR headset Oculus Rift is slated to finally ship in Q1 of 2016 with pre-orders beginning at the end of the year. This means that competition has a window to get a jump on the Oculus Rift before it makes it out to consumers.

The Rift delivers on the dream of consumer VR with compelling content, a full ecosystem, and a fully-integrated hardware/software tech stack designed specifically for virtual reality. It’s a system designed by a team of extremely passionate gamers, developers, and engineers to reimagine what gaming can be. Intrested developers can find out more here.

Toyota and Oculus partner for VR driving simulator for teens

Hoping to make driving safer for the next generation, Toyota partners with Oculus to create a Toyota-branded driving simulator that will be used for Toyota’s TeenDrive365 program. It puts the teens inside a real yet stationary car and uses virtual reality technology to simulate actual driving. They will have to use the pedals properly and face distractions such as traffic noise, passengers, text messages, and radio noise.

It uses 360-degree head tracking for a more immersive experience and the Rift has a 100-degree field of view, which is beyond ones peripheral vision. It will also make use of RealSpace 3D audio to add depth to sound. They hope to make teens more comfortable with driving before they head out to the streets.

Source: Toyota | Via: SlashGear

Runtastic and Oculus Rift to offer 3D fitness exercises

Runtastic, together with Oculus Rift, are introducing the future of health and fitness with Runtastic for Oculus VR. They are bringing a selection of popular strength and toning workouts to the Oculus VR including squats, lunges, yoga routines, and 7-Minute Workout. This will let you complete workouts whether you are while you’re visualizing exercising atop a hillside, inside a beachside villa, or in a futuristic black hole. There will be other “locations” added in the future to help create that ideal fitness or meditation area for you. Runtastic will be showcasing this new technology at CES 2015 at Booth #74107 in Tech West from January 6 to 9, 2015.

Source: Runtastic