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24 alternatives to CNET - WTF is VR, and why should you care?

Separating the virtual hype from virtual reality

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. CNET - WTF is VR, and why should you care? launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   The @VRScout Report Ep. 043: The Sundance Edition - all things Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality▲66

   Discover the best in VR/AR news

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The @VRScout Report Ep. 16: Weekly VR/AR News Wrapup▲57

   Discover the best in virtual reality news.

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The @VRScout Report - 13: Weekly News Wrapup▲65

   Discover the best in virtual reality

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Sketchfab Virtual Reality▲121

   Explore a million things on Vive, Oculus, GearVR & Cardboard

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   HTC Vive▲156

   Discover virtual reality beyond imagination

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Virtual Reality: The Best of 2016▲61

   Where real people talk about VR/AR.

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hardlight VR Suit▲99

   Feel the game with this virtual reality haptics suit

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Netflix VR▲313

   Like you're in your living room... but you're not.

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Learn Meditation in VR▲105

   with the HTC Vive

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    VRList▲11

    Hand curated WebVR experiences

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Time Machine VR▲64

    A virtual reality Jurassic Park

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The @VRScout Report Ep. 44: Weekly VR/AR News Wrapup▲5

    Discover the best in VR/AR news

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The @VRScout Report Ep. 47: Weekly VR/AR News Wrapup▲7

    Discover the best in VR/AR news

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Virtual Desktop▲118

    Use your computer in VR

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The @VRScout Report Ep. 17: Weekly VR/AR News Wrapup▲60

    Discover the best in virtual reality news.

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    FOVE▲138

    Eye tracking VR headset

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The New Gear VR▲101

    Mobile VR is better than ever, now with a controller 🎮

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The @VRScout Report Ep. 46: Weekly VR/AR News Wrapup▲6

    Where real people talk about VR/AR

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Which VR Headset Should You Get?▲12

    Cure Your Pandemic Isolation with a Virtual Reality Headset

    2020 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The @VRScout Report - 12: VR Weekly News Wrap-up▲58

    Discover the best in virtual reality news

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    VR Weekly▲6

    Get the best stuff about VR, AR, and MR

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Transport▲5

    Brave VR for Everyone

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Oculus Rift S▲84

    A new VR headset with high resolution and built-in tracking

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Arcane▲63

    A physically demanding virtual reality fantasy action game

    2016 · its alternatives →

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