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Teardown of Oculus Rift finds good design that’s somehow relatively easy to repair
When a new category of gadget appears, it’s understandable when the vanguard devices aren’t the most well designed, or are resistant to disassembly and repair. Fortunately, that doesn’t seem to be the case with the first headset from Oculus, iFixit has found. 5 hard questions facing Oculus Rift
Today, the future became the present with the launch of Oculus Rift. The reviews are in, but uncertainty hangs overhead with HTC and PlayStation’s VR headsets still on the way. Here are the tough questions that will determine what you should buy, the distribution of power between the platforms and VR’s effect on our lives. Should people buy Oculus Rift consumer v1, or wait… Read More
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Play your Steam first-person shooters in full virtual reality with MyDream Swift
As the launch dates of the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive virtual reality headsets approach, so does the release of a ton of awesome VR gaming content. To gamers with full Steam libraries however, it’s kind of a shame that once they put the headset on, most of their favorite content is no longer available to enjoy. MyDream Swift is looking to bring old Steam content into the next… Read More
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HTC claims 15,000 pre-orders in 10 minutes for its Vive VR headset
A possible tidbit of early sales data for one of 2016’s flagship virtual reality systems: the HTC-Valve Vive has apparently racked up more than 15,000 pre-orders in less than 10 minutes, according to a tweet by HTC VR dev Shen Ye. Oculus “Quill” Turns VR Painting Into Performance Art
Art doesn’t have to be an end product. Thanks to Oculus’ new internal creation tool Quill, illustrators can draw in virtual reality and let audiences see their creations come to life stroke by stroke around them. Quill works much like Tilt Brush, the VR painting app Google acquired. Using Oculus’ Touch controllers and motion cameras, Quill users can select different brushes… Read More
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“No More Ballparks” — Oculus’ Palmer Luckey Admits Screwing Up Rift Price-Point Messaging
Oculus co-founder admits he screwed up Rift price-point messaging, explaining in a Reddit AMA that when he said “that ballpark” he had been thinking about the ‘all in’ cost of the headset — which requires a gaming PC to power it… Oculus Rift Headset Priced At $599 For Consumers, Starts Shipping In March
It’s been a long wait but the price-tag for the consumer version of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset has finally been confirmed now that pre-orders are open — and it costs $599 (plus shipping). Oculus Pushes Back Touch Controller Launch To Second Half Of 2016
Sometimes timing creeps up on you and you have to move things back. It’s an ugly reality for hardware creators, but it happens.
Today, Oculus announced that its Touch controllers will be shipping in the second half of 2016 instead of immediately with the Rift, which is still coming in Q1 2016 with preorders coming “soon.” Read More
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Samsung And Oculus Team Up With LeBron James For Virtual Reality Journey
On Christmas day, the world was given a gift by Oculus, Samsung, UNINTERRUPTED, and LeBron James during the Warriors and Cavaliers game. The two companies who paired up for Samsung’s Gear VR, a hot ticket item this holiday season, launched a LeBron James experience in VR called “Striving for Greatness” with a fantastically iconic commercial. When the commercial came on,… Read More
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Oculus Founder: Rift Launch “On-Target” For Q1 2016
One of the most asked questions about the Oculus Rift is “when are we getting them?” and the founder of the company continues to update those who are waiting patiently. According to a series of tweets from Palmer Luckey, the Rift is on-target to ship in Q1. @PalmerLuckey Preorders are coming soon after new year. Enjoy a stress-free holiday, we won’t launch preorders… Read More
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