Tag: Rift
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Feel Like Buying A VR Headset For The Holidays?
Buying a VR headset for someone this season? If you are in the market for VR and have finally decided to purchase some tech this may be the blog you are looking for. We have compiled a list of contenders. This list includes devices that offer the ability to play the most current virtual games […]
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VR App ‘Saves’ People For Memorial
There are a tremendous amount of uses for virtual reality that we’re only just discovering. Facebook is giving the users to share video using virtual reality, and app developers across the world are already their own forays into the technology. VR allows objects to be shown much more clearly than on a display, giving the […]
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Oculus Rift Won’t Be Just For Games
Oculus VR might not just be used for entertainment purposes according to Facebook, as the popular headset has several other applications beyond just those that are purely in the name of fun. Of course, there are also social media functions and applications that might also appear in the device, especially since the Oculus Rift headset […]
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Oculus Acquires Hand Tracking Tech
Heads up for the headset that’s making the headlines – Oculus Rift is once again making the news as the company has announced the takeover and acquisition of a similar VR company which specialises in getting users hands into a virtual reality environment. SEE ALSO: Next Windows 10 Event Announced Nimble VR has been working […]
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Oculus Rift May Not Arrive Until 2016
Oculus rift is proving to be a very exciting new push into the world of virtual reality – indeed we’ve seen prototype after prototype, most recently Crescent Bay with inbuilt headphones and enhanced head movement recognition… but just when will this grand endeavour be released for the public to get their hands on? So far […]
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Oculus Rift Crescent Bay Dev Kit Revealed
Oculus has revealed a brand new developer kit for the amazing Oculus Rift, and this time it’s packed with features which make previous versions of the device seem primitive. The new Oculus Rift Crescent Bay prototype features built in headphones and a lighter frame, meaning it won’t put as much strain on your neck whilst […]
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Oculus Rift Beta Release Coming 2015
Oculus isn’t quite ready to officially announce a consumer release for their amazing VR headset, but from what’s been heard online today we might just see the product come out as a public beta version, similarily to how Google Glass just has, in 2015. Sources have spoken out to news outlets that the Oculus Rift […]
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Oculus Rift Offering Bug Bounty
We’ve already heard today about how Sony’s new direction is orientated towards virtual reality, according to a top Sony executive. The game company is looking to push the software forward into a new generation of games. Meanwhile, on the social media side of things, Facebook is apparently going to pay big bucks to anyone who […]
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BBC and Sky Trial Virtual Reality TV
TV broadcasters are always trying to remain at the bleeding edge of technology in the TV sector. Pioneers of HD and high resolution content and programming, such as Planet Earth HD, set the bar for high quality content in the last decade, but these days it’s about bringing your audience closer to the action with […]
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Facebook has 1 billion mobile users and over 200 million Instagram users!
With Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg chatting about their latest purchase in the form of the virtual reality company Oculus, the social network founder also mentioned a few interesting points about Facebook (and Instagram) too. During a conference call to announce the Oculus VR purchase, Zuckerberg revealed that Instagram now has a user base of over 200 million […]
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Oculus Rift purchased By Facebook for £1.2 billion
Facebook has today announced that its latest purchase is the developers behind the much hyped Oculus Rift Virtual Reality headset, for a cool £1.2 billion (or $2 Billion of the US). The buy will see the virtual reality startup become a much bigger deal in the hands of Mark Zuckerberg and co. The Oculus Rift […]