Oculus Rift S: Everything you need to know

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by David Harris - April 2, 2019April 2, 2019

Oculus Rift S: Everything you need to know

After all the hype surrounding Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe's exit from the company in October 2018, many VR fans were concerned with the state of the evolution of the Oculus Rift. The Consumer Version 2 (CV2), which was believed to be in the works under the codename "Caspar," was shelved,

Oculus’ new prototype VR headset has something the HTC Vive Pro doesn’t

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by differentimpulse - May 5, 2018

The Vive Pro certainly impressed us when we got our hands on HTC’s new top-tier VR headset, but there was one thing that a lot of people wished it had expanded upon: The field of view. Fortunately, Oculus seems to have read everyone’s minds and has been working away at

Oculus Go virtual reality headset pops up on Amazon and Best Buy, It costs $199

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by differentimpulse - May 1, 2018May 1, 2018

Oculus Gо, thе cоmpany’s upcоming standalоnе VR hеadsеt, may alrеady bе waiting in thе wings at Amazоn distributiоn cеntеrs—thеy’rе cеrtainly alrеady оn Bеst Buy shеlvеs, as bоth rеtailеrs arе gеaring up fоr what appеars tо bе an imminеnt launch.Thе $199 standalоnе hеadsеt, which dоеsn’t rеquirе a sеparatе phоnе оr cоmputеr

Which Stand-alone VR Headset Is Best?

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by differentimpulse - March 31, 2018March 31, 2018

2018 marks the year stand-alone VR headsets are available for everyone.Finally, virtual reality becomes easy to use. No cables, no sliding phones and out and no PC. Stand-alone virtual reality headsets are becoming available from various brands. The first two launching in the US are the Lenovo Mirage Solo and

First impressions of the $199 Oculus Go VR headset

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by differentimpulse - March 22, 2018March 22, 2018

Virtual reality seems to have become a very tired topic to consumers, products are still getting made though because big tech companies are convinced of its eventual ubiquity. The challenge now becomes attracting attention from people whose attention spans for what you’re selling has perhaps already timed out.Oculus Go is

Oculus shows how much VR has evolved at Sundance

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by David Harris - January 20, 2018January 20, 2018

Two years into the rise of modern virtual reality, following the launch of the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR, the medium might seem as if it's losing a bit of its luster. Headsets are cheaper and easier to use, especially with new Windows Mixed Reality devices, yet VR

HTC Vive loses out to Oculus drastically increases market share

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by differentimpulse - September 6, 2017

Oculus have taken a massive chunk out of the HTC Vive’s VR dominance by slashing the price of the Rift + Touch bundle. The latest Steam Hardware Survey shows the Rift adding another 8% onto their market share in August… just as they go and raise the price again.To get

Oculus updates its Home platform to play nice with Steam purchases

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by David Harris - August 6, 2017

Oculus may be aiming to become the content power house of virtual reality, but it’s still making efforts to play nice with other ecosystems. In a new update rolling out today for PCs, Oculus has added support for launching off-platform titles, meaning most critically, that gamers will be able to access

Best VR Headsets

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by David Harris - July 21, 2017July 21, 2017

Virtual reality headsets provide a fully immersive entertainment experience, whether you're looking to watch 360-degree videos, play games or go places you've always wanted to vislt.After testing and reviewing over a dozen VR headsets, here's our recommendations.Mobile: Our top mobile VR headset is the Oculus-backed Samsung Gear VR ($129).