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Samsung is working on its VR headset

Samsung is working on its own VR headset that would to be available to the masses sooner that the Oculus Rift. Even if Samsung plans to be the leader of the virtual reality headsets’ market, surprisingly the company is already collaborating with Oculus in developing their device. Samsung will get its hands on Oculus’ mobile virtual software development kit and ...

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ANTVR is a new cross-platform VR headset on Kickstarter

A new Chinese start-up named ANTVR Technology just launched a new Kickstarter project for their first VR headset. The device is called ANTVR and it needs $200,000  in funding in order to reach the market. The cool thing about ANTVR is the fact that it not only ships with all the cables you need, but also includes a transformable controller, ...

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Oculus Rift developed with technology stolen from ZeniMax

The Oculus Rift VR headset that was acquired by Facebook for $2 billion has quite an interesting story behind it. John Carmack reportedly stole technology that was crucial in the development of the Oculus from ZeniMax Media back when he used to work for them. He is best known for his work on Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein, and is considered ...

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Oculus Rift helps dying woman ‘walk outside’ again

You’ve probably heard a lot about the ever increasingly popular virtual reality headset. Although the device was initially intended for gaming we keep hearing about new possible uses for it. I’ve stumbled upon an article on The Rift Arcade that tells an interesting story about the Oculus Rift. Roberta Firstenberg was an elderly woman that was diagnosed with terminal cancer ...

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Facebook bold move to buy Oculus VR

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Facebook made an incredible purchase three days ago, a move that attracted both positive and negative attention towards it, buying Oculus VR, the company that makes Oculus Rift virtual reality goggles. The project begun less than 2 years ago as a Kickstarter project. It was now bought by Facebook for 2 billion $. No one seems to understand why Facebook ...

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