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Displaying all articles tagged:
Oculus
virtual reality
May 23, 2019
The Oculus Quest Is the Nintendo Switch of VR
The Quest does pretty much everything a higher-end model does, without the hassle of wires and setup.
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Brian Feldman
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Nov. 12, 2018
It Turns Out Palmer Luckey Was Fired
The VR prodigy was mothballed after supporting a right-wing PAC.
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Brian Feldman
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Oct. 22, 2018
Oculus’s Brendan Iribe Is the Latest Founder to Flee Facebook
There must be something in the water at Menlo Park — founders of companies that get acquired by Facebook don’t seem to like sticking around.
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Jake Swearingen
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Oct. 11, 2017
Facebook’s Stand-alone VR Headset Means No More Cables or Phones
Mark Zuckerberg announced the new device at Oculus Connect 4 earlier Wednesday.
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Madison Malone Kircher
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Aug. 1, 2017
Facebook Spaces: Social Virtual Reality That Weirdly Works
A rough but compelling glimpse of what social interaction might look like in virtual reality.
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Jake Swearingen
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July 13, 2017
Oculus Reportedly Working on $200 Wireless VR Headset
It’ll hit stores next year.
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Jake Swearingen
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June 30, 2017
Palmer Luckey Pledges Money to Project Bypassing Oculus Exclusivity
The Revive project just got a big boost.
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Brian Feldman
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Apr. 20, 2017
Documents Suggest Palmer Luckey Donated $100,000 to Donald Trump’s Inauguration
All big companies do it.
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Brian Feldman
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Mar. 30, 2017
Trump-Meme VR Wunderkind Palmer Luckey Leaves Facebook
The Oculus Rift co-founder is leaving the company as of today.
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Jake Swearingen
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Mar. 10, 2017
Oculus CTO John Carmack Sues Former Employer ZeniMax
Carmack claims his former employer owes him millions.
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Brian Feldman
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Feb. 9, 2017
Nobody Wants to Even Try Out the Oculus Rift
Best Buy’s in-store Oculus Rift demo stations are being shut down at hundreds of stores, after days would pass without anyone using them.
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Jake Swearingen
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Feb. 2, 2017
Why It Doesn’t Matter That Facebook Lost a $500 Million Lawsuit
Palmer Luckey violated his nondisclosure agreement.
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Brian Feldman
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Jan. 18, 2017
4 Things We Learned From Mark Zuckerberg’s Court Testimony
Virtual-reality firm Oculus is being sued over alleged stolen technology.
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Brian Feldman
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Dec. 27, 2016
Oculus Engineer Arrested in Underage Sex Sting
Dov Katz has been described as “integral” to the creation of the Oculus headset.
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Brian Feldman
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Oct. 7, 2016
Here’s Everything You Missed at Facebook’s Big VR Event
Palmer Luckey was not there, which was probably a good thing for Oculus.
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Madison Malone Kircher
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Sept. 23, 2016
Facebook VR Millionaire Is ‘Sorry’ About Funding Pro-Trump Memes
The Oculus founder apologized on Facebook for “negatively impacting the perception of Oculus.”
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Madison Malone Kircher
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Sept. 23, 2016
Everything You Need to Know About the Facebook Millionaire Funding Trump Trolls
Meet tech’s kid wizard.
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Brian Feldman
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Sept. 22, 2016
A Facebook VR Millionaire Is Funding an Anti-Hillary Group Based on Memes
Another Trump supporter ranks high up on Facebook’s corporate ladder.
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Brian Feldman
Aug. 16, 2016
Here’s a Look at the World Trade Center Mall That’s Reopening Today
Already crowded.
By
Jen Kirby
June 28, 2016
Roller Coasters Just Got Even More Fun, Thanks to VR
Battle aliens while also riding a roller coaster, because it’s 2016.
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Lizzy Halberstadt
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new york city
Mar. 29, 2016
See New York’s WTC Transit Hub Go Up in a Minute
That’s a lot of cash.
By
Christine Nguyen
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Mar. 25, 2016
What People Really Think of Santiago Calatrava’s Oculus Transporation Hub
The view from the PATH floor.
By
Alexa Tsoulis-Reay