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Oculus Quest and Rift S available for preorder, both at $399, shipping May 21 – CNET

The Oculus Quest (left) and Oculus Rift S (right) are both arriving in May, and both cost $399. John Kim/CNET Oculus ignited people's interest in virtual reality when it announced a Kickstarter for the Rift headset in 2012, promising high quality VR for $30…

bubmagApril 30, 2019

VR

Review: Oculus Quest could be the Nintendo Switch of VR

Facebook has bet a lot on its VR dream. The industry has become the butt of a few jokes in the past couple years as hype has deflated, but there’s been no question that the tech is interesting, the question has been whether it’s sustainably cool. Oculus made …

bubmagApril 30, 2019

Virtual Reality

Review: Facebook’s Oculus Rift S is barely an upgrade

More than three years after Facebook released one of the biggest gambles in its existence, a virtual reality headset it paid billions to launch as its own, the company has grown more embattled but its moonshot VR flagship has grown safer. Facebook’s sequel t…

bubmagApril 30, 2019

Virtual Reality

Oculus Quest review: Virtual reality’s freedom day is transformative … and pricey

The Oculus Quest addresses everything that’s wrong with PC and mobile virtual reality these days: It cuts the cords and puts the sensors on the device, giving you freedom of movement that Oculus Rift and HTC Vive can’t offer. And it gives you the horsepower t…

bubmagApril 30, 2019

VR

Oculus Quest and Rift S ship May 21, pre-orders go live today

Facebook’s new VR headsets, the Oculus Rift S and Quest, are both now live for pre-orders today at $399 and will ship May 21. Oculus released the original Rift just over three years ago. Fast forward to the present and the Facebook VR product line has gotten…

bubmagApril 30, 2019

Tayyip Erdogan

Russia, Turkey call for ceasefire in Libya: Kremlin

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan, in a phone call on Tuesday, called for a ceasefire in Libya and renewal of a political process under the aegis of the United Nations, the Kremlin said in a stateme…

bubmagApril 30, 2019

Exoskeleton

Wasps create zombie spiders by laying their eggs inside them

Certain species of parasitoid wasps lay their eggs on spiders' backs and their larvae can control their brains after hatching, according to a new study. Soon after the larvae emerge they effectively take control over the spider's mind and force it to build a…

bubmagApril 30, 2019

Hiroshima

An Asteroid Will Hit Earth Again at Some Point and We Have to Be Ready, NASA Administrator Says – The Weather Channel

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine addresses the sixth International Academy of Astronautics Planetary Defense Conference on Monday, April 29, 2019, at the University of Maryland in College Park. (Joel Kowsky/NASA) At a Glance NASA chief Jim Bridenstine s…

bubmagApril 30, 2019

Panda

Alas, there is no birthright citizenship for the San Diego Zoo’s giant pandas

Its hard to imagine Southern California without giant pandas. Yet, sadly, the pandas that have become synonymous with the San Diego Zoo made their last public appearance on exhibit Monday and will leave for China sometime in the near future. Id say they were…

bubmagApril 30, 2019

Virtual Reality

Valve’s Index is the next generation of high-end virtual reality

Valves next-generation virtual reality unit, known as Index, is an impressive plaything with a fistful of design advances beyond the old Vive. Its also expensive, and lacking for now any particular reason for purchase in the way of compelling new games. Las…

bubmagApril 30, 2019

Oculus Quest and Rift S available for preorder, both at $399, shipping May 21 – CNET

Review: Oculus Quest could be the Nintendo Switch of VR

Review: Facebook’s Oculus Rift S is barely an upgrade

Oculus Quest review: Virtual reality’s freedom day is transformative … and pricey

Oculus Quest and Rift S ship May 21, pre-orders go live today

Russia, Turkey call for ceasefire in Libya: Kremlin

Wasps create zombie spiders by laying their eggs inside them

An Asteroid Will Hit Earth Again at Some Point and We Have to Be Ready, NASA Administrator Says – The Weather Channel

Alas, there is no birthright citizenship for the San Diego Zoo’s giant pandas

Valve’s Index is the next generation of high-end virtual reality

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