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Oculus Rift : Virtual Reality Headset Unveiled By Facebook Today

The hopes and dreams of many virtual reality fans could be summed up with Oculus Rift. Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey took a technology that most people considered a retro curiosity. He then convinced them that it could change the world. Skydive without a parachute is possible with the help of Rift. The Rift helped artists show the world through another person’s eyes. The Rift got company slowly from competition like the HTC Vive and PlayStation VR. It also got competition from a totally new VR categories like Google Cardboard and Oculus own mobile Gear VR headset.

The consumer virtual reality went from a gaming peripheral to an all purpose entertainment device, and now it became the next greater evolution of computer. While "Oculus Rift" was no longer a synonym for "virtual reality," Oculus remained a central player, especially after facebook purchased it for an estimated $2 billion.

The only problem with this was, nobody knows how the Rift looks like or when it would come out. Oculus rarely brags about its industrial design, but one of the best things it’s done is make something so stereotypically geeky look natural. The Rift is full of clever and thoughtful touches. The all black headset is downright understated by gaming hardware standards, with a front of smooth rubber, sides coated in coarse cloth, and lenses surrounded by a web of lycra.

It is connected to the PC with a single wire,which runs out your left temple and along one of the adjustable side straps. The Rift has small focus knob at the bottom, a lot of the screen’s clarity depends on precisely how it iss angled toward your eyes, and it is easy to give yourself a headache by strapping it as tightly as possible to keep the best fit. Once you get used to it, the headset feels lighter and more comfortable.

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