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New Oculus Rift dev kit goes on sale for $350 today, likely ships in July

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Re: New Oculus Rift dev kit goes on sale for $350 today, likely ships in July

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Post by commandar »

Crito wrote: post #70
tibbon wrote: post #69

A (likely terrible) idea that just occurred to me- How cool would it be to use a VR headset to help you navigate a vehicle? Yes, I mean to say wearing this while driving essentially. Given a fast/good enough sensor/input system, you could scan your environment, know the dimensions of your vehicle (I'm mainly thinking boats and huge trucks here) and be able to "see through" massive blind spots on your vehicle to enabl…

My understanding is that this "see through the vehicle" capability is built into at least some helmet-HUD/Helicopter combinations that the military has. If it suffices for an attack helicopter, I'd say that the idea probably has serious potential for automobiles as well. I wouldn't expect to see it come to standard consumer cars yet, but for commercial drivers (particularly truck drivers who have massive blindspots)…

The F-35 has six cameras embedded in the aircraft which project images inside the helmet, literally allowing the pilot to look through the airframe.

https://www.f35.com/about/capabilities/helmet

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Post by good_guy »

techwatching wrote: post #65

Dev Kit in the news: http://techwatching.com/page.php?i=22975 vs Sony: http://techwatching.com/page.php?i=22780 Oculus' focus is on latency; Sony's looks like its on packaging. At least Sony has cut its lead time on cloning other's products, compared to Sony's "Move" following the Wii.

sanitize GET variable!

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Post by axefrog »

nicpottier wrote: post #140

For those that have the first dev kit, how appropriate is this for a curious engineer who wants to play with Alpha titles? It is hard for me to imagine a scenario where I would actually have the time to develop something, but man, playing with it seems well worth $350. Am I going to be disappointed in what is available?

I think you'll find a large proportion of people who have ordered the dev kit have done so just for a taste of what's to come. And I'm sure OculusVR don't mind at all because the sales generate additional revenue and PR without all of the responsibility that comes with shipping a consumer product.

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Post by MartinMcGirk »

alexeisadeski3 wrote: post #144

Is DK2 shipping in July or consumer? Not entirely clear.

DK2 is expected to start shipping in July, no date has been set for consumer release but people seem to expect a consumer product release date either at the very end of this year or sometime in 2015. Any dates around the consumer product release date is pure speculation at this point though.

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Post by khafra »

tibbon wrote: post #87
3lit3H4ck3r wrote: post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Feasible to cross dev with glass? Hmmm... I think I have a new project to work on!

I've joked that the ultimate tech hipsters need to use the Rift + Glass at the same time to look at a virtual Pebble watch on their arm...

Only if they can get the code for that efficient enough to run on the actual Pebble on their arm.

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Post by leoc »

moistgorilla wrote: post #129
leoc wrote: post #125

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's one significant catch, which is a limited ability to look around by moving your eyes rather than your head.

The screen spans your entire field of view. You can still look around with your eyes only. The only problem is the low resolution.

That's not the case: different headsets have different fields of view, and most, including the DK2, have a FOV that's considerably narrower than the Sensics dSight's. Likely the dSight doesn't cover the full range of eye movement either.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApTBEPEA_odkdHp...

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Post by JanezStupar »

bambam12897 wrote: post #83

So is selling stuff before it actually exists the new norm? I get it when you have a kick-starter, but when you're already established doesn't it come off as a bit shady and scummy? Are they low on money and desperately need to cash-in asap? Are they worried their product will be poorly reviewed b/c they aren't confident in the quality - so they're trying to lock-in buyers? EDIT: I'm just putting out the question "Wh…

Why would you bitch about it? Why couldn't you wait until it becomes available and then decide if you want to buy it?

And yes, selling things before they actually exist is the new norm for a while now.

I hope you are not too confused since you got out of your 1990s time capsule.

Edit: And as for why would they take preorders... Because they can, because people are willing to throw money at them. Last september preorder queue was 50k people deep if you wanted to get in line. They would be mad not to take preorders as it helps them keep costs down (expected inventory, it is easier to get loan from a bank if you have N widgets already sold,...).

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Post by arrrg »

sixothree wrote: post #59
xur17 wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would love a virtual programming environment. If they (eventually) get the resolution high enough, you could use it to replace all of your external monitors, and be able to use your full desktop environment anywhere.

I would love to get over a fear of heights and be able to enjoy some new places on this earth.

This is an actual in-use therapy approach, and one that will probably become much more widespread now that VR hardware is getting affordable and accessible. (Also used for social anxieties, like a fear of public speaking.)

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Post by pjspycha »

DonGateley wrote: post #72

It's beyond commendable that Palmer et.al. seem to have no problem at all employing people smarter than he is wherever they can be found and enticed away from what they are doing. I've gotta wonder, though, if he's looking up at everyone around him and seeing not only stellar talent but stellar ambition and ego how he'll stay on top of it. I've got a DK1 and had a whole lot of fun with it despite its laughable resolu…

I don't know if you are praising Luckey or calling him just a figurehead. Don't underestimate his intelligence, he is a really smart guy.
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