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Evening Tech Bits
[Jun 11, 2013, 8:57 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments

Oculus Rift goes HD: our first look at virtual reality, and virtual cinema, in 1080p. Thanks nin.
Oracle Reinstates Free Time Zone Updates for Java 7. Thanks Ant via Slashdot.

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Re: Evening Tech Bits
Jun 11, 2013, 21:03

jdreyer

Re: Evening Tech Bits Jun 11, 2013, 21:03

Jun 11, 2013, 21:03

jdreyer

Good news from the article. I think that was my biggest concern was the low res of the dev models. Glad they've found a new display. 1080 vertical should be a huge upgrade. Not perfect, but good enough for now.

Oculus VR is kicking off E3 with an upgrade to its virtual reality console, the Rift. By simply upgrading its optics from one off-the-shelf cellphone display to another, the company has upgraded the goggles to 1080p — and based on a few minutes of time with Rifts old and new, the upgrade makes a huge difference. Gone is what CEO Brendan Iribe called "the screen-door effect," and everything comes in much sharper and clearer. We played a game rendered in the newly-integrated Unreal Engine 4, and from the snowflakes outside to the large, horned monster inside, details just pop in a way they never did before. It makes the world feel more immersive, more immediate.

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