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Re:Oculus Rift by apetrovic on Thursday June 11, 2015 @04:00PM (#9701967)
I remember a conversation with friend about twenty years ago (yeah, I'm old). We're talking about the new exciting thing, mobile phones. "There's no way anyone, save for a few weirdos or people who must have it because of their job, will willingly give up their privacy by having a phone in the pocket all day along!" - said the friend, I remember like it was yesterday.
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Re:Oculus Rift by colinramsay on Thursday June 11, 2015 @04:21PM (#9702123)
Not really the same though is it? A mobile doesn't strap on to your face and add half a kilo of weight to your head.
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Re:Oculus Rift by apetrovic on Thursday June 11, 2015 @04:43PM (#9702267)
I was talking about the danger of predicting success of some technology based on personal bias, not about similarity between a VR headset and a mobile phone.

Duh.

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Re:Oculus Rift by colinramsay on Thursday June 11, 2015 @05:03PM (#9702417)
I'm surprised you didn't link to the classic Slashdot post on the iPod!
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Re:Oculus Rift by gknoy on Thursday June 11, 2015 @04:27PM (#9702163)
If you have a VR headset, you may as well get a comfy reclining chair too. Or lie down on your bed/couch -- either way, your head can be supported by things that are not your neck muscles.
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Re:Oculus Rift by 0xdeadbeefbabe on Thursday June 11, 2015 @05:39PM (#9702629)
But how do you type in that position? Or were you not planning to type anything?
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