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Oculus Rift Shipping To Devs In March
The team behind the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset says kits will begin shipping to developers in March 2013. The headset was originally scheduled to ship in December 2012 but the delay has allowed the Oculus team to add a better screen.
"The bright side is that the new display beats the old display in almost every key area including response time, switching time, contrast, and color quality," the team said in a statement. "The improved switching time of the panel actually alleviates most of the motion blur people saw in earlier prototype demos.
"The downside to our new 7’’ is the weight differential: approximately 30g more than the 5.6’’." The goal is to have more than 7,500 headsets manufactured for the first shipment.
For a full update on the Oculus Rift head over to the team's Kickstarter page.
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