@Slimmin360: While the Wii and the Rift share a lot of similar properties, the tech the Wii took from to build the motion controls was nothing new. The components had been used in other devices before and were all relatively cheap. They just combined them in a new way that could be used for controls.

High quality visual displays, optics (camera lenses), and headtracking are all far more expensive than the components. Even today, a good 1440p screen still costs over $400. Cellphones with high quality 1440p displays rarely sell for under $400 too. The rift uses two very high quality, extremely low latency, low persistent, 90hz 1080x1200 monitors. These monitors are individually adjustable so you can get a crystal clear picutre out of both eyes. This requires extra mechanical engineering and extra, adjustable mounts. The optics used for the lenses are comparable to that which come with DSLR cameras, not just two little pieces of curved plastic. The headtracking is also far more advanced than headtracking in the $150 TrackIR. The device ended up being quite light weight and was built around extreme comfort so you could wear them for awhile. It also comes with a little remote control to help with controlling software while in VR.

You can't ignore that all of this technology is extremely expensive. This device falls more in line with the first line of HDTVs as expensive advances in visual technology. It's not cheap and never was going to be. They are selling the device basically at cost and it's coming out at $600. Comparing the Oculus Rift to a Wii Mote is absolutely laughable. The Rift is infinity more complex than the Wii Mote. Hell the original Wii Mote didn't even have 1:1 tracking. That was added later.

Cheaper VR is going to compromise the image quality and headtracking and not provide as good of an experience.

There are many exceptions to freedom of speech. In particular instance first amendment doesn't protect a business owner's right to discriminate or create a hostile work/residential environment for particular group of individuals. Calling someone the wrong gender "willfully and maliciously" would be akin to calling a woman/Jew/homosexual/*pick your special interest group* a group specific derogatory name at work or rental place; that be a violation of EEOA and FHA respectively.

What I don't agree with is the language that recognize self identified name or gender not data on official record. This seems to be asking for legal quagmire down the road in which will likely involve Federal intervention. Instead I think they should create a system where a transgender individual can change their gender on their official record so this particular law can't be abused and used against employers or property leasers.

All right, and I just want to say that I agree it is highly offensive to post pictures of Donald Trump sex toys. Donald Trump is the front runner of the republican party and may very well be the next leader of the free world, so he deserves to be treated with respect. And as for the new Trump television ad, I will just say that it was well filmed.

Nope.

@seanh: Yes I do, the old games had it all. Music, dark atmosphere, and it gave you a feeling of utter aloneness as creep through the game

And of course, what we know about quantum physics can be wrong too. Currently we just say it is random. I don't know what the quantum physics would say, but, the general population is taught to believe it is random. And that is not absolute either. It may still be consistent, we just haven't figure ot out yet.

If you questioned the evidences to prove God, what is stopping you to question the evidences from the science community? Of course I am not saying one should stop looking for time travel. I am saying to question the evidences and claims that we have instead of blind faith.

Carbon is something Edison tried and failed to make a light bulb. And now we are using carbon based graphene to make a atom thin light bulb.

Just like Big Bang Theory, there are tons of other theories out there and I think many of them sounds more plausible than Big Bang Theory. Hence I disliked that Cosmo show, shallow propaganda only emphasis on Big Bang Theory.

@seanh:

You see the past. But, you did not travel to the past. ;)