It’s been a long few years since the Oculus Rift’s Kickstarter took $2.4 million in funding, becoming a “real thing” on the first step towards this latest wave of virtual reality enthusiasm. But we’ve yet to see a consumer release date announced and, according to inventor Palmer Luckey at a SXSW 2015 panel, that’s unlikely to come any time soon — possibly not even before the end of this year.
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By Michelle Starr Some brilliant Youtube spark has cut footage of Boston Dynamics’ humanoid robots performing feats of strength and agility to “Scarface (Push it to the Limit).”
By Chris Mills
The boom in skyscrapers is good for elevator manufacturers, but can be bad for residents who have to live in the shadow (literally or otherwise). Using computer-aided design and some seriously big mirrors, architects in London have come up with a plan to build a pair of skyscrapers with no shadow at all.
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