Lastly, the the Coolpix S570 is the basic model of the group, with a 12.0 megapixel ISO 3200 sensor behind a 5x four-way VR lens and a 2.7-inch LCD.
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With any luck, that input will start rolling in soon: Valve is preparing to update its popular free-to-play shooter, Team Fortress 2 with a Rift-compatible VR mode, openly describing the update as an experiment.
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The Coolpix S640 is focused on speed -- it offers a .7-second boot-up time and "ultra-fast" autofocus, along with a 12.2 megapixel sensor, 5x four-way VR zoom and a 2.7-inch LCD.
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Yes, you'll need a 3D printer and a knack for programming to get most of these projects going, but you won't have to wait for someone to make them for you -- a big help when many ready-made VR displays are either in development or priced out of reach for the average person.
He said his favourite bus to drive had been a double-decker Bristol VR.
Beyond acting as a demonstration of how a first-person shooter works in VR, it's a pretty strong warning that ports of existing games don't necessarily take advantage of the Rift's strengths.
ENGADGET: Playing an actual game with Oculus Rift: hands-on with Valve's Team Fortress 2 'VR Mode'
Designed to capture stunning images at various distances, the compact COOLPIX L820 sports a high-power 30x zoom, a 16-megapixel CMOS sensor, and Vibration Reduction (VR) technology to help keep shots steady.
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Coolpix L100: 10 megapixel with a 15x 28-420mm zoom and a 13fps burst mode, 3-inch screen and four-way VR image stabilization.
The COOLPIX S3500 offers an upgraded feature set that includes a new 20.1-megapixel sensor, a 7x optical zoom NIKKOR lens and lens-shift Vibration Reduction (VR) technology to help to ensure vibrant and sharp images.
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The casual nature of that relationship is reflected in Valve's attitude about releasing the new mode -- Team Fortress 2's VR-enabling update in the coming weeks is essentially a giant beta test in which Valve will measure and analyze the way TF2 players interact with virtual reality hardware.
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Valve Software's experiments with virtual reality, most recently exposed as a " VR Mode" of its popular free-to-play shooter Team Fortress 2, are actually just an offshoot of the company's longer-term goal: augmented reality.
Whereas VR goggles immerse a user in a computer-generated environment, AR uses semi-transparent goggles, which overlay computer-generated graphics onto a user's view of the physical world.
Coolpix S630: 12 megapixels with a 7x optical zoom and an 11fps burst mode, a 2.7-inch LCD, four-way VR image stabilization, blink detection and ISO 6400 sensitivity.
Similarly, the movements of the rats were tracked in their cage and used to control an avatar projected into the VR world the human subjects experienced via a head-mounted display.
"A bullish tone has been set, and we are not of the belief that this rally is a bull trap to be followed by a serious decline, " says volume-reversal specialist Mark Leibovit of VR Trader.
But from the looks of these (very clear) leaks captured on Chinese site VR-Zone, it seems Acer may be prepping a mid-range device for that market.
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The experience went from one of exploration in the tech demo to one of gimmickry in TF2 -- the game's VR Mode is little more than a new window for viewing the game, and has almost no impact (at least in our demo) on gameplay.
ENGADGET: Playing an actual game with Oculus Rift: hands-on with Valve's Team Fortress 2 'VR Mode'
Thus far, only a handful of folks internal to Valve have gone hands-on with TF2's VR Mode, and it's clear the hardware team is eager to get more feedback.
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Mark Leibovit, chief market strategist at VR Gold Trader.com, pointed out that a precious metal exchange-traded fund that he watches, ETFs Physical Swiss Gold shares (SGOL), put in a key reversal.
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The engine that powered the vast majority of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3's hit games, Unreal Engine 3, is getting a development kit update to support the soon-to-be-released Oculus Rift VR headset.
It's early days for VR -- at least the latest incarnation -- and TF2's port is a reflection of that.
ENGADGET: Playing an actual game with Oculus Rift: hands-on with Valve's Team Fortress 2 'VR Mode'
Thankfully, the Oculus Rift VR headset met those exact specifications in its latest prototype update, going from a 5.6-inch LCD to a 7-inch 1280 x 800 display.
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The Olympus VR-340 includes all the technology you'd expect from more expensive compact cameras, including a standout 16-megapixel sensor, AF Illuminator and higher ISO for shooting in low light, designed to enhance your shots.
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